Issues with location-based charging...

Discussion in 'Kia Niro' started by Kia Guy, Nov 24, 2021.

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  1. Kia Guy

    Kia Guy Active Member

    Unbelievable.
    They replaced my headunit and the location-based charging worked. Albeit, the head unit was running factory-firmware/navigation. Straight outta 2019. So first thing I did when I got home was update the headunit.
    What happened once I did?
    Location-based charging FAILED.

    Can someone please show me what settings you all are running to make your location-based charging work? The dealership folks (Service Advisor, Technician) both tried to get it to function correctly but without any success. I am at my wit's end here.

    EDIT: To update the headunit, the steps I took are as follows:

    1. Remove Kia SD card (32GB) from car
    2. Plug Kia SD card into Windows computer
    3. Run Kia Navigation Software which finds the SD card, finds the car (I confirm it's the right one), and starts downloading & copying to the SD card.
    4. Plug SD back into car.
    5. Head to Settings, General, and an update prompt pops up. I click Update.
    6. Keep the car turned ON, and let the Update run its course (usually about 30-40 minutes)

    Anything out of order here?

    When I set my Location-based charging, I do the following:

    1. Navigate to EV Settings
    2. Toggle (with a clicky box) Location-Based Charging
    3. Set my location as my home via the "Map" button. I live in a rather sprawled address, so I don't use the address to enter this, I just point to my house on the map and click "OK"
    4. I enable my Departure Time and set the time.
    5. I set Prioritize Off-Peak Charging and set it for midnight-6am.

    With all of this set, when I go back to "EV Settings", my car indicates that it is "Not at home location", thus, no location-based charging settings are active. Therein lies the problem.
     
    Last edited: Mar 31, 2022
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  3. Kia Guy

    Kia Guy Active Member

    Is anyone on the newest SW version (I believe V128) having any issues with their location-based charging (and off-peak charging schedule)?!
     
  4. Kia Guy

    Kia Guy Active Member

    I've been told by MapnSoft that the next firmware update (released end of April, beginning of May) for the headunit will resolve this bug. Wish I knew this before my vehicle was put through the ringer at the dealership. Had a new headunit installed but in doing so, damaged the dash, so I'm dealing with that now.
     

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