Kia e-Niro stupid charging question
Kia e-Niro stupid charging question
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TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Hi,
I’ve picked up my used e-Niro and don’t have a charger installed yet, so thought I’d use the granny charger that came with the car. I plugged it in it lit up, showing power and 10a. I then plugged it into the car and nothing. The car doesn’t flash to show charging and the charger does not show its charging. Should it automatically start charging? It looks that way from the manual (I got that desperate).
Am I missing something.
Thanks!

TheRainMaker

7,872 posts

270 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Does the car detect the charger at all?

Is there a light next to the charge port?

TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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The car recognises it’s plugged in and there is a light by the charge port. Thanks

tamore

9,894 posts

312 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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might be worth seeing if there's a timer set in the car's interface. could be the last owner had it set to take advantage of intelligent octopus or similar.

TheRainMaker

7,872 posts

270 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Does the car have any schedules set for charging?

It could be the last owner only wanted it to charge between 12 a.m. and 5 a.m.


TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Scheduled charging is off according to the car and app. I’m wondering if the charger may be faulty.

tamore

9,894 posts

312 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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anyone in the neighbourhood with a BEV or PHEV you could try it on?

TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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My neighbour, but we don’t speak 😂. I think I’ll drive past Kia tomorrow and pop in.

gmaz

5,342 posts

238 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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Is reserved charging set?


samoht

7,170 posts

174 months

Sunday 5th November 2023
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On a similar line, there might be a maximum charge level set eg 80% or whatever, if it's above that it wouldn't charge I guess.

xx99xx

2,908 posts

101 months

Monday 6th November 2023
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On the newer Niro EV, you have to long press the button next to the charge flap to start it off on an immediate charge.

TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Monday 6th November 2023
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I dont seem to have that button in the car and can’t see any reference to reserve charging on the cars computer or app. My wife is taking it into Kia today so hopefully they can just test the charger.

TV200

Original Poster:

238 posts

98 months

Tuesday 7th November 2023
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Plugged it into someone else's charger and it charged no problems - so waiting for a replacement slow charger to be delivered. Thanks