Kia Niro EV

championc · 04-06-2026 06:22PM

Is it the 10.25" infotainment screen ? UK models had a heatpump for cabin heating but only had the 7kW AC onboard charger (Irish cars had the 11kW). The UK cars "may" have had the ventilated seats, whereas we had the heated rear seats and the allow pedals. The UK ones may have had the led headlights, whereas we still had the normal bulbs.

mr chips · 04-06-2026 07:04PM

The only thing I had to ask to be done at service time was to lubricate the window rubbers and the boot struts - when closing the front windows, they had started going up and then suddenly going back down as though encountering an obstruction, while the boot lid wasn't opening to full height and resulted in a couple of clonks to the head.😃 All resolved as part of the service and neither were charged for. Also, check for rusting on brake discs through underuse (due to overuse of regen paddles) - my rear ones started to make a grinding noise just a day or two before the test, so I got my local fella to clean them and did some deliberately heavy braking several times afterwards - that sorted it out. I've used the brakes more often since then and the problem hasn't recurred

Apart from that, if you haven't used the regen paddles before then it can take a few goes to get a feel for them. There are four levels - off, 1, 2 and 3. Leaving regen off and taking your foot off the accelerator is akin to putting an ICE car in neutral and coasting. Level 1 is like taking your foot off the accelerator in top gear of an ICE car, in that it will slow you down gently, while level 2 is like braking moderately and level 3 is like braking more firmly (you'll still get maximum braking from standing on the pedal though). You pull and release the left paddle towards you to go up the levels, the right one to go down the levels. If you have the car set at anything below level 3, you can pull and hold the left one to have the car brake firmly - when you let the paddle go, it will go back to what it was set at before. To turn on the auto-braking (which will slow/stop you if the car in front slows down, even if you're not using cruise), you can pull and hold the right paddle - tbh, I've only used that once as I didn't really like it.

Irish Gunner · 04-06-2026 08:06PM

Expensive coolant changes are due every 36k miles; if due or near due
ask for it to be done, check aircon, uneven tyre wear on the inside,
confirmation the warranty is still intact in the case a car that was
previously damaged or missed service history.

I have the service book and all looks good and checked with Kia. Need to check Tyres

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124524568#Comment_124524568

Bigger Screen but not sure if it has a heat pump need to check on that take it look under bonnet?

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124524651#Comment_124524651

Never used the paddles on car before and looking at YT videos might have to set it to Auto

Car will get another service if we decide to buy it but based on motorcheck, SOH all looks good for the moment

zg3409 · 04-06-2026 08:09PM

Send a link to the actual car ad

Irish Gunner · 04-06-2026 08:53PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124524805#Comment_124524805

Not advertised car was sourced

championc · 04-06-2026 10:48PM

Charge this morning

Sheep Shagger · 05-06-2026 06:36PM

Had our 3 yr service a few weeks back, only realised the air con and heating is no longer working.

A quick Google suggests it can be when the filter replacement was not done properly (and we had that done).

Anyone had similar? Going to call dealer as surely its covered under warranty?

graememk · 05-06-2026 08:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124527154#Comment_124527154

Is the heat and cooling not working or is the fans not blowing air. If the latter, check the filter

Filter is accessed via the glove box, not too hard to get at. There's YouTube videos showing it.

Sheep Shagger · 06-06-2026 01:21PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124527406#Comment_124527406

Its blowing air, just not the the right temperature.(heat or cooled air).

graememk · 06-06-2026 01:43PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/124528638#Comment_124528638

Another thing that can catch people, is the car in eco drive mode? Because that screws with the climate control.

Also the heat and AC buttons, make sure they are turned on.

I know it's simple things, but sometimes overlooked.

AC does have a coolant loop where things can go wrong, but heating is just a resistive heating, nothing really to go wrong with it.

mr chips · 06-06-2026 03:47PM

Also the heat and AC buttons, make sure they are turned on.

Yes, I remember the first time I tried turning up the cabin temperature and thinking there must have been a fault as the vents were continuing to blow cold air, before spotting the "Heat" button and twigging that I had to press that first. Still seems a bit of a dumb arrangement to me, but I'm sure there's a good reason for it.

Depending on the trim level of your car, it may be equipped with a heat pump as mine is. I suspect that's a large part of the reason why I seem to get such good motorway range in winter, as it uses far less energy to warm the cabin air when the outside temperature is low.