I have owned a 2023 Sportage PHEV since end of October 2023.
So far- I have suggestions for updates (if they can be implemented)
1) disable auto-liftgate if charging door is open. (I always have to be careful if I back into area where there is a charger. As I linger to unlatch charger, I hear the trunk beeping - ready to open.
2) incorporate Kia Access control of electric front windscreen defrost. From app, I like to turn on heated seats and steering wheel on (but not heat/defrost which would turn on gas engine). But need to manually turn on electric windscreen defrost when in car- as no way to do it in app.
3) I have auto wipers. When car started and wiper selection is “auto”, it does one wipe. This should be automatically disabled if temperature below 39 deg F- so if there is snow or ice, this won’t be any damage to wiper motor/assembly
4) the touch buttons for radio and ac/heat are shared. I have it defaulted to be in radio mode unless I touch the toggle button or the climate button. But the big problem: the climate button is literally next to volume knob. So when driving, it takes fine precision to adjust volume without touching climate button with back of fingers. If one touches without knowing , all of a sudden you now just adjusted heat to 80 and blowers go crazy. I would prefer an option where one has to touch climate button for one full second before it actually engages.
Bonus suggestion: wireless CarPlay
So far- I have suggestions for updates (if they can be implemented)
1) disable auto-liftgate if charging door is open. (I always have to be careful if I back into area where there is a charger. As I linger to unlatch charger, I hear the trunk beeping - ready to open.
2) incorporate Kia Access control of electric front windscreen defrost. From app, I like to turn on heated seats and steering wheel on (but not heat/defrost which would turn on gas engine). But need to manually turn on electric windscreen defrost when in car- as no way to do it in app.
3) I have auto wipers. When car started and wiper selection is “auto”, it does one wipe. This should be automatically disabled if temperature below 39 deg F- so if there is snow or ice, this won’t be any damage to wiper motor/assembly
4) the touch buttons for radio and ac/heat are shared. I have it defaulted to be in radio mode unless I touch the toggle button or the climate button. But the big problem: the climate button is literally next to volume knob. So when driving, it takes fine precision to adjust volume without touching climate button with back of fingers. If one touches without knowing , all of a sudden you now just adjusted heat to 80 and blowers go crazy. I would prefer an option where one has to touch climate button for one full second before it actually engages.
Bonus suggestion: wireless CarPlay
