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- Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:12 am
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Reviving the dead.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 20229
Re: Reviving the dead.
Now I don't use my car much (working from home), the battery goes dead in 1.5-2 weeks, which is a right faff, because I have the older model requiring a jump start. The first couple of times I even did that by climbing through the car into the boot to get to the battery, before I remembered there ar...
- Sat May 09, 2020 10:28 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Trickle charging a Niro hybrid?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 30133
Re: Trickle charging a Niro hybrid?
I've only been driving to the shops once a week for the last month or so, and on Wednesday the car wouldn't start. First it told me to use the key to push against the stop-start button. When I did that the system check started as normal, but then it said "Stop immediately! Check brakes". L...
- Thu Apr 02, 2020 6:56 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Opening boot
- Replies: 3
- Views: 13796
Re: Opening boot
Yes, Same here. My dealer swears that all the doors open when the driver's door is opened in this scenario, but it's not the case - as you say, you need to press the unlock button.
- Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:35 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Niro 2 or Niro 3
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6518
Re: Niro 2 or Niro 3
I have the standard 18" wheels and had not noticed any harsh road noise. That having been said, in winter I switch to Dunlop Winter Sport 5 205/50 R17 93H XL M+S and at lower speeds (say up to about 30mph) these are significantly quieter, despite the M+S tread. Of course they are narrower, so h...
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:41 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Winter driving
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12907
Re: Winter driving
See my comments here:
https://www.niroforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=303&p=1811#p1811
I've not experienced any issues simply because it's an automatic.
https://www.niroforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=303&p=1811#p1811
I've not experienced any issues simply because it's an automatic.
- Sat Jul 20, 2019 4:35 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: UK Spec 2020 Niro
- Replies: 13
- Views: 24900
- Tue Jun 18, 2019 4:57 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Driving tips to charge battery better.
- Replies: 15
- Views: 26049
Re: Driving tips to charge battery better.
I think the key to getting the HEV into EV mode is the tap on the brakes or coasting to reduce speed by 1-2mph. I use cruise control all the time after a quick coast. It helps me stick to the speed limit 🙂 In one of the German forums I think someone had a look at the OBD2 data and worked out that re...
- Fri May 17, 2019 6:27 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Towing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 24932
Re: Towing
As per one of my other posts, I have the towing option, mainly because that was the easiest way of getting the towbar fitted for a bike carrier. The option includes uprated brakes and cooling (of what, I am not entirely sure) so it is not simply a case of adding a tow bar. In Germany they are very s...
- Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:00 am
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Can I update the sat nav
- Replies: 5
- Views: 13896
Re: Can I update the sat nav
You can update the database maps, which are based on TomTom, but car satnavs maps are notoriously slow to catch up.
- Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:23 pm
- Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
- Topic: Minor irritation with Niro
- Replies: 15
- Views: 22143
Re: Minor irritation with Niro
Washer nearly empty warning tells you just after you've set off. Now, from the days when you had only a light or nothing at all, that may have been enough, but in these days of on-board computers it should be possible to tell you just before you leave the car - after all, the head unit stays on afte...