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Audio system
510
Steering wheel remote control
(Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
equipped model)
❈ The actual features in the vehicle
may differ from the illustration. (1)
MODE
 Press the button to change the mode in the following order: Radio
➟ Media.
 Press and hold the button to turn off.
(2) VOLUME
 Press to adjust the volume.
(3) UP/DOWN
 Press the button in radio mode to search Presets.
 Press and hold the button in radio mode to search frequencies.
 Press the button in media mode to change the current song.
 Press and hold the button in media mode to quick search through
songs.
(4) MUTE
 Press to mute audio output. (5)
CALL  (if equipped)
 Pressing the button - If not in 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode or
receiving a phone call.
First press: Display Dial Number
screen.
Second press: Automatically dis-
play the most recently Dialed call
number.
Third press: Dial the phone num-
ber entered.
- Press in the Incoming Call notifi- cation screen to accept the
phone call.
- Press in 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology Handsfree mode to
switch to the waiting call. 
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Information on status icons
Icons showing audio status are shown in the upper-right
corner of the screen.
IconDescription
MuteMute engaged
BatteryRemaining battery life of a connectedBluetooth®Wireless Technology device
Handsfree +
Audio streaming connectionBluetooth®Wireless Technology Handsfree
call and audio streaming available
Handsfree
connectionBluetooth®Wireless Technology Handsfree
call available
Bluetooth®
Wireless
Technology
audio streamingBluetooth®Wireless Technology audio
streaming available
Downloading contactsDownloading contacts through Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology wireless communications
Downloading call historyDownloading call history through Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology wireless communications
Line busyPhone call in progress
Mute micMic muted during a call
(caller cannot hear your voice)
Phone signal strengthDisplay the phone signal strength for a cell
phone connected by Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology 
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Radio
You can listen to FM, AM and
SiriusXM radio.
(1) Band
Switch between FM, AM and
SiriusXM.
(2) Presets
Change the preset number on the
main screen.
(3) List
Display all available stations.
(4) Menu
Navigate to the menu screen.(5) Presets 1~40
Save or listen to favorite stations.
Switching between FM, AM and
SiriusXM
 Press the [RADIO]
button on the
audio system to switch between
FM, AM and SiriusXM.
 Select [Band] on the screen to switch between FM, AM and
SiriusXM.
Searching frequencies
Searching frequencies by pressing
the  [SEEK/TRACK] button on the
product.
< Presets >
By selecting [< Presets >], the but-
tons for Presets 1~40 displayed on
the screen can be changed.
Presets 1~40
Select the button to listen to a preset.
Press and hold the button number to
save the current station. If the slot is
empty, simply selecting saves the
station to the slot. List
A list of all available stations is dis-
played. Select the desired station.
Favorite stations can be saved to
[Presets] by selecting [+].
Menu
Select [Menu], and select the desired
function.
 Presets: Save up to 40 frequently
used stations.
To listen to a preset, select the
desired station.
Press and hold the desired slot
from 1 through 40. This saves the
current station in the selected slot.
If the slot is empty, simply selecting
saves the station to the slot.
 Scan: All stations available in the current location of the vehicle are
played for five seconds each.
 Information: View detailed station information.
 Sound Settings: Audio sound set- tings can be changed.
 Station Info: Set whether to receive station information such as Station
Name, Program Type or Information. 
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SiriusXM
(1) Band
Switch between FM, AM and
SiriusXM.
(2) Presets
Change the preset number on the
main screen.
(3) List
Display all channels.
(4) Menu
Navigate to the menu screen.(5) Presets 1~40
Save or listen to favorite channels.
(6) Play Live
Switches to the live broadcast mode.
(7) Skip Backward
Repeats the previously broadcasted
program.
- Holding for less than 0.8 seconds:
Moves to the previous segment.
- Holding for more than 0.8 seconds: Moves to the previous 5 seconds.
(8) Play/Pause
Pauses/plays the current broadcast-
ing program.
(9) Skip Forward
Moves to the next segment. Switching between FM, AM and
SiriusXM
 Press the [RADIO]
button on the
audio system to switch between
FM, AM and SiriusXM.
 Select [Band] on the screen to switch between FM, AM and
SiriusXM.
Searching channels
Press the [SEEK/TRACK] button to
search channels.
< Presets >
By selecting [< Presets >], the but-
tons for Presets 1~40 displayed on
the screen can be changed.
Presets 1~40
Select the button to listen to a preset.
Press and hold the button number to
save the current channel. 
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List
A list of all channels is displayed.
Select the desired channel.
Favorite channels can be saved to
[Presets] by selecting [+].
Menu
Select [Menu], and select the desired
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List
A list of all channels is displayed.
Select the desired channel.
Favorite channels can be saved to
[Presets] by selecting [+].
Menu
Select [Menu], and select the desired
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List
A list of all channels is displayed.
Select the desired channel.
Favorite channels can be saved to
[Presets] by selecting [+].
Menu
Select [Menu], and select the desired
function.
 Presets: Save up to 40 frequently
used channels.
To listen to a preset, select the
desired channel.
Press and hold the desired slot
from 1 through 40. This saves the
current channel in the selected
slot.
If the slot is empty, simply selecting
saves the channel to the slot.
 Categories: Channels can be searched by category.
 Direct Tune: The desired channel can be selected by entering num-
bers.
 Sound Settings: Audio sound set- tings can be changed.  Tag Song: Tag the current song
information.
When an Apple device (iPhone
®,
iPod®) is connected, tagged song
information is sent automatically to
the connected device.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Up to 50 songs can be tagged.
 Scan: All channels available in the
vehicle’s current location are
played for ten seconds each.
 Program Schedule: View the pro- gram schedule.
 Featured Favorites: The Featured Favorites feature allows SiriusXM™
to broadcast additional presets.
- Example 1: During holidays,“Holiday Music” might include all
SiriusXM™ channels that are
playing holiday music for easy
access by users.
Multiple sets of Featured Favorites
data can be broadcast by
SiriusXM™ and can change from
time to time.  Information: View detailed channel
information.
 Category Lock: Search or scan channels in the current category
only. 
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Media
MP3
Supported audio formats
✽
✽NOTICE
File formats other than the formats
above may not be recognized or
playable. Information such as file-
name may not be displayed.
Range of supported compressed file
types
1. Bitrate range (Kbps) 2. Sampling frequency (Hz)
 The sound quality of MP3/WMA
compressed files may vary depend-
ing on the bitrate. (A higher bitrate
can have better sound quality.)
 The product only recognizes files with the MP3 or WMA extension.
Files without one of these exten-
sions are not recognized.
3. Number of recognizable folders and files
 Folders: 2,000 for USB
 Files: 6,000 for USB
 No recognition limit for folder hier- archies
4. Character display range (Unicode)
 Filenames: Up to 64 English char- acters (64 Korean characters)
 Foldernames: Up to 32 English characters (32 Korean characters) 
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Languages supported (Unicode support)
 Korean: 2,604 characters
 English: 94 characters
 Common Chinese characters: 4,888
characters
 Special symbols: 986 characters
✽ ✽ NOTICE
Japanese/Simplified Chinese char-
acters are not supported.
✽ ✽NOTICE - Using the USB
Devices
• Starting the vehicle while a USB
device is connected can damage
the device. Please disconnect USB
devices before starting the vehicle.
• Starting the vehicle or stopping the engine while an external USB
device is connected can result in
failure of the external USB device
to operate.
• Be cautious of static electricity when connecting/disconnecting
external USB devices.
• An encrypted MP3 player is not recognized when connected as an
external device.
• External USB devices may not be recognized, depending on the state
of the external USB device.
• Only products with byte/sectors formatted at 4 KB or lower are
recognized.
• Only USB devices in FAT12/16/32 format are recognized; NTFS and
ExFAT file systems are not recog-
nized.
• Some USB devices are not recog- nized due to compatibility issues. (Continued)(Continued)
• Do not touch the USB connections.
• Connecting and disconnecting
USB devices rapidly over a short
period of time can cause equip-
ment failure.
• Abnormal sounds may be audible when the USB device is discon-
nected.
• Turn the audio off before connect- ing or disconnecting external USB
devices.
• Recognition may take longer depending on the type, capacity or
file format of the external USB
device. This is not a product mal-
function.
• Use of USB devices for purposes other than playing music files is
prohibited.
• Image display and video playback are not supported.
• Use of USB accessories, including charge and heat though the USB
I/F, can lead to reduced product
performance or malfunctions. Do
not use USB devices or accessories
for these purposes. (Continued) 
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Select [Repeat] to enable or disable
‘Repeat category’, ‘Repeat current
song’.
 Repeat category: Repeat all
songs in the current category.
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Select [Repeat] to enable or disable
‘Repeat category’, ‘Repeat current
song’.
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Audio system
524Repeat play
Select [Repeat] to enable or disable
‘Repeat category’, ‘Repeat current
song’.
 Repeat category: Repeat all
songs in the current category.
 Repeat current song: The cur- rently playing song is repeated.
Shuffle play
Select [Shuffle] to enable/disable
‘Shuffle category’ play.
 Shuffle category: Songs within the current category are played in
random order.
Menu
Select [Menu], and select the desired
function.
 Information: Detailed info on the currently playing song is displayed.
 Sound Settings: Audio sound set- tings can be changed. When other music programs are running
When songs saved on your iPod
®
are playing through a separate music
app, the following screen is dis-
played.
(1) Play/Pause: Pause or play music
.
(2) Play iPod Files: Play music saved
on your iPod®.
(3) Album Image: View playback info.
✽ ✽NOTICE
Operation cannot be carried out
correctly due to iPod®application
malfunction.
Playing iPod files
 Select [Play iPod Files] to play
songs saved on your iPod
®.
If there are no songs saved on your
iPod
®, the [Play iPod Files] is dis-
abled. 
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Connecting Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices
If there are no connected devices
Press the [PHONE] button on the
audio system or the [CALL] button in
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Connecting Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices
If there are no connected devices
Press the [PHONE] button on the
audio system or the [CALL] button in
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Connecting Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices
If there are no connected devices
Press the [PHONE] button on the
audio system or the [CALL] button in
the steering wheel remote control ➟
List of paired 
Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology devices  ➟Select the
desired 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
device from the list ➟ Connect 
Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology. If there are connected devices
Press the [PHONE]
button on the
audio system ➟ Select [Settings] ➟
Select [Connections] ➟ Select
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology device
to connect ➟ Select [Connect]  ➟
Connect 
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Only one Bluetooth®Wireless
Technology device can be connected
at a time.
• When a Bluetooth
®Wireless
Technology device is connected,
other devices cannot be paired.
Accepting/rejecting phone calls
Receiving phone calls with
Bluetooth®Wireless Technology con-
nected.
(1) Caller name: If the caller number is in your contacts, the correspon-
ding name is displayed.
(2) Incoming phone number: Incoming phone number is displayed.
(3) Accept: Accept call.
(4) Reject: Reject call. 
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✽
✽
NOTICE
• When the incoming call screen is
displayed, audio mode and the set-
tings screen cannot be shown.
Only call volume control is sup-
ported.
• Some  Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
devices may not support the call
reject function.
• Some  Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
devices may not support the phone
number display function.
Operation during calls 
Incoming call with Bluetooth®
Wireless Technology connected  ➟
Select [Accept].
(1) Call duration: Call duration display.
(2) Caller name: If the caller number is in your contacts, the corresponding
name is displayed.
(3) Incoming phone number: Incoming phone number is displayed.
(4) Keypad: Number keypad for Automatic Response Service input
is displayed.
(5) Private: Call is transferred to a cell phone.
(6) Outgoing Volume: Adjust outgo- ing voice volume.
(7) End: End call.
✽ ✽ NOTICE
• Some  Bluetooth®Wireless Technology
devices may not support the
Private function.
• The outgoing voice volume may vary depending on the type of
Bluetooth
®Wireless Technology
device. If the outgoing voice vol-
ume is too high or low, adjust the
Out Vol.
Favorites
Press the [PHONE] button on the
audio system ➟ Select [Favorites] ➟
Favorites list displayed.
(1) Favorites list: A list of paired favorites is displayed.
Connect a call when selected.