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by AlanW55
Thu Nov 07, 2024 3:07 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: 12V battery life
Replies: 2
Views: 745

Re: 12V battery life

If you've fully discharged the 12v lead-acid battery, it has probably been damaged. It's now over 7 years old, Winter's coming, change it!
by AlanW55
Wed Oct 30, 2024 7:35 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: Niro DashCam install
Replies: 20
Views: 64846

Re: Niro DashCam install

Colin is quite right in that you will fry your dashcam if you don’t use the hardwire kit, which contains a 12 to 5 volt converter.
by AlanW55
Fri Oct 25, 2024 9:20 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: August 2024 Navigation and maps update
Replies: 2
Views: 4716

Re: August 2024 Navigation and maps update

Not sure what you mean when you say Google maps "shows a lot more" and with Car play "no (sic) really any differences". Anyway, bringing the focus back to avoiding motorways, it is true that Google Maps has this feature. However, I'm sticking with the Kia TomTom system because I ...
by AlanW55
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Warnings when using windscreen washers
Replies: 2
Views: 3718

Re: Warnings when using windscreen washers

No, but I would surmise that the windscreen cleaning is temporarily obscuring the cameras, excess soap?
by AlanW55
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:35 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: Jacking points on eNiro
Replies: 4
Views: 4729

Re: Jacking points on eNiro

I'm puzzled what you're saying here, Colin. Did the scissor jack nearly buckle because you didn't use the correct jacking point.? I've used scissor jacks for years, including the one supplied with my third-party space saver wheel for my Niro, and have never had any problems, provided the jacking poi...
by AlanW55
Mon Aug 19, 2024 8:29 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: August 2024 Navigation and maps update
Replies: 2
Views: 4716

August 2024 Navigation and maps update

I've just updated my 2021 Niro HEV (Mark 1) using the MY20 software option that is appropriate for my car. The lower-level navigation option AVOID MOTORWAYS has now disappeared, or else it's hidden somewhere else, beggared if I can find it, possibly one of you guys can enlighten. There are now four ...
by AlanW55
Mon Jul 22, 2024 7:15 pm
Forum: Faults & Technical Kia Niro
Topic: Illogical
Replies: 7
Views: 19895

Re: Illogical

Hi H2, I've sorted the self-folding mirrors, there is a setting I'd overlooked. (Thanks, Jus1973). Even so, why is this seemingly pointless feature an option......!
by AlanW55
Wed Jan 24, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Tyres affect mpg?
Replies: 4
Views: 8727

Re: Tyres affect mpg?

The Kia combined mpg for a old model 4 Hybrid on 18" wheels is 53.3, for ditto model 3 on 16" wheels is 58.9. So 18 " wheels are around 10% worse than 16" wheels, probably similar for new models. You're both citing driving in Autumn/Winter when mpg is generally lower, certainly t...
by AlanW55
Tue Dec 12, 2023 7:33 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Updating maps
Replies: 29
Views: 79221

Re: Updating maps

I found the entire DIY download took around 4 hours onto a 64GB usb drive via Sky Ultrafast fibre broadband at 145 Mb/s. The updating process in the car takes around 20-30 minutes, best undertaken when you're out for a drive. The disconcerting aspect is that when it says it's 100% complete, it promp...
by AlanW55
Mon Dec 11, 2023 6:06 pm
Forum: Main Kia Niro chat
Topic: Updating maps
Replies: 29
Views: 79221

Re: Updating maps

My 2021 Niro 4 HEV uses NIRO HEV (MY'20) Standard GEN5W options, because it is a 2020-21 HEV with wide 10" screen. Select the options specific to you.