Listen to your ipod/iphone while charging!!! Works with any kia model with a usb and/or headphone jacks in console Fully control your iPod / iPhone from the radio Replaces part #96125-21000 Note: Not compatible with iPhone 5.
L**R
Wish my other car had this capablity.
Fit my Sorento 2014 SX with UVO perfectly. Because I use play lists on my Ipod, I was only able to control volume from my steering wheel. Accessing the my Ipod is convenient in the lower area even with 6 inch cord. Because I place it there I don't worry about brightness of display on night driving ( I know I could adjust Ipod to have no display). I considered Velcro to attach to dash, but then figured I could just hit pause or next selection easily with one finger. I orientate the Ipod plug side out so the pause/play are closest to cabin.Because I have no knowledge of other Kia's I won't be able to comment.As for the Ipod who needs sirrus, with the large assortment of music I own. Converted 300 music CD's years ago.Didn't give it 5 stars because of only controlling the volume. No art work appears in media area or song title either.I think I can also use on my Iphone 4 to access Iheart radio should I choose this.I bought a cable (small fits Ipad mini - 30 pin) for future thinking ahead of Apple. This purchase of cable is separate but for those who use none 30 pin interfaces you might consider that helpful.Just my opinionUpdate: as stated earlier I have. A Kia Sorento 2014SX. After trying connecting my iPod just with a USB cable ( no aux input)I found to my surprise I got album art , Full control with UVO screen able to see all my playlist and select which one I wanted to hear. Now the downside , my navigator would not work properly no clock no poi's. I thought I had wrecked my UVO , after unplugging USB the turning car off then on with out USB all was back to normal. I will now use this purchase exclusively.My iPod is a classic 160GB, not sure if that had caused the result I saw.My iPod was off when plugging in but would turn on when USB inserted.
A**E
Exactly what I needed for 2012 Kia Optima!!
I recently purchased a Kia Optima from a used car dealership, & the very next morning, I plugged in my iPhone with my usual USB cable to play our favorite morning jams, but instead of gettin' in our usual "boogie on the way to school" session in our "brand new" car, (well, new to us)....we were all terribly disappointed when nothing happened!! Not only did our music not play...it wouldn't even charge my phone.When I got home, I tried using an auxiliary cord, but it was the same thing...nothing. I immediately called the dealership to ask if maybe there was some trick I was unaware of, & they basically just blamed it on me!! They said everything worked fine before I drove it off the lot, so if something wasn't working, I had to have broken it....(less than 12 hours of ownership). Ugh!!Since I KNEW that wasn't the case, I turned to Google & did some VERY frustrated research. Thank Gawd, I found the answer almost right away....(the salesman would have too if he would've bothered)....but that's a whole 'nother review!! HahaSo, what I found out, is that certain Kia & Hyundai models require this adorable little double cable to play music using a cell phone or mp3 player. I'm not sure which of the Kia & Hyundai models require it...but I know for sure it's definitely required for the 2012 Kia Optima.In my search to purchase one, I found them for sale at both the Kia & Hyundai dealerships here in town for around $25-$30....or I could purchase the same exact thing, without leaving my house, here on Amazon for less than $7...with my free Prime shipping. I obviously choose the latter option.I received it in the usual 2 days, & so far I'm very pleased. It works perfectly!Needless to say, we're back to our usual morning boogie sessions on the way to school. π
C**3
Doesn't work with an adapter for iPhone 6
I bought this for use with my 2013 Kia Soul. I have an iPhone 6, so I bought an adapter to be able to use this. I got this cord first, so I tried it with my moms iPod nano, from around 2008. It worked perfectly, just the way I wanted. However, after receiving the adapter, I tried it with my iPhone 6. It did not work. It can sense something is plugged in and charges my phone, but I can't play music. I don't think it's the cords fault, I think it's just the iphone 6. Just a heads up for anyone wanting to buy this for an iPhone 5 or 6. I would recommend just purchasing a usb and loading music on it, and using that to listen to music. Or using blue tooth. that is what I am doing! :)
J**A
Works, with caveats
I bought this for a friend who just purchased a Kia Soul and a new iPhone case. She had been using two cables, one 3.5mm jack run from phone to car input. She attempted the second, a USB to charge it but it drove the phone haywire. In the Soul's manual, this cable had to be used. And it works, however, there's still a glitch. It automatically plays when connected. At the time she was listening to an audiobook on her iPhone and it would lose her place whenever she tried to power it. Even if it was just music playing, I'm unsure of the amount of control she had selecting what to play. Her biggest concern was having a way to charge her iPhone (none of the USB or aux ports seemed to work with a standard USB cable) so she turns down the music and lets it charge if she doesn't want to listen. Perhaps it'll work differently with other models or other handsets. Bottom line, for her, it was the only way to have a charger in her car so it was needed.
J**L
Works Perfectly
My wife and I have a 2010 Kia Forte. The cable works perfectly with it. If you are having issues, make sure that the usb/headphone jack end is pushed in all the way as we found that it required a little bit of force to get it all the way.It's really nice to see the song names on the iPhone appear on the radio display as well as being able to use the steering wheel controls while listening to music. It even works with the Pandora app!Occasionally I will hit 'aux' to play music from my iPhone and the media console will switch over to the phone only to switch back to radio after a minute or so. However, because I don't know if this problem is related to the cable or the car, I can't take any stars away. Either way, it infrequently happens and only causes me to need to press the 'aux' button a second time.
A**S
Works - but in an odd way
Just got a Kia Sportage and wanted to hook up my iphone to play music (but without spending a fortune on Kia's own!). Does the job, displays the track/artist info on the screen and you can skip tracks from the steering wheel. You can't use the iPhone interface when plugged in - you have to use the Kia's controls. If using random play then it resets everytime you turn it off or take a call - but that's probably the Kia interface rather than the lead. One other thing - if you unplug your iphone but leave the lead plugged in as I did once you could have issues with it overriding the radio while it tries to load the (unconnected) ipod. Made me think I had problems with the car until I figured it out.
S**K
Brill
Arrived really quickly, great price and works a treat really impressed. Works for my Kia Sportage.
P**N
couldnt play music
didnt work. Probably charged the iphone but nothing would play. Settings in the Kia seem to block it. shame really.
J**N
Five Stars
Ok but not a firm connection to ipod
A**T
Works Fine - no issues
Β£80 or so for the Kia version against less than 10 for this. No contest. It works perfectly well. You can't create a genius playlist with it, but doubt if you can with the Kia one either. As others have said if the cable could be a little longer it would be ideal, but I'm splitting hairs with this criticism.
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