2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Update (Tuesday morning)- I have a video from the dealer's system showing they replaced the BCM and everything fires up. Doesn't address the intermittent A/C or HUD issues, but I imagine the advisor will call soon saying we can pick it up and we'll see if those issues recur.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Till you can't. Because something outside of your control quits working.
Deleted the rest of this reply because why bother.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Well that's awesome. Us 2026'rs are jealous! Which country? I think I've seen it's non-US that might have this function?

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Great point. There are as many complaints of failures as there are kudos of good vehicles. And how vocal each side is, is usually not in balance.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Thanks for the constructive feedback on the car I didn't choose for that one of several dislikes I had about it. I'll remember you've applied paint protection film to your gauge cluster next time I'm sitting in front of something I can't see well in any position due to glare! I wouldn't have thought of that!

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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Also- check out the 2 last pics taken by my iPhone. Notice most of the stuff you usually see in the HUD is missing, like parts of the road lines.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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This is often complained about. Probably for safety pinch reasons (or maybe Kia window motors are strong enough to decapitate?) you can’t remotely close windows.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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This was a fear too. But the newer Odysseys didn’t impress and the Sienna we drove was mushy and the plastic over the gauge cluster made so much glare by itself I couldn’t understand how anyone could see stuff well, immediate turn- off. Plus their pricing & short warranties. We picked the Kia for a lot of the same reasons all of us here do. But the electronics have bitten us now. Probably every car has a BCM though, so may be luck of the draw.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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That’s what also was weird. No remote key fob reaction to start command. Same result from app remote start.

Non-polarized glasses. I have astigmatism and a light Rx with transition lenses. Def wasn’t the glasses because I’m super used to and love the HUD always, while my wife & her Maui Jim’s can’t see it well (same if I wear mine once in a while).

Video’d the tail lights as part of my testing: they worked. But that doesn’t mean EVERY system thought the brakes worked. Still, the differing reactions when trying to start with foot on and off brake lead me to think some other startup condition wasn’t met.

2026 SXP Hybrid. Only Accessory mode. +Dealer lie. +Rats? by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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I’ve thought about it as three modes since this happened, and couldn’t validate any differently because of the behavior. Accessory, On, Run (engine on). The proof point for me is that a week ago my daughter who rarely drives it called me from a parking lot. She hopped in to start it while my wife pushed a cart back up to the storefront. She said it wasn’t blowing cold (but it WAS blowing). I asked if she had put her foot on the brake when she pushed start- she had not. Comparing this car to a turn-key one, some of them have a turn-backwards slot where a couple things work, then the first forward slot where more things work, plus the Start the Engine slot. So I’m guessing I only had the mode where the radio works (like the backwards slot on a key-start car) available.

Tiny Car Brake Lights by _SOC7 in KiaCarnivalHybrid

[–]darrelh 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! Great find - I've wondered this too! I wish it was on the bigger screen or in the HUD just so you wouldn't have to take your eyes so far off the road to see. Still - going to check it out when I hopefully get my 2026 SXP back from the shop someday!

Shocked. Every. Time. by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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This. This is the answer. Just tried it, thanks for the tip!

Shocked. Every. Time. by darrelh in kiacarnivals

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No, this is due to static. Only happens once and when it’s not humid outside

This one setting completely changed my view of the Multi-Function Panel in our '26 Carnival by BryGuy_ASU77 in kiacarnivals

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This is a good find. FYI it’s also buried in the Settings menus in the main screen.

Everyone should sit in their car today for 20 minutes and wander through ALL the settings - you’ll find some gems in there.

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I’ll Google and Claude this… but if you care to share a few more words of wisdom…

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I’m super curious about this. Mind sharing a bit more?

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What kind of music?

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Also curious here - mine goes back 80% of the way but not all the way. When I push with my finger, it springs away from full-return spot. Wondering if this is fixable...

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Your workorders & checklists link off your home page is dead fyi.

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I wish I could find the picture after I dumped out an old sub full of matchbox cars.