[Hank]

I’m dedicating this thread to discuss any neat tricks and tips that we Ariya owners should be made aware of.

First of, I was told by Nick at Tustin Nissan that if you plan to go on a vacation where your Ariya is left unattended for several days and weeks, he said do not leave the SoC below 30%. I forgot what was the reasoning behind this. Usually with my ICE, I would remove the battery cable

He also said if you accidentally leave your hood ajar, it will drain the 12V battery.

 

[Nebraskabd]

SoC stands for ?

 

[Hank]

SoC stands for ?

State of charge (battery level)

 

[Hank]

This is a neat trick so I thought I include this video here…
It’s a good substitute for lack of One Pedal feature. It’s one of my favorite features.

 

[atlasG]

Has anyone found the procedure to swipe map/route directions from the passenger screen over to the driver's screen? I recall this as an early advertised feature but for the life of me, can't find the process nor a demo video of it. Cheers.

 

[Tonejr83]

This is a neat trick so I thought I include this video here…
It’s a good substitute for lack of One Pedal feature. It’s one of my favorite features.

Want to know something funny. I literally just found this feature on my 2018 kia sorento which I bought brand new. Been using this feature for about a week, never even recognized it had it, but it Is nice to not have to keep your foot on the brake. Although I'm still getting used to it even with it on I tend to put my foot on the break. I have to remind myself I can let go. Its just muscle memory I guess.

 

[kurtsimon]

I find that when auto brake hold is on, I get abrupt stops where the car rocks back and forth briefly. It goes away if I turn off auto brake stop. If I'm very careful to feather the brake pedal just before fully stopping it minimizes the problem. I'd much rather have full stop one-pedal.

 

[cybergem99]

Has anyone found the procedure to swipe map/route directions from the passenger screen over to the driver's screen? I recall this as an early advertised feature but for the life of me, can't find the process nor a demo video of it. Cheers.

It works only when you have the navigation active and it is a two fingers swipe.

It took few attempts for me to figure it out.

 

[ab13]

Has anyone found the procedure to swipe map/route directions from the passenger screen over to the driver's screen? I recall this as an early advertised feature but for the life of me, can't find the process nor a demo video of it. Cheers.

When I did the test drive, I tried this and it works. When I did it it was a two finger swipe to the left, and the navigation was set to a destination. I'm not sure if there needs to be a destination set, but I'm sure you need to use two fingers.

 

[Hank]

Has anyone found the procedure to swipe map/route directions from the passenger screen over to the driver's screen? I recall this as an early advertised feature but for the life of me, can't find the process nor a demo video of it. Cheers.

Same here but I prefer to use my Android Auto app using Google map as my primary app.

Want to know something funny. I literally just found this feature on my 2018 kia sorento which I bought brand new. Been using this feature for about a week, never even recognized it had it, but it Is nice to not have to keep your foot on the brake. Although I'm still getting used to it even with it on I tend to put my foot on the break. I have to remind myself I can let go. Its just muscle memory I guess.

Yeah, in the city of Irvine, the traffic light to turn green is long. My foot would get tired of waiting and waiting especially when there are pedestrians crossing the street

 

[bufkey]

From my own driving experience and research on Ariya brake modes:

• D is for cruising when driving without the need for braking and light on accel pedal, such as on highway with light traffic. This is similar to normal ICE car driving.
• B is for letting the regen braking moderately to slow down with less need to apply the brake pedal when driving downhill. This is similar to an ICE car using lower gears when going downhill.
• e-Step is for more aggressive regen braking when driving in heavy traffic, or dense street lights/signs/... with frequent stopping/slowing down/turning. For more smooth driving with e-Step (also 1-pedal driving with other EV's), don't let go the accel pedal at once - Instead, estimate the distance then partially release and hold the accel pedal, until release and stop or speed up again as needed.
• For a complete stop, always use the brake pedal to prevent the car from creeping. For a long stop, activate the Brake Hold button below the left side of the dashboard to keep the car stopped after holding the brake pedal for a few seconds.

 

[mattp]

I’m dedicating this thread to discuss any neat tricks and tips that we Ariya owners should be made aware of.

First of, I was told by Nick at Tustin Nissan that if you plan to go on a vacation where your Ariya is left unattended for several days and weeks, he said do not leave the SoC below 30%. I forgot what was the reasoning behind this. Usually with my ICE, I would remove the battery cable

He also said if you accidentally leave your hood ajar, it will drain the 12V battery.

The reason one should not park the car for an extended period of time with low SOC is that, when one comes back one could find a dead 9v battery and the car won’t start. Unlike Teslas these cars still have the dreaded 9v battery and if there is a low SOC the main battery stops trickle charging the 9V battery. So if one is leaving for an extended time, always leave it with a decent SOC.

 

[Hank]

From my own driving experience and research on Ariya brake modes:

• D is for cruising when driving without the need for braking and light on accel pedal, such as on highway with light traffic. This is similar to normal ICE car driving.
• B is for letting the regen braking moderately to slow down with less need to apply the brake pedal when driving downhill. This is similar to an ICE car using lower gears when going downhill.
• e-Step is for more aggressive regen braking when driving in heavy traffic, or dense street lights/signs/... with frequent stopping/slowing down/turning. For more smooth driving with e-Step (also 1-pedal driving with other EV's), don't let go the accel pedal at once - Instead, estimate the distance then partially release and hold the accel pedal, until release and stop or speed up again as needed.
• For a complete stop, always use the brake pedal to prevent the car from creeping. For a long stop, activate the Brake Hold button below the left side of the dashboard to keep the car stopped after holding the brake pedal for a few seconds.

So for all around city driving, would B mode + eStep + automatic brake hold be ideal to use for regen purpose?

 

[bufkey]

So for all around city driving, would B mode + eStep + automatic brake hold be ideal to use for regen purpose?

eStep once activated, it seems to overwrite D/B mode regardless and has the most aggressive slowdown and regen. However, my kids in the back seats complained if I let it slow down too fast by releasing the accel pedal at once, so I've learned to estimate the distance earlier then partially release and hold the accel pedal just enough to get there for a more smooth drive.
For around city driving with eStep activated, I only use the brake pedal lightly for stop. For highway driving, I select D mode without eStep for cruising with less hold pressure on the accel pedal.

 

[ab13]

eStep once activated, it seems to overwrite D/B mode regardless and has the most aggressive slowdown and regen. However, my kids in the back seats complained if I let it slow down too fast by releasing the accel pedal at once, so I've learned to estimate the distance earlier then partially release and hold the accel pedal just enough to get there for a more smooth drive.
For around city driving with eStep activated, I only use the brake pedal lightly for stop. For highway driving, I select D mode without eStep for cruising with less hold pressure on the accel pedal.

The manual says:

Other driving tips for the e-Pedal STEP SYSTEM:
* For smooth deceleration when the e-Pedal
Step system is activated, it is recommended to
adjust the accelerator pedal while driving with
your foot on it (depressing or returning, but
not releasing).
* Shifting the shift position from D (Drive) to B or
from B to D will not affect the e-Pedal Step
system feature.

 

[Hank]

The manual says:

Other driving tips for the e-Pedal STEP SYSTEM:
* For smooth deceleration when the e-Pedal
Step system is activated, it is recommended to
adjust the accelerator pedal while driving with
your foot on it (depressing or returning, but
not releasing).
* Shifting the shift position from D (Drive) to B or
from B to D will not affect the e-Pedal Step
system feature.

Wow, you actually read the manuals? I haven’t even cracked open the manual. I like watching videos. Thanks for those additional tips…

im curious to know if anyone hears a slight popping sound (with automatic brake hold engaged) once the brake pedal is released?

 

[Tonejr83]

Wow, you actually read the manuals? I haven’t even cracked open the manual. I like watching videos. Thanks for those additional tips…

im curious to know if anyone hears a slight popping sound (with automatic brake hold engaged) once the brake pedal is released?

Lol right? I haven't read a manual on anything since the 90s and that's because there was no YouTube then 🤣

Although maybe I should start reading. That's probably the reason why I didn't find out about "auto hold" on my sorento until 5 years later when im about to trade it in lol

 

[Hank]

Now I know that when backing up, the red line gives me the final 1.5’ distance between the rear bumper and the object.

 

[GSX-R35]

Nissan put out this video about the power liftgate that has some good tips including about the garage limit function to set the liftgate to open to only a certain point. One tip it (and the manual) missed mentioning was that if you open the power liftgate and then push down on it slightly before it hits full opening it will stop and hold that position until you close it again - handy when you park somewhere with a relatively low roof and haven't set the garage limit. You can also pause it by hitting the one of the opener switches when it gets to the desired position but it's nice that Nissan thought of making it so that you can just pause it by pushing on the liftgate - like when you suddenly realize the roof is too low and can't hit the switch in time. On some cars the power liftgate or trunk will just close again if you try to pause it before full opening.

 

[bufkey]

The manual says:

Other driving tips for the e-Pedal STEP SYSTEM:
* For smooth deceleration when the e-Pedal
Step system is activated, it is recommended to
adjust the accelerator pedal while driving with
your foot on it (depressing or returning, but
not releasing).
* Shifting the shift position from D (Drive) to B or
from B to D will not affect the e-Pedal Step
system feature.

Thanks. That confirms what I have learned without reading the manual.
Also, to keep e-Step selection persistent, select and set Settings->Driver Assistance->e-Step->Retain Mode to ON. E-Step mode is my favorite when speed needs to be adjusted frequently - Drove my Ariya on a hilly winding road today, and it was super smooth and fun without the need for brake pedal.