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by AlanHo
Fri Nov 04, 2022 10:10 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: CrashCams or What
Replies: 1
Views: 5429

Re: CrashCams or What

I rather doubt that such a feature would be offered as an upgrade. As you say - they must by now be running out of bells and whistles to add to their cars and they need to retain some ideas to attract us to buying a new future model. Neither am I sure that the existing camera in the front of the car...
by AlanHo
Mon Aug 29, 2022 1:43 pm
Forum: Kia e-Niro
Topic: Charging keeps stopping abruptly
Replies: 4
Views: 6720

Re: Charging keeps stopping abruptly

I assume that the rest of the house is not cut off - it's just the car charger.

Have you contacted your electricity provided for advice?
by AlanHo
Fri Aug 26, 2022 5:22 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Updating maps
Replies: 28
Views: 51493

Re: Updating maps

I Emailed KIA Customer Services about the problem with the Route Page on the satnav being greyed out which thus preventing you from creating or saving routes with waypoints. This is their reply :- The Quality team have confirmed that your previous version allowed multiple waypoints to be added but t...
by AlanHo
Sun Aug 21, 2022 12:04 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: PHEV - Electric Consumption
Replies: 3
Views: 13821

Re: PHEV - Electric Consumption

If you charge from a standard home 13 amp socket you can buy a plu-in meter that measures the consumption.

I don't have a Plug in Niro but have one of these to measure domestic appliance usage. https://tinyurl.com/5cwma2uu
by AlanHo
Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:03 am
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: Niro self charging hybrid wouldn’t start
Replies: 5
Views: 22353

Re: Niro self charging hybrid wouldn’t start

My car refused to start first thing in the morning in the home garage a couple of months ago. Called Green Flag and the technician noticed that the rear hatch was not fully closed when he went to check the 12v Battery in the boot.. He tested the battery and it was flat - probably because the boot in...
by AlanHo
Sun Jul 10, 2022 5:11 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: AC failure and Oil Warning Light On
Replies: 0
Views: 29869

AC failure and Oil Warning Light On

Two weeks ago the aircon stopped blowing cold. My wife had told me a few days before that she could hear a "tinkling" noise from behind the dash - which I could not hear despite wearing hearing aids. I did a bit of investigation and eventually found that the noise vanished when the AC was ...
by AlanHo
Fri Jul 08, 2022 6:55 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Updating maps
Replies: 28
Views: 51493

Re: Updating maps

Hi All. Thanks Alanho. After your 'review' I think I will not bother and continue to use Android auto etc! Was the media system/ car software though updated as well, which I might need to consider doing? h2onorth The maps and software are updated with one surprise in our area. My new maps show a ne...
by AlanHo
Tue Jun 28, 2022 3:06 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Updating maps
Replies: 28
Views: 51493

Re: Updating maps

I found that the process is straightforward - provided you have a PC and accustomed to using memory devices. I went to the following website to identify which type of satnav was fitted to my 2017 Niro HEV.......https://update.kia.com/EU/E1/updateNoticeView/624/pop2 I hit a minor problem with the KIA...
by AlanHo
Wed Nov 28, 2018 8:05 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Foot Parking Brake
Replies: 56
Views: 68657

Re: Foot Parking Brake

I guess that KIA had an eye on the USA market when it designed the car. I lived in the USA for a year in the 1990's and most cars there had foot brakes. I also had a series of Dodge cars when I lived in the Middle East for 12 years and I am thereby used to foot operated parking brakes. Hence the fea...
by AlanHo
Sun Nov 18, 2018 9:07 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Irritating Thumb Prints above the Lock on Rear Hatch
Replies: 3
Views: 7552

Re: Irritating Thumb Prints above the Lock on Rear Hatch

The problem occurs when opening the hatch - we both have arthritis and our thumbs contact the outside of the car when squeezing the opening pad.

On a mucky day when cars are dirty - walk down a supermarket car park and see the state of other car hatches - we are not alone.