Interesting Discoveries Thread (Good or Bad)

[D.J.]

The button on the side of the shift knob does NOT mechanically lock the shifter in place, it's just an electrical button. It WILL shift into neutral while driving on the highway if you bump it, say while reaching to adjust the temperature knob.

Isn't that like - all cars? I though you can always bang an auto transmission into neutral, and they can't be locked into gear.

 

[ElChanclo]

Well you can imagine my surprise XD Could've sworn it was a mechanical lock on my Tercel but that was a long time ago in a place far away...

 

[D.J.]

Well you can imagine my surprise XD Could've sworn it was a mechanical lock on my Tercel but that was a long time ago in a place far away...

Your Tercel would have been mechanically locked from going all the way to reverse... But not locked from going into neutral.

For safety reasons, you should always be able to slap it into neutral.

Our electronic shifter is electronically locked out of reverse/park. But neutral ready to go - always.

 

[ShannonC]

I've noticed that with all the autos I've had you can just push the stick from drive into neutral.

That's normal behaviour. If it slips out just put it back in!

 

[Devin]

I like how the hatch cover can slide in behind its mounts if you need to put something taller in the back.

And it makes the rear window only slightly less usable.

 

[JSolo]

Speaking of rear windows, wonder how one does a driver's road test in the stinger - specifically when they to back up without using the camera....

 

[nhcowboy28]

Speaking of rear windows, wonder how one does a driver's road test in the stinger - specifically when they to back up without using the camera....

The same way you would in a uhaul.

Carefully.

 

[G70LEbyAdoom]

The same way you would in a uhaul.

Carefully.

I worked at Uhaul when I was younger, "Carefully" is not in the dictionary of anyone renting a uhaul.

 

[SOCAL2.0]

LOL

 

[Devin]

Unplugged my battery today for the first time. Noticed that the terminal had a bit of damage to it.


Never had the spare out before so I assume this was during manufacturing.

 

[JSolo]

^^Is the other terminal similar? I can see a punch mark like that preventing the terminal from lifting should the nut get loose.

 

[Devin]

^^Is the other terminal similar? I can see a punch mark like that preventing the terminal from lifting should the nut get loose.

I like that theory, although I'd like to see someone else's 2022 to verify. The other terminal is whole.



Here's another angle of the negative

 

[JSolo]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Since you had the terminal off, use one of those battery terminal brushes to clean it up so nice and shiny?

 

[Devin]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. Since you had the terminal off, use one of those battery terminal brushes to clean it up so nice and shiny?

I'm not worried about it. Just thought it was interesting.

 

[cncBilly]

I'm not worried about it. Just thought it was interesting.

Just another example of Kia tech’s at work.

 

[D.J.]

unimportant but interesting behavior regarding windshield wipers.

Basically:

• a quick flick of the wiper stalk less than ~100ms - just a quick squirt with no wipe
• Between ~100ms and ~250ms - 1 single wipe
• over ~250ms - normal 3 wipes.

All timings are approximate estimations

https://imgur.com/3raAGbd

 

[DonD]

I like that theory, although I'd like to see someone else's 2022 to verify. The other terminal is whole.

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Here's another angle of the negative

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For Devin, superb photography! Don

 

[nhcowboy28]

unimportant but interesting behavior regarding windshield wipers.

Basically:

• a quick flick of the wiper stalk less than ~100ms - just a quick squirt with no wipe
• Between ~100ms and ~250ms - 1 single wipe
• over ~250ms - normal 3 wipes.

All timings are approximate estimations

https://imgur.com/3raAGbd

The faster move it, the more I squirt…

Is that normal?

 

[rpoffen]

unimportant but interesting behavior regarding windshield wipers.

Basically:

• a quick flick of the wiper stalk less than ~100ms - just a quick squirt with no wipe
• Between ~100ms and ~250ms - 1 single wipe
• over ~250ms - normal 3 wipes.

All timings are approximate estimations

https://imgur.com/3raAGbd

I doubt this is by design, but just a matter of the way typical wipers work.
The wiper motor assembly has a switch or sensor to knows when the wipers are parked, or at their down, unused position. This has been the case for decades. This is so that when you tun them off, it maintains the circuit or power to the motor until they are parked so they don't just stop in the middle of the windshield.
I imagine that when you pull the stalk to spray fluid, it simply engages the motor assuming it will get to the point where the auto park sensor determines it needs to keep it going until the park position. If you flick it too fast, it doesn't have time to engage to that point so it never does a sweep.

 

[D.J.]

I doubt this is by design, but just a matter of the way typical wipers work.
The wiper motor assembly has a switch or sensor to knows when the wipers are parked, or at their down, unused position. This has been the case for decades. This is so that when you tun them off, it maintains the circuit or power to the motor until they are parked so they don't just stop in the middle of the windshield.
I imagine that when you pull the stalk to spray fluid, it simply engages the motor assuming it will get to the point where the auto park sensor determines it needs to keep it going until the park position. If you flick it too fast, it doesn't have time to engage to that point so it never does a sweep.

Additionally - -

You can cancel the 3 wipes down to 1 wipe by an additional "quick flick" of the squirter - after a "normal pull"..
Which leads me to think it may be by design. either way, just an interesting observation.