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by jerrytaff
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:04 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: setting messed up
Replies: 8
Views: 11729

Re: setting messed up

The display is changed by using the inner set of controls to the right of the centre of the steering wheel. The upper button one selects between several different sets of displays, and the up/down toggle takes you through that set in sequence. I suggest you cycle through all the displays available t...
by jerrytaff
Mon Jul 01, 2019 4:22 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: setting messed up
Replies: 8
Views: 11729

Re: setting messed up

So what does the small display show now?
by jerrytaff
Wed Jun 19, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV - Questions and Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 16209

Re: PHEV - Questions and Advice

There several online articles with the authors excitedly reporting that they can recharge the PHEV from the ICE by revving hard in Sports mode. However, that is inefficient and pointless. As I understand it, you had to burn 13 miles worth of petrol to gain 5 miles worth of electric charge. Given tha...
by jerrytaff
Wed Jun 19, 2019 4:57 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Driving tips to charge battery better.
Replies: 15
Views: 25667

Re: Driving tips to charge battery better.

I have the PHEV, and will set it to the HEV mode on motorways as it depletes the electric power quickly when under load at 70mph. In that mode it too can be encouraged to switch to EV mode by tapping the brakes, and I used to do that when approaching a downhill section. However, it didn't seem to ma...
by jerrytaff
Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:34 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: TPMS KIA Niro 2
Replies: 5
Views: 10455

Re: TPMS KIA Niro 2

PHEV is different then. The top left button gives 4 pages of menus, and the top right is used for switching cruise control or speed limiting on. The toggle beneath the top left button is used for cycling through the displays.
by jerrytaff
Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:59 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV - Questions and Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 16209

Re: PHEV - Questions and Advice

Oh and by the way, Sports mode (CD) does use the engine. That's where the additional power comes from, but I think it holds the low gears longer too to improve the acceleration further.
by jerrytaff
Thu Jun 13, 2019 9:56 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV - Questions and Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 16209

Re: PHEV - Questions and Advice

There's a lot of confusion here.... There are 2 "Sports" modes - one where the gearchanges are automatic, and one where you have to make them manually. I thought that HEV mode always resulted in having to make the manual gearchange, but MerlinXL seems to think that only happens once down t...
by jerrytaff
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV - Questions and Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 16209

Re: PHEV - Questions and Advice

Radar2018 (Just noticed the typo in my previous post. Meant to say "I don't pretend that this answer is definitive") They stopped doing the free charger between my test drive and making the purchase. However, in the end I bought a low mileage 6 month old ex-demonstrator. As it wasn't a pur...
by jerrytaff
Tue Jun 11, 2019 1:46 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: PHEV - Questions and Advice
Replies: 11
Views: 16209

Re: PHEV - Questions and Advice

It seems that the ICE is only needed with the aircon when it is being used for heating the car. As far as electric use strategy is concerned, I think it best to use at least part of the electric charge first. That way you can still get the regen effects when coasting or braking downhill - if the bat...
by jerrytaff
Sun Jun 09, 2019 1:04 am
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: TPMS KIA Niro 2
Replies: 5
Views: 10455

Re: TPMS KIA Niro 2

The TPMS display is accessed by using the inner set of controls to the right of the centre of the steering wheel. The upper button one selects between several different sets of displays, and the up/down toggle takes you through that set in sequence. I suggest you cycle through all the displays avail...