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by AlanW55
Sat Feb 25, 2023 8:00 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Late 21 HEV
Replies: 5
Views: 6949

Re: Late 21 HEV

Mine is the same registration date as yours, but is one of the last models with the old style badge. I got a proportionate discount. The spec is otherwise the same. Not convinced by the new badge, keep seeing KN.......
by AlanW55
Thu Jan 12, 2023 10:44 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Final Drive Gear oil change
Replies: 1
Views: 7842

Re: Final Drive Gear oil change

DCTF gear oil, as used in the Niro, is 100% synthetic and doesn't deteriorate. Carbon steel alloy gear wheels are case hardened and hardly wear at all. The hypoid shape is designed for quietness and to build up a micro-pressure environment where the gears mesh. There won't be any visible 'filings', ...
by AlanW55
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:52 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Open hood sign on dashboard
Replies: 1
Views: 9032

Re: Open hood sign on dashboard

I'm presuming the hood isn't actually partly open......
Presumably you're referring to the " Range xxxx miles" 'sign'. I've never seen this display anything other than the range....post a photo and we'll try to work out what you're on about,..
by AlanW55
Tue Dec 06, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: Kia e-Niro
Topic: Lane Keeping Assist
Replies: 3
Views: 6713

Re: Lane Keeping Assist

Probably nothing. The system flickers or turns off temporarily if the camera can't clearly see the lane lines, either because your windcreen is dirty, or if the lane lines are not clear.
by AlanW55
Sat Dec 03, 2022 4:38 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Recuperation conditions not met
Replies: 3
Views: 7813

Re: Recuperation conditions not met

The battery is already fully charged.
by AlanW55
Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:53 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New to Kia and Niro
Replies: 3
Views: 6008

Re: New to Kia and Niro

Correction :all models have heated mirrors
by AlanW55
Mon Nov 14, 2022 5:01 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New to Kia and Niro
Replies: 3
Views: 6008

Re: New to Kia and Niro

Intriguing what the interaction was between you and the dealer who sold you the car... Anyway, Niro 2 is bottom of the range (there is no 1), and 4 is top of the range. All the same generation. I don’t tow myself, but it's quite possible with a towing kit. The top of the range cars already have heat...
by AlanW55
Thu Sep 01, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Fluid drips from rear of car.
Replies: 3
Views: 10233

Re: Fluid drips from rear of car.

Rear of the car....petrol tank leaking probably. Tad risky, suggest you get it sorted.
by AlanW55
Tue Aug 23, 2022 3:54 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: PHEV - Electric Consumption
Replies: 3
Views: 12802

Re: PHEV - Electric Consumption

Don't forget that a kWh consumed by the car is not the same as a kWh supplied from your house. Charging efficiency losses can range from 10% in mild weather to 40% in the very cold. So, 10kWh from your house would give you around 8kWh battery charge on average. And then there are further losses as t...
by AlanW55
Fri Aug 19, 2022 9:52 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New Niro Owner
Replies: 1
Views: 3757

Re: New Niro Owner

https://webmanual.kia.com/STD_GEN5_WIDE ... index.html

https://www.thewheelshop.co.uk/product- ... ver-wheels

£159.95 for wheel and jack, August 2021. Make sure you get the correct size.

Had to use it last week, all good.