Kia Forte: Interior features / Wireless smart phone charging
system
The wireless smart phone charging
system is located in front of the center
console.
Firmly close all doors, and turn the
ignition to ACC or IGN ON. To start
wireless charging, place the smart
phone equipped with wireless charging
function on the wireless charging
pad.
For best wireless charging results,
place the smart phone on the center
of the charging pad.
The wireless charging system is
designed for single usage with smart
phones equipped with QI. Please
refer to the smart phone accessory
cover or the smart phone manufacturer
homepage to check whether
your smart phone supports QI function.
WARNING
If any metallic object such as a
coin is located between the
wireless charging system and
the smart phone, the charging
may be disrupted. Also, the
metallic object may heat up and
potentially damage the charging
system.
WARNING - Distracted
driving
Driving while distracted can
result in a loss of vehicle control
that may lead to an accident,
severe personal injury,
and death. The driver’s primary
responsibility is in the safe and
legal operation of a vehicle, and
use of any handheld devices,
other equipment, or vehicle systems
which take the driver’s
eyes, attention and focus away
from the safe operation of a
vehicle or which are not permissible
by law should never be
used during operation of the
vehicle.
Wireless smart phone charging
1. Remove any object on the smart
phone charging pad including the
smart key. If there is any foreign
object on the pad other than a
smart phone, the wireless charging
function may not operate properly.
2. Place the smart phone on the center
of the wireless charging pad.
3. The indicator light will change to
orange once the wireless charging
begins. After the charging is complete,
the orange light will change
to green.
4.You can choose to turn the wireless
charging function to either ON or
OFF by selecting the USM on the
instrument cluster. (Please refer to
“Instrument Cluster” for details).
If the wireless charging does not
work, gently move your smart phone
around the pad until the charging indicator
light turns yellow. Depending on
the smart phone, the charging indicator
light may not turn green even after
the charging is complete.
If the wireless charging is not functioning
properly, the orange light will
blink and flash for ten seconds, then
turn off. If that occurs, remove the
smart phone from the pad and
replace it on the pad again, or double
check the charging status.
If you leave the smart phone on the
charging pad when the vehicle ignition
is in OFF, the vehicle will alert
you through warning messages and
sound (applicable for vehicles with
voice guidance function) after the
‘Good bye’ function on the instrument
cluster ends.
✽ NOTICE
- When the internal temperature of
the wireless charging system rises
above a set temperature, the wireless
charging will cease to function.
After the internal temperature
drops below the threshold,
the wireless charging function will
resume.
- If there is any metallic object
between the smart phone and the
wireless charging pad, immediately
remove the smart phone.
Remove the metallic object after it
has completely cooled down.
- The wireless charging may not
function properly when there is a
heavy accessory cover on the
smart phone.
- The wireless charging will stop
when using the wireless smart key
search function; preventing radio
wave disruption.
- The wireless charging will stop
when the smart key is moved out
of the vehicle with the ignition in
ON.
- The wireless charging will stop
when any of the doors are opened
(applicable for vehicles equipped
with smart keys).
- The wireless charging will stop
when the vehicle is turned OFF.
- The wireless charging will stop
when the smart phone is not in
complete contact with the wireless
charging pad.
- Items equipped with magnetic
components such as: credit cards,
telephone cards, bankbooks,
transportation tickets etc, may
become damaged during wireless
charging.
- Place the smart phone on the center
of the charge pad for best
results. The smart phone may not
charge when placed near the rim
of the charging pad. If the smart
phone is not charging, it may heat
up excessively.
- For smart phones without built-in
wireless charging system, an
appropriate accessory has to be
equipped in order to use the vehicle's
wireless charging system.
- Smart phones of some manufacturers
may display messages on
weak current. This is due to the
particular characteristic of the
smart phone and does not imply a
malfunction of the wireless charging
system.
- The indicator light of some manufacturers’
smart phones may still
be yellow after the smart phone is
fully charged. This is due to the
particular characteristic of the
smart phone and not a malfunction
of the wireless charging system.
- When any smart phone without
wireless charging capabilities or a
metallic object is placed on the
charging pad, a small noise may
be heard. This sound is due to the
vehicle discerning compatibility of
the object placed on the charging
pad. It does not affect your vehicle
or the smart phone in any way.
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