Hyundai INSTER

thats horrendous tarrif from fastned. do you try the Tesla SC? should have worked out cheaper!

First answer - I don’t have a smartphone but my understanding is Carplay /Android Auto replicate the smartphone display on the Infotainment screen and audio through the car stereo so, yes, it would appear a smartphone streamed movie /music vid should play through the car’s audio visual system. Perhaps someone can confirm this?

Second answer - mp4 video files (movies, music vids) on a USB stick connected to the ‘USB A’ socket will play through the car’s audio visual system. I do this myself when I’m using a charge point and they look + sound great! Other file formats may also work but I’ve not tested them.

Question Re Inster: Has anyone else noticed after a rainfall - even the next day when opening the front doors water drops come from the bottom of the door? There is no water in the floor of the car, it just seams to hold and then release when the door is opened. Thanks.

Its just the front doors, drivers side gets hit more by wind and rain so has more. Dont know if its something to be worried about. I had an Opel in the past that had major water problems but that was leaking into the foot wells.The floors are dry in the Inster, its just not nice seeing water dripping from the doors!

With the colder weather and night driving, I cant seem to get heat into car even tho' increasing temperature/fan. I have gone into 'climate control' but no joy? What am I missing? Yes have found the heated steering wheel and seat so that is some compensation!

In case it's something similar to my eNiro, there's a button on my dash that says "Heat", with three squiggly arrows pointing upwards - it lights up when it's switched on. I can turn the temperature knob all the way up if I like, and the top of the infotainment screen will show a temperature up to 28C before going to high or max or whatever it says - but without pressing that Heat button first, it'll make no difference whatsoever. Took me a few attempts to figure that one out. 🙄

Still not sure what is what! but did get some heat somehow… could smell the difference in 'new' car smell…. There are three lights on the Auto button… never used it before and now have found the setting that sets car in motion once drive or reverse selected and without need to dab accelerator. What are the three lights for? Once a heat setting is sorted does it come on same each time when start up?

My black inter is due at my house on Wednesday! Can't wait now, I just keep watching random YouTube videos on it now

it’s chilly tonight (7c) so thought I’d better check the heating works OK:

• Auto: not much happened (I guess Auto is configured for economy)
• Manual: change mode / fan speed / defroster settings +Auto immediately disconnects
• Cranked the temp up to 27c (max) and fan speed to max (8 settings!)
• Result: like having one of those small portable fan heaters in the car (similar smell too) - I guess it works in the same way
• Consumption: about the same as said fan heater - see ‘Electricity use’ screen display pic

Obviously no-one is going to have it on max for long (unless we have a really bad winter…😮) so I’d guess the consumption will be significantly less in normal use

Also, this test was with the car stationary - when driving the battery will heat up (a lot with a heavy load) so the heat pump will be providing ‘free’ cabin heat like an ICE car’s heater matrix

I am still trying to sort heating…

I have had heat once but cant remember how I achieved it! Changing the temperature settings seem to do nothing. In the main menu on screen, I was going to 'settings'. Now I see I should be selecting EV and then it throws up 'climate'. I think this is where it is! But heat is bit slower to come on/change? I not think I would bother with 'preheat' unless in exceptional cold weather/

“In the main menu on screen, I was going to 'settings'. Now I see I should be selecting EV..”

don’t use the screen for ‘Settings’, this is not how you control the heater (and also A/c) - you must use the buttons and switches

have you tried following the Owner’s Manual instructions posted above for ‘Manual heating’ and ‘Automatic heating’?

also note my previous comment:

• Auto: not much happened
• Manual: …Cranked the temp up to 27c (max) and fan speed to max Result: like having one of those small portable fan heaters in the car (similar smell too)

Looks like my Feb delivery Inster has been hit with ICCU issue - red triangle appeared yesterday to check EV system and charging during the night was limited to 1.2kwh. Taking it to the dealership later this morning :(

So mine isn’t iccu failure but smth to do with cooling and part required will arrive from the UK on Thursday. Waiting for them to organise a courtesy car.