How to care for the 12v battery in your Kia EV6 (or Ioniq 5). How to avoid a flat 12v battery.

Why do electric cars still have a 12v battery.
What can cause a 12v battery power drain?
How to monitor 12v health via apps.

Links to Andrew Till’s Mr EV website which has links to battery monitor,battery booster & much more. His videos are well worth checking out:

https://misterev.co.uk/gear

Car Scanner Pro:

https://www.carscanner.info/


Timecode

00:00 Titles
00:10 Introduction
00:44 How to open drivers door when 12v battery is flat
00:59 How to open the bonnet/hood
01:09 How to use a 12v battery booster pack to start the car quickly
02:26 Getting at the EV6 Battery
03:31 What happens in the car when you press boost
03:51 We now have power to start the car
04:00 Remove the jump start cables once car started
04:14 Replacing the frunk 12v battery access panel
04:50 Site in car for a few minutes until it will let you engage gear selector
05:19 Why to electric cars still need a 12v battery?
07:10 How to avoid getting a flat 12v battery
07:19 How to remotely monitor 12v battery
10:15 Do’s & don’ts if you want to keep good 12v battery health
14:14 How to monitor the cars energy usage
14:28 Things that can impact the 12v battery monitoring using Car Scanner
17:35 Monitoring 12v power drain with the car off
20:40 Using Carscanner to prove that 12v battery gets topped up whilst charging
22:16 Endscreen