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Cars built before the 2018 MY used an older battery technology, which has been prone to premature degradation. Some of those will have been given replacement batteries under warranty. The replacements have, for some time now, utilised the new technology cells, which are proving pretty robust...

Use an apk extractor to copy the apk from the mobile, and then sideload it onto the tablet. Be aware it may not function correctly, if the Play Store is withholding it from the tablet.

I suppose there is some logic in NOT being able to lock the connector. Say the car caught fire when being recharged at a public charger with a captive connecting cable. The Fire Brigade would want to isolate the car electrically before using the hoses. I also have a two year old electric FIAT...

My car, despite being a European (actually UK) model, has a Type 1 socket which does lock, just as the manual says it should. Moreover, the US manual for the 2017 model also says that if the door is locked, the connector should not be inserted, I assume they mean car door(s), as the connector...

No. I have got into the car whilst it was charging to get things out of it, and the charge was not interrupted. The only interaction between charging and locking is that you cannot remove the charging connector from the car's socket if the car is locked.

Oh well, another theory bites the dust. I don't suppose KIA will show much interest with the SoH so high. The only thing I can think of is to keep records to compare percentage of run consumed (%start - %end) and the m/kWh over the run, with the GoM (miles at start - miles at end). Multiply...

Yes, mine is currently showing 5.2 m/kWh which equates to 8 km/kWh. The speed limit on our island is 40 m/h = 64 km/h, so it does suggest that lower speeds improve economy! Btw, I drive in Economy Mode, and always in B.

One guess is that the BMS has detected an overheat condition. I would try waiting a couple of minutes before pressing start - perhaps that will give enough time for the battery to cool. If it doesn't recurr, you have a fix - if not, take it to a dealer immediately after the problem, and get...

One possibility is that the cells need balancing, which is done when you charge to 100%. What does the cell voltage readout look like, particularly the difference between highest and lowest?

Yes, exactly so. I use the car's charging control to do the timing, but it should work just as well with a timer on the external unit. I should add that my timings are for a 240V supply. If you are using a 120V supply, you should require approximately double the time.

I suspect the appointment date has been selected to encourage you to go elsewhere - they don't want to undertake the job.

I think your battery is the likely cause. It probably has one or more sick cells. You can have a look with the SoulEVSpy Android app. You will need a bluetooth dongle to do that - KONNWEI KW902 is recommended. Alternatively, take it to a KIA dealer, and ask for a SOH (not a SOC) - if it is...

You should have 96/100*30kWh, i.e. 28.8 kWh. My 30 kWh battery gives 120 miles in our mild winter, on local roads, Under the same conditions, I would expect you to get 115 miles. Unfortunately, a wallbox has no way to tell via the cable what %age charge the car has reached, so without the...

It would seem to be consistent with the faulty antenna diagnosis you mentioned. Possibly a progressive degeneration of insulation.

I can't tell whether your car is an 18MY with 100 cells or 17MY with 96 cells. Afaik, the 17MY has the option of 80% charge cutoff, accessed in the menu where charging times may be set, but the 18MY (like mine, although it was made in late 17) does not, thanks to the US regulators. I...

GOM - that's right. The cycles I perform are 30% to 80%, as it allegedly prolongs battery life, but that may not fit your operating pattern, so whatever suits you.

No, but the GOM range value carries a lot of history. You need to use the car for 5 or 6 charge cycles before you get a value which reflects how you drive.

Are you using the phone thru Android Auto or Apple Car Play, or are you linked by Bluetooth. If one of these, does Sirius FM work inside the car when not connected to one of those?

No, mine is not stiff. I don't know if the pedal unit is serviceable, but, if it is, it may need internal cleaning. If not, I suspect you need a replacement.

Does it work outside the car? Does the mobile phone work inside the car, apart from SiriusXM?