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Kia K5 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin PS669 · NHTSA communication 10177736 · issued Jul 2, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

PITSTOP: WIRELESS APPLE CARPLAY - The new 2021 Kia K5 (DL3A) will have wireless Apple CarPlay capability. This feature will be available on the UVO Link Audio Unit (Display Audio 2.0 Value) and will not be available on the UVO Link with Navigation Audio Unit (AVN 5.0 Wide). The UVO Link with Navigation unit will still support wired CarPlay. This Pitstop provides information on wireless vs wired phone projection capability per headunit, the pairing and removal process for wireless phone projection, and troubleshooting tips.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.