Just purchased a 2018 Kia Optima, I’m having trouble trying to connect Car Play, my phone is an iPhone 13, that connects fine through blue tooth but I’ve tried all sorts to connect car play.
My phone under car play settings just keeps searching and doesn’t find the car!
any suggestions?
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iPhone 13, iOS 17
That link I provided earlier gave you a list of Kia vehicles that supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The Optima does not appear in that list for any model year, so I would not expect it to have either service. Keep your iPhone.
Check with your local Kia dealer about your Optima having support for either feature, but I think the handwriting is on the wall and you have the wrong vehicle for the services sought.
I don't own this CarPURIDE product but it is a way to use CarPlay (or Android Auto) as an added accessory in a car that does not support CarPlay or Android Auto. There are flexible stalk tablet holders on Amazon that fit into a cup holder in a car and that might be one means of using this in your Optima. My 2011 Saab 9-5 does not support CarPlay and I use my M4 iPad Pro on the passenger seat instead.
That link I provided earlier gave you a list of Kia vehicles that supported Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. The Optima does not appear in that list for any model year, so I would not expect it to have either service. Keep your iPhone.
Check with your local Kia dealer about your Optima having support for either feature, but I think the handwriting is on the wall and you have the wrong vehicle for the services sought.
I don't own this CarPURIDE product but it is a way to use CarPlay (or Android Auto) as an added accessory in a car that does not support CarPlay or Android Auto. There are flexible stalk tablet holders on Amazon that fit into a cup holder in a car and that might be one means of using this in your Optima. My 2011 Saab 9-5 does not support CarPlay and I use my M4 iPad Pro on the passenger seat instead.
Thanks for the response, not the one I was hoping for😢
i got the year wrong, it was first registered September 1st 2017!
is there away around it or do I have to change my iPhone to a android, don’t really want to do that as I have other Apple products!
It would appear that the 2018 Kia Optima does not offer Apple CarPlay. See What Kia Models Offer Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™?
I am unable to connect my iPhone 13 to Kia Optima through CarPlay
