Small issues/quirks

Just wondering what happened at the dealership, Brennan?

 

We were sounding a little squeaky too and tried what some people were commenting about with brakes needing to be used more than we do. So we found quiet back lanes and got up to speed on some downhill stretches, went into neutral, and applied the brakes. I think the squeaking went away. We will try to do that weekly.

 

Here is an opportunity to test your Kona's ABS (Anti-skid Braking System). ABS could save more lives than seat belts do, except most people are afraid or for some reason reluctant to apply full force on the brake pedal even when needed---many accidents could have been avoided or made less damaging if the driver had only braked hard enough to engage ABS. In something like one-half of all accidents the brakes were applied insufficiently. ABS braking can and should be practiced. It will be discovered that car control is GAINED, not lost, with ABS. Steering control is maintained, even while turning at high speed. That's because the wheels do not lock up. The front or steering wheels are still doing their job. To practice, find a straight and empty road---no cars nearby, neither fore nor aft---and go about 50 km/h to start with and really step HARD on the brake pedal and HOLD IT HARD DOWN. You will probably fail to hold it down the first time. Repeat, at a higher speed. Try a turn while ABS braking, if you are on an empty parking lot or airport runway. Leave the car in Drive all the way.

 

I have a squeaky noise too. I first noticed it when I got new tires (they're great, better connected ride and less torque steer). The squeal is not seem to change with braking. Here is a youtube vid of a guy that put a mic inside the engine of an ioniq. Perhaps the squeal is the electric motor?



With the windows up (is has acoustic glass), I don't hear it, but it is noticable when the windows are down. Maybe I should test drive another Kona first and listen for the noise, before scheduling an appointment to check it out?

 

Sort of makes my point. Emergency braking, which can save your life and the lives of others, is thought to be jarring. Thanks to ABS, it is not. Trust it. Learn to trust it.

 

Here's a new one: my maps went wonky today. For a few minutes they seemed to switch to dark mode. Land was black, roads were grey, water all but disappeared. It snapped back to normal for a bit then switched back. Weird.

 

Driving underneath a bridge? It does that to me when I do that here in Las Vegas.

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Really? Nope, no bridge or other apparent triggers.

 

Yes, driving through the shade makes it think it's night.

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You're saying that there really IS a night mode? I do very little night driving and I don't use the maps much so maybe I just didn't notice it before? I just think it looks like an error!

 

Yes, there actually is a night mode. To reduce the light the screen emits. The maps change color if the car thinks it's getting dark. It will sometimes get triggered when you're driving underneath a bridge during the day.

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It really annoys me that the car locks itself when you start driving, and you can't disable it (apparently). Why would anyone want that? So after I get out and want to get into the rear door or the cargo hatch and it's now locked, I have to walk back to the front door and unlock it, or maybe if I have the fob pull it out and click it. It might seem minor but it's really annoying me and I can't imagine why they would do that in the first place, much less not make it an option.

I am starting to get in the habit, as soon as I hear it auto-click into lock as I am starting to drive, of pressing the unlock button on the door. But how ridiculous!

If it matters, where I live I don't even lock my house, and only lock my car if there's something valuable in it . . .

 

Sounds like you've ticked the auto-lock options in your user options menu. Have a look because you should be able to disable it. I know I turned mine on as I like to know my doors are locked while driving.

 

No, there are only options in there when to auto lock and unlock. Like on shift or at a certain speed. But you cannot actually disable it.

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Oh, really. Sorry, I recalled setting it for a certain speed but not the details. I pressed about six thousand settings on day one and haven't touched most of them since!

 

Haha, I know. I thought so too but actually checked because I wasn't sure.

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Do you wear a seat belt? If so, I'm pretty sure your head will stay where you put it.

 

This is important and I suspect many either don't understand it or wouldn't remembre to make use of it in an emergency stop. Here's another thing I've practised: Engage ABS on various surfaces. Gravel, snow, wet asphalt. The ABS acts the same, regardless of your traction, but it engages at different braking efforts. That is, it doesn't engage until your wheels are about to lock up.

 

And that is the point of it. Maximum break usage by maintaining stability. Easiest to remember: ALWAYS apply full breaks with ABS.

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