Tag: Kia

Kia Niro EV first impressions

Kia Niro EV The lease on my Polestar 2 recently expired, and I purchased a pre-owned 2022 Kia Niro EV outright (22,000 miles). Over the last few years a rather healthy used EV market has developed, which is great for the industry. The Kia does not have the prestige of the Polestar but there were …

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Hyundai, Kia, Genesis back up entry page overhaul is complete

Back up entry page overhaul We just completed the last step of a Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis back up entry page overhaul. The intent is to fully separate the three manufacturers who now have way too many back up entry processes. As a first step, we separated Genesis, admittedly the simplest of the three. Overall, …

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Open a Kia with a Dead Key Fob

How to Open a Kia with a Dead Key Fob First, if you are already inside, click here for help getting started! Second, you can find video help here! Finally, if you need or want another manufacturer, click here. Retrieving the mechanical key Kia has used a flip key key fob since 2015 and they …

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Kia symbols page swells to 90+ indicators

Kia symbols page We’ve completed an update of our Kia symbols page, adding 20 new entries as a result. Overall, this completes the Hyundai Motor Group of manufacturers. The large number of add ons points to additional technology handed down from parent Hyundai. Among them are the Lane Following Assistance (LFA) symbols, in multiple colors. …

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Low coolant symbol recycled for electrical equipment

Low coolant symbol In a previous post, we congratulated Kia for recycling a diesel symbol for use in an electrical vehicle (EV) to describe a similar job, rather than invent something new, which would add to the mountain of symbols that already exist. Here, we get to congratulate them again with a low coolant symbol. …

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An EV using a glow plug indicator?

Glow plug indicator While updating our Kia dashboard symbols page, we came across something strange, or so it seemed initially. The EV 6 model uses a diesel engine glow plug indicator! Well this made absolutely no sense! However, digging deeper it turns out that the light is actually used to indicate that the electric vehicle’s …

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We added a new video to our YouTube channel: Replace the battery in a 2019 and later Kia key fob

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Replace the battery in a Kia key fob We have added a video to our YouTube channel demonstrating how to replace the battery in a 2019 and later Kia key fob with a fresh one. The mechanical key comes in handy to remove the back of the key fob, and we also use a very …

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