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8,000-Mile Checkup
for our Ioniq 5

Mark D Larsen

September 5, 2024

Deal Me In!
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Although Rocinante has not yet reached 8,000 miles on the odometer, I anticipate that it will cross that threshold when we drive to the Sacramento area in the near future. I therefore set an appointment with our local Hyundai dealer to have the first free maintenance checkup performed ahead of schedule. Coincidentally, the day before the appointment, an over-the-air update started downloading to the car while we were running various errands around town. Below is a summary of the update, and the subsequent visit to the service center.

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This is when I noticed the software update was downloading, with a down arrow inside a spinning circle in the very top right corner of the screen.

Later in the day, I saw that the arrow had disappeared, but the wheel was still spinning while the download was preparing for installation.

At the dealership the next day, the software update had finished installing.

What did the new software include? Apparently a Sports app —which I doubt I will ever use.

It also enabled "voice recognition" to add a stop to a navigated route. Now I can imagine occasionally using that feature someday.

Hyundai includes 3 years or 36,00 miles of free maintenance with its vehicles, as described in this PDF brochure. Of course, EVs require hardly any maintenance, so many of the services specified are a moot point.

This table shows the specific services for Hyundai's EVs at the recommended intervals. As you can see, this checkup only required rotating the tires, inspecting the brake fluid, and possibly replacing the climate control filter. The latter wasn’t even necessary, since I had already replaced the filter myself.

This is the invoice for the checkup, and you can see that it only involved rotating the tires —free of charge. The technician had reset the maintenance reminder at 7,500 miles, the usual setting for every 8,000 miles of service.

I had to chuckle that he also placed a reminder sticker on my windshield that specifies an oil change. Obviously their stickers are intended for gas cars —not EVs.

Since my odometer only showed 6,385.7 miles, I knew that the 7,500 mile reminder would appear sooner than needed for the next checkup at 16,000 miles.

I therefore opened the screen for the next service interval and reset the reminder to 9,000 miles. 6,385.7 + 9,000 = 15,385.7 miles, i.e., 614.3 miles before crossing the next checkup threshold. Just right!

Coincidentally, while at the dealership, one of the sales reps pointed out that they had just acquired a slightly used Ioniq 5 Limited Disney Edition. I had just watched a review of this model, and went over to check it out.

Sure enough, it only had 2,541 miles on the odometer.

The Disney Edition is practically identical to my Ioniq 5, except that it sports Gravity Gold Matte paint, and has tan highlights on the center console, doors, and dashboard.

Here are the rear seats, sliding and reclining like in all Ioniq 5, and just as spacious.

If any of my local readers are interested, here is its window sticker. Although it doesn't offer any dealer warranties, obviously Hyundai's warranties still apply. Someone should snatch this EV up in the near future!

As I mentioned above, we’ll likely cross the 8,000-mile treshold on our upcoming roadtrip to California. It’s good to know that Rocinante’s tires have been rotated, ready to undertake that journey.

This is when I noticed the software update was downloading, with a down arrow inside a spinning circle in the very top right corner of the screen.
Later in the day, I saw that the arrow had disappeared, but the wheel was still spinning while the download was preparing for installation.
At the dealership the next day, the software update had finished installing.	What did the new software include? Apparently a Sports app —which I doubt I will ever use.
It also enabled "voice recognition" to add a stop to a navigated route. Now I can imagine occasionally using that feature someday.	Hyundai includes 3 years or 36,00 miles of free maintenance with its vehicles, as described in this PDF brochure. Of course, EVs require hardly any maintenance, so many of the services specified are a moot point.
This table shows the specific services for Hyundai's EVs at the recommended intervals. As you can see, this checkup only required rotating the tires, inspecting the brake fluid, and possibly replacing the climate control filter. The latter wasn’t even necessary, since I had already replaced the filter myself.	This is the invoice for the checkup, and you can see that it only involved rotating the tires —free of charge. The technician had reset the maintenance reminder at 7,500 miles, the usual setting for every 8,000 miles of service.
I had to chuckle that he also placed a reminder sticker on my windshield that specifies an oil change. Obviously their stickers are intended for gas cars —not EVs.	Since my odometer only showed 6,385.7 miles, I knew that the 7,500 mile reminder would appear sooner than needed for the next checkup at 16,000 miles.
I therefore opened the screen for the next service interval and reset the reminder to 9,000 miles. 6,385.7 + 9,000 = 15,385.7 miles, i.e., 614.3 miles before crossing the next checkup threshold. Just right!	Coincidentally, while at the dealership, one of the sales reps pointed out that they had just acquired a slightly used Ioniq 5 Limited Disney Edition. I had just watched a review of this model, and went over to check it out.
Sure enough, it only had 2,541 miles on the odometer.	The Disney Edition is practically identical to my Ioniq 5, except that it sports Gravity Gold Matte paint, and has tan highlights on the center console, doors, and dashboard.
Here are the rear seats, sliding and reclining like in all Ioniq 5, and just as spacious.	If any of my local readers are interested, here is its window sticker. Although it doesn't offer any dealer warranties, obviously Hyundai's warranties still apply. Someone should snatch this EV up in the near future!