Kia’s UVO eServices system offers some of the best features in entertainment, navigation, maintenance, safety, and security. It’s available exclusively to Kia owners without a subscription and allows you to access its extensive suite of amenities via a display on the dashboard. If you’re interested in learning more, here’s a guide highlighting five things you’ll love about the intuitive UVO eServices package.
1. Entertainment
With UVO’s smartphone integration capability, you can easily connect to your iPhone or Android device and access select apps and features right on the display screen. You can make calls, send messages, open your music library via iTunes or Google Play Music, and find directions to points of interest. Many of these perks are available through hands-free and voice-activated controls.
Another benefit of UVO is SiriusXM satellite radio, which makes it convenient to listen to all your favorite comedy, talk, news, entertainment, sports, and music channels without commercials. Kia owners also receive a three-month trial subscription to the Sirius All Access package, which includes more than 160 premium channels. Plus, you can listen to SiriusXM from the comfort of your home, computer, or mobile device, too.
2. Navigation
Make the most of your next road trip with UVO’s navigation systems. These include my POIs (Points of Interest), a feature that lets you pinpoint locations on Google Maps that you’d like to visit. Via the UVO eServices app, you can send these hotspots to the central system for future routing. Another handy tool is Trip Info, which lets you track your current routes, stops, and desired destinations.
3. Maintenance
Kia owners can also appreciate the many maintenance features of UVO. For instance, the system offers reminders when it’s time to schedule a service appointment and can run a diagnostics check with the touch of a button on the dash. The system will give you health reports and critical diagnostic alerts if there’s a mechanical problem, and it can even call for roadside assistance.
4. Emergency Services
UVO’s roadside assistance is helpful when you run into an emergency situation as well. Whether your vehicle breaks down or you’re involved in an accident, it can send your VIN and exact location to an operator if necessary. Should your air bag deploy following a collision, 911 Connect also works with an operator to get emergency services to your location.
5. Security
We know it can be frustrating to locate your Kia in a crowded parking lot. Fortunately, Parking Minder is part of the UVO eServices suite and makes it easy to track your car’s location using GPS via your smartphone. You can also employ Find My Car to keep tabs on your Kia when someone else asks to take it out for a spin, while Geo Fence alerts you if your car goes outside the predetermined area you’ve set in the UVO system.
If you’re shopping around for your next vehicle, consider test driving a Kia and exploring the exclusive features that are available with UVO eServices.
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Warranties include 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain and 5-year/60,000-mile basic. All warranties and roadside assistance are limited. See retailer for warranty details.