Things i dislike about the Kona

Remote-start is for starting the climate in your car before you get there, ie AC or heat. The car isn't a gas vehicle so it doesn't actually start, you still have to sit inside and press the Start button. The light at the front tells you that climate is on and high voltage is flowing. The steering wheel looking light tells you steering wheel heat is on.

 

Yeah, that's what I figured, but it still tells me the request could not be processed at this time, and their support folks weren't much help. The last person I talked to said she had no idea what the yellow light was, that it's supposed to turn on the daytime running lights (or something).

 

As you can tell, the dealers/salespeople are pretty much useless. You can find a lot of information here in the forum. Do a quick search before you ask because a lot of those questions have been asked before.

Welcome, and happy e-driving

 

The velcro strap that secures my portable charge cord delaminated! #HyundaiBetaTester

 

I have a home charger. I've never even seen my Hyundai charger. I keep meaning to check to see if it's even there!

 

This conversation coming out of retirement reminds me that I found something to really hate three months ago, when my 2021 Ultimate passed its third anniversary and I discovered that although I have a navigation system, and can download the latest maps for free, I can no longer tell my nav system where to go without subscribing to Bluelink.

Technically, it's not something I hate about my Hyundai - it's another reason to hate Hyundai.

 

I updated my maps a couple of months ago and while alot about the GUI changed, the Nav still works. I have never had the Bluelink app. Mostly b/c the cost but also b/c where we live in the country, I'm pretty sure that the cellular equipment in the car wouldn't catch a signal. My phone generally won't.

I did need to spend spare time with the car parked climbing through the menus and tapping buttons to memorize the new menus. Now that I've been using it for a bit, it works well enough. Occasionally I mumble about things I would change to simplify things a bit. Maybe have a GUI choice - fancy (normal) or basic which would amount to lists rather than fancy graphics. The EV menu is the one that comes to mind. We see this cool picture of the car but the settings buttons are scattered all over the screen rather than along the left edge near the driver. And the EV energy screen which tells how much power the different systems are pulling is hidden in the drop down menu and can't be accessed while the car is charging.

The Nav is another one that could be improved. It works well but I can't put in an address quite like how I want to. I want to input "123 Main St 56743". Address and zip. What it wants is a long hand version of that. I don't rely on the Nav alot but that is what I recall.

I did ~350 miles in the Kona last night dealing with some family stuff. To a destination and back. Aside from my relatives' city lacking enough DCFC sprinkled through the suburbs - the Kona really shined again. Comfortable, efficient, great stereo, and the driver assist gadgets are nice to have. Last night was the first time I've really used the heat. It did not impact the range as much as I expected it to. I'm sure once the weather really gets cold, the heater will make a bigger difference to the range along with the cold battery chemistry.

Saw ~57 KW charging as I charged before leaving town (bad day to let the battery be a low state of charge) and 77 KW when I charged before coming home (battery was warm from all the driving).