wind AWD
Wonder if the KIA engineers will include the door locks to auto unlock/lock in an over the air update. (Like the welcome dance the mirrors do).
No, definitely not, as this is explicitly a price differentiation between the Wind and the GTL. GTL gets auto-unlock on approach. Wind has the same hardware, but is configured not to unlock, simply to make you pay more money. Annoying, but true and also common.
Shark Racing resells a module from overseas for most of the Kia/Hyundai product line that attaches to the CAN bus in the car and listens for the message that unfolds the mirrors, then sends the message to unlock the doors. A clever hack since the mirrors unfold even on the down-spec car, and can only do so if the authorized key is in proximity. The module also auto-locks the car when you turn it off, but it's dumb: it does it on a timeout, not seeing the key disappear from range, so if you leave the key in the car the module can lock you out. Pros and cons.
Shark's module doesn't say that it's EV6-compatible, but one driver bought an identical looking module from Korea that totally is. It's unclear if the Shark Racing module is actually compatible and just doesn't say so, or if the two have different firmware.
Ev6 Auto door Lock Module : KiaEV6 (reddit.com)
Wondering if this is the expected unlock behavior.
Driver side door.
- Pressing once unlocks driver door only (or does it also unlock passenger?)
- Once unlocked, opening driver door does not unlock all doors
- Pressing twice unlocks all doors
Passenger door
- Pressing once unlocks passenger (and Driver?) door
- Once unlocked, opening passenger door unlocks all doors
- Cannot press twice to unlock all doors
Pressing once vs pressing twice is a configuration option in the infotainment menus. Check the manual for that one. I have mine set to unlock all doors on the first unlock, but staged (drivers then all as you describe) is the default.
The only circumstance under which the car auto-locks is if you've unlocked with the fob or proximity (for GTL cars), then haven't opened a door for some time, or haven't opened a door and walk away. That way you can walk past your car and it'll temporarily unlock, but then lock itself again.
Unless there's been a change in newer cars, none auto-lock on walk-away, and I'm very curious what's going on with
@shin shin 's car that they think it is. Are you SURE it locks after you've opened the door, and isn't just auto-locking after no interaction since the unlock? I'd be thrilled if that WAS a change in the latest software (which I don't have), but I don't believe that's possible, as the infotainment system doesn't manage access control and it's not possible for the infotainment update to update that module's firmware.
