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by MerlinXL
Sat Mar 03, 2018 4:31 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV Scheduled Charging
Replies: 3
Views: 7425

Re: PHEV Scheduled Charging

Solved Given the opportunity to sit in a warm Niro while my wife shopped, rather than in the dead of night as I plugged the PHEV into its charger, I have found that if selecting “activate off peak time settings” then please remember to set some sensible on and off times rather than leave the default...
by MerlinXL
Thu Mar 01, 2018 2:26 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV Scheduled Charging
Replies: 3
Views: 7425

Re: PHEV Scheduled Charging

No, I meant that on the AVN PHEV charging settings I have set it to “charge on schedule” having set the schedule and for good luck selecting off peak tariffs and setting the off peak hours too.
by MerlinXL
Tue Feb 27, 2018 5:56 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV Scheduled Charging
Replies: 3
Views: 7425

PHEV Scheduled Charging

Maybe I’m doing something wrong but my Niro 3 PHEV is unwilling to charge in off-peak hours. I have set the timer ON using the AVN screen. The LCD screen confirms it is on when I take out the key. I plug the charger in and the green light in the dashboard flashes as it is supposed to do. BUT when I ...
by MerlinXL
Mon Feb 19, 2018 9:20 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV charging cable
Replies: 18
Views: 35554

Re: PHEV charging cable

Hi I own a Niro PHEV and a charging point outside the house. It’s a Rolex charger which charges at 3.6 kWh which I think is the limit set by the car. Maybe 7.2 kWh cooks the batteries. Anyway the charger and fitting was was free with the car. I don’t know the length, it’s padlocked to the wall. Leav...
by MerlinXL
Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:35 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Home Charger
Replies: 10
Views: 16391

Re: Home Charger

I had a fast charger fitted at KIA expense when I bought the Niro PHEV. (Perrys-Burnley)
Works a treat. Beats a 13A socket under a bucket.
by MerlinXL
Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:30 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Connected services with BT Wifi and no smartphone
Replies: 16
Views: 16969

Re: Connected services with BT Wifi and no smartphone

Connected services works with BTWifi-with-FON as personal hotspot and picks put more hotspots as you drive. I think you would need to stop outside the spot to collect the traffic and camera info. I can’t use outside my house as router is to far away but it picks up neighbours FON signal.
by MerlinXL
Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:22 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: USB/media/phone
Replies: 5
Views: 8905

Re: USB/media/phone

I have an iPhone 6S plus and purchased from Amazon a coil which fits between the phone and case to convert the phone to wireless charging. But the 6S plus model is a tight fit in the space above the wireless charging area so the coil was off centre and didn’t work. Amazon took it back. Would work on...
by MerlinXL
Sun Dec 03, 2017 8:01 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Niro PHEV on order
Replies: 12
Views: 14783

Re: Niro PHEV on order

Snap. Took delivery of Niro 3 PHEV graphite last day of Nov. Boot just about holds the manuals! Waiting for socket to be fitted. 55mpg as HEV.