Kia EV6

Mine actually doesn't have the sunroof but that wasn't a selling point for me anyway. I guess you could look for a good second hand GT Line with sunroof. The vented seats are actually great!

Went in to have a look at one of these earlier in the week, Figures from dealer were different than ones advertised on Kia website, finance info different too. Waiting for him to get back to me to see what the story is. Lovely car to drive and lot bigger than I thought. Seems to come with great spec as standard too. No silver in stock and he didn't seem to have any coming in either would be the only downside for me.

Yes, £45K + relevant VRT charges etc. should be in that ballpark. Dealers down here looking for crazy money for them and they’re not selling as a result

On the motorway today, doing 120 with HDA, distance at 4 and I was in eco mode. The car in front stopped suddenly. HDA slowed me down but the front collision warning came on and the hazards. I pressed the brakes too, fairly hard actually, as it didn't feel like I was slowing down enough.

Would the car definitely have stopped in time without my input?

Also, if I was slowing down quite suddenly with the HDA, would the brake lights have been on?

The brake lights will come on a hazards if needed. The way these systems work is that you may still crash but the impact will be less. They don't jam on the anchors in case someone is behind you and in case it's a false alarm such as a car entering from a slip road or already starting to change lane.

The idea is it primes the brakes, warns you, applies breaks slightly, but then it's up to you to break harder or steer as needed. When you have abs steering while braking hard can be a good option but dangerous if oncoming traffic or cars in lane next to you.

Here is my video from 5 years ago (ioniq 28kWh). More or less identical system to this day. You can read the limitations in the manual.

Turn up sound

ICCU issue with mine, AC charging hasn't weekend in about a week, DC charging was still working and thankfully I could still use the car.

I dropped it into the garage earlier today and they rang just before close to say it needed a new ICCU, should be replaced my Monday at the latest, which isn't too bad if that happens.

The annoying thing is that I got a recall for the ICCU just before I got the car serviced, the garage inspected it and said everything was fine and didn't need replacing, that was less than two months ago.

Is the iccu a recurring problem or once replaced all is good forever more?

One it's replaced it should be good.

This is a proper GT and should be got for close to €60K; https://www.usedcarsni.com/2023-Kia-EV6-424Kw-Gt-77-4Kwh-5Dr-Awd-Auto-330549683

I'm up North and trying to charge my car for the first time on a fast charger and it simply won't initialise on a fast charger. Anyone got any ideas? Thanks.

It will work ok in a slow charger straight away.

I was test-driving an EV6 (Earth SE) lately. It really is a lovely car to drive. I have 2 questions:

1. It is advertised as having front fog lights. I was able to turn on the rear fog lights (and see the symbol on the screen), but couldn't find any way of turning on the front fog lights. Also, i am coming from a 2013 car, and at that time, all front fogs were located low down at the front, but there is only one front light unit (on each side) of the EV6. Are there front fogs, and how do you turn them on?
2. I noticed that when i indicate and turn, quite frequently, the indicator is not automatically cancelled by straightening up the steering wheel. I know that this can depend on the degree of the turn, but it is noticeably different from my current car. Has anybody else noticed this? Is there a trick to getting it to auto-cancel?

Thanks in advance.

So is there a thing with front fogs in EVs? The Ioniq doesn't have it either.

My previous 2013 car had it, so it seems strange that it is no longer available?

Do the LED lights adapt to fog?

The Earth SE that is on sale now, seems to be a slightly higher spec than the Earth from 2022/2023. Is there anywhere that shows the detailed spec from the Earth in 2022/2023?

Yes.

Any idea where to find the specification list from the MY22 version?

Thanks. Good to note re: power consumption.

I had assumed that the adaptive LEDs can function like fog lights, but it is strange that the new spec sheet specifically lists front and rear fogs.

Anyway, it is certainly not a deal-breaker.

The fog lights are not separate lights, the led lights can project the light low for use in fog. It's common in a lot of new cars fitted with modern led lights to have this instead of independant fog lights.

Thanks. Does it do this automatically, or is there a button to turn on this feature?

Not sure any car has automatic fog detection.

We love our EV6. Have it 18 months and cannot fault it really. Only the maps are a bit poor, other than that it's a super car.

Theres a button to turn on the fog lights

An e-Tron GT or a Taycan would be a nice upgrade ?

Would a third child seat fit in a VW Buzz? Some 2024 seem to be available for mid 40s now.