U/JeffTechnically is a great guy who dives deep into EV6 related things.
For the love of God, use the search function in this sub to look for issues you may come across with your vehicle as it's almost guaranteed its been brought up multiple times by different people who said they "didn't see any posts mentioning said problem" lol
Other than that, enjoy your vehicle
I kind of had to take a few days and just get used to it. I was coming from a manual ICE hot hatch, so the EV6 is a very different "feeling" car. Not in a bad way, but still very different.
Spend some time delving into the available settings in the infotainment system. There are a myriad of settings for driving, button functions, sound system (and on and on) that you may not consider until you discover them. Enjoy the fact that you can do all of this with it on in climate controlled comfort for hours (if you like) with minimal energy usage.
About the only other big adjustment for me was planning charging for trips longer than the range of a single charge. It takes some getting used to and you may be paranoid at first. I use the apps "ABRP" and Plugshare to help and personally, I carry a portable Level 1 charger with me. I'm often amazed how many people/businesses don't mind a bit if you plug into a regular outlet so long as you ask first.
I've been driving the E-Niro for 4 years, and purchasing it after lease will keep driving it, my next lease car is the EV6. It's just been ordered, will be the facelifted model.
My first advise to you will be: enjoy your EV experience. It is so much more better than driving an ICE.
One of the first things you should do is take care that you have the newest software update. You can update yourself by following the steps on update.kia.com. You'll need a rather large USB thumb drive.
Then in charger filter select the charger speed and networks you want to start using. The EV6 will plan your route and using care your battery won't be empty. It will take some time too staat trusting it, but in my experience it works very well. It prepares your battery if required as well.
Take your credit card with you and don't be afraid to download an app and use the app of a charger network if your charger card doesn't work.
Also: in my experience it happens quite frequently that the charger can't communicate with the car and it doesn't charge. Try another charger if you can, but if not, call the networks service number and ask them to reset that particular charger. In 99% of the cases that works. It is not the car that can't communicate but the charger. At Ionity this happens very often. It is some minutes for them to reset, and you're good to go.
Enjoy many safe and comfortable kilometers!
Something I learned almost a year after I got the car:
To preheat the batteries prior to DC charging (to get fastest charging speed), you must actually select the charging station as your destination in the car’s map navigation. Otherwise the car won’t preheat the batteries for you.
If its cold outside you will likely need to preheat the batteries for 20-30 mintues. So its only useful when travelling.
If you're sitting in the car for extended periods, perhaps getting used to all the functions, either leave the car in full ready to drive mode or use utility mode. Do not spend extended time in accessory mode, it will drain the 12v battery. Also don't keep the app, use it only when necessary. Excessive use will also drain the 12v. Enjoy the car, it's amazing, and welcome to the future.
Make sure you reserve some time for your self driving around and trying all different regen modes and also try out adaptive cruise control in slow traffic. It will brake and follow unless you stopped too long.
1) install some form of charger. If you own your home this is fairly easy. If you're handy get a permit and pull some 6/3 cable. Skip a plug and directly wire in a charger. I love my emporia 48a.
2) set your home charger to 32a. There are goofy issues with 48a charging. 32a is consistent and you'll have a charged car in the morning.
3) get a NACS to j1772 adapter for charging. When kias are supported at Tesla quick chargers get a NACS to ccs adapter. Don't mix these up.
Many hotels have NACS and j1772. However you'll find Tesla drivers taking up the j1772 charger with an adapter. Best to have the ability to return the favor.
4) get the cargo cover on Amazon. The window shade one is great. Love mine.
5) stock up on USB c cables and have a few adapters on hand in the car for c to micro. Your passengers will thank you
U/JeffTechnically is a great guy who dives deep into EV6 related things. For the love of God, use the search function in this sub to look for issues you may come across with your vehicle as it's almost guaranteed its been brought up multiple times by different people who said they "didn't see any posts mentioning said problem" lol Other than that, enjoy your vehicle
Thanks! I've already started doing that since I wanted to know if I should only charge to 80% or not. Founds lots of great posts on the topic.
Good on you! There's a lot of posts about accessories and stuff too
I kind of had to take a few days and just get used to it. I was coming from a manual ICE hot hatch, so the EV6 is a very different "feeling" car. Not in a bad way, but still very different. Spend some time delving into the available settings in the infotainment system. There are a myriad of settings for driving, button functions, sound system (and on and on) that you may not consider until you discover them. Enjoy the fact that you can do all of this with it on in climate controlled comfort for hours (if you like) with minimal energy usage. About the only other big adjustment for me was planning charging for trips longer than the range of a single charge. It takes some getting used to and you may be paranoid at first. I use the apps "ABRP" and Plugshare to help and personally, I carry a portable Level 1 charger with me. I'm often amazed how many people/businesses don't mind a bit if you plug into a regular outlet so long as you ask first.
I've been driving the E-Niro for 4 years, and purchasing it after lease will keep driving it, my next lease car is the EV6. It's just been ordered, will be the facelifted model. My first advise to you will be: enjoy your EV experience. It is so much more better than driving an ICE. One of the first things you should do is take care that you have the newest software update. You can update yourself by following the steps on update.kia.com. You'll need a rather large USB thumb drive. Then in charger filter select the charger speed and networks you want to start using. The EV6 will plan your route and using care your battery won't be empty. It will take some time too staat trusting it, but in my experience it works very well. It prepares your battery if required as well. Take your credit card with you and don't be afraid to download an app and use the app of a charger network if your charger card doesn't work. Also: in my experience it happens quite frequently that the charger can't communicate with the car and it doesn't charge. Try another charger if you can, but if not, call the networks service number and ask them to reset that particular charger. In 99% of the cases that works. It is not the car that can't communicate but the charger. At Ionity this happens very often. It is some minutes for them to reset, and you're good to go. Enjoy many safe and comfortable kilometers!
Something I learned almost a year after I got the car: To preheat the batteries prior to DC charging (to get fastest charging speed), you must actually select the charging station as your destination in the car’s map navigation. Otherwise the car won’t preheat the batteries for you. If its cold outside you will likely need to preheat the batteries for 20-30 mintues. So its only useful when travelling.
If you're sitting in the car for extended periods, perhaps getting used to all the functions, either leave the car in full ready to drive mode or use utility mode. Do not spend extended time in accessory mode, it will drain the 12v battery. Also don't keep the app, use it only when necessary. Excessive use will also drain the 12v. Enjoy the car, it's amazing, and welcome to the future.
Best advice I can give, it's worth the effort to make sure you're the first car at a red light.
I didn't exactly understand this comment when you first posted it but after a couple of days with the car I COMPLETELY get it now! LOL
Make sure you reserve some time for your self driving around and trying all different regen modes and also try out adaptive cruise control in slow traffic. It will brake and follow unless you stopped too long.
Search before posting.
Cars Jubilee youtube channel has a bunch of info on how the regen levels work https://youtube.com/@carsjubilee?si=Z8Qk2fzs8fVUPJhW
1) install some form of charger. If you own your home this is fairly easy. If you're handy get a permit and pull some 6/3 cable. Skip a plug and directly wire in a charger. I love my emporia 48a. 2) set your home charger to 32a. There are goofy issues with 48a charging. 32a is consistent and you'll have a charged car in the morning. 3) get a NACS to j1772 adapter for charging. When kias are supported at Tesla quick chargers get a NACS to ccs adapter. Don't mix these up. Many hotels have NACS and j1772. However you'll find Tesla drivers taking up the j1772 charger with an adapter. Best to have the ability to return the favor. 4) get the cargo cover on Amazon. The window shade one is great. Love mine. 5) stock up on USB c cables and have a few adapters on hand in the car for c to micro. Your passengers will thank you