I’m not sure, but I haven’t found any solution to turn the beep off. If I-Pedal is in use, mine beeps every time I engage or disengage cruise control. And of course when switching I-Pedal from level 3 regen. Not just at the start of journey.

 

I don't remember ever hearing any beeps. I don't know what he's talking about.

Every time it turns on or off, it beeps. Engaging cruise control turns it off, which displays a notice and makes a beep. Disengaging CC turns iPedal back on, displays a notice, and beeps again.

I haven’t found any solution to turn the beep off.

Me neither. But it doesn't bother me at all. You want to hear beeps, try putting a Prius in reverse. Sheesh!!!

 

Every time it turns on or off, it beeps. Engaging cruise control turns it off, which displays a notice and makes a beep. Disengaging CC turns iPedal back on, displays a notice, and beeps again.

Me neither. But it doesn't bother me at all. You want to hear beeps, try putting a Prius in reverse. Sheesh!!!

I get this behaviour too. Beep when iPedal engaged. If you engage reverse you get a beep to say you’ve done that and another one to say that’s the end of iPedal.

The car does like its beeps.

 

I prefer I-Pedal, but really dislike the beeps. So now I use Auto regen, and the left paddle for regen-on-demand and get no beeps.

 

I like both. Auto for if I'm going to be using cruise control. iPedal for back streets.

 

this is where i liked my 2023 chevy bolt the regen braking was a button so it can stay on all the time and it worked in reverse too. it was similiar to i-pedal it could bring car to a stop.
All the other settings for regen on the ioniq5 are useless to me / i like when it brings car to a stop like on my old bolt

 

Just test drove the Ioniq 5 yesterday and the dealer pointed out what he considered the only design flaw with the car being that the i-pedal goes off everytime you go in reverse or switch driving modes. I bought it anyway but during the test drive I switched from eco to sport and almost ran a stop sign. This is a stupid omission on Hyundai's part and my only gripe with the car so far.

 

yes i hoped the 2025 would have a setting to have i-pedal on all the time but it doesn't i just bought one / but i guess i am used to always having to turn i-pedal back on

 

They've fixed it on the EV3, so there is hope.

 

oh thats nice and forget the hyundai's? and wasn't there a feature to have buttons in the trunk to fold the rear seats ' maybe the korean models have that cause mine doesn't / there was youtube video about all the 2025 changes

 

Edited/expanded:
I just bought the 2025 Ioniq 5 SEL AWD. So far It's very nice. I also have a 2021 Tesla Model Y. I don't enjoy driving the Tesla because of Musk, and I'm about to wrap it in Camo with appropriate disparaging stickers.
That said, here's my experience: (I just picked up the Ioniq four days ago, so this can change)

Handling/Driving:
I feel more connected to the road in the Tesla.
Acceleration / 0-60: About the same, I've read. One can get a software upgrade from Tesla to shave ~.6 seconds from the 0-60 time. Silly.
One pedal driving. Re-engaging the i-pedal each time you shift into Drive is slightly annoying, but otherwise, the regen works nicely. I just read this:
If you have the car in ECO mode, i-pedal forces AWD, reducing efficiency. I did not know that it disconnects the rear motor at speeds below 30. Supposedly, this is why the i-pedal is deselected each time it's shifted to Drive.
I like the Tesla's shifting much better. If you are in Drive and want to reverse, you push the stalk up as long as you are under five mph. There's no need to stop or step on the brake first.

Comfort:
It's too soon to tell, but I think it's very good.
The Tesla is very comfortable as well. Most cars kill my lower back, and I have to stop and stretch rest after 45 minutes. I have a Chevy Bolt, ugh.

Auto-steer / speed control:
The Tesla's self-driving is really good. I will miss that in the Ioniq.

Noise / Ride:
Noise:
I compared the two cars with an SPL meter, using "A" weighting.
The first comparison was at 55 MPH, HVAC off. The Ionic 5 was about 5 dB quieter. That's what I would have guessed as well.
The Ioniq has a softer ride.

The Ioniq is about 350 pounds lighter.

Fit/Finish:
The Ionic's Digital Teal is gorgeous. It appears to change from green to blue from different viewing angles. Fit looks perfect, but I'm not an expert, and it's not something I would notice. The Tesla is a boring white, and the panel gaps are larger. But not something I usually would notice.

Range:
The range appears to be the same, but my comparison is limited. I drove the car back from the dealer in sport mode, and my wife drove the Tesla. But I drive faster and more aggressively. Both consumed 23% of the battery's SOC. Note that Tesla's odometer reads 27,880 miles. The Tesla battery is 71.5 kWh. The Ionic's is said to be 84 kWh. The Tesla is somewhat more efficient.

Audio:
Disclaimer: I am an audio engineer.
I didn't get the top trim with Bose, so I can't comment.
Many people talk about how good the Tesla's sound system is. It has a lot of speakers and achieves very high SPLs. It has a subwoofer that can create some loud bass sounds. At first, I was impressed, but I quickly realized it was unlistenable for music.

Android Auto/Carplay:
It's wireless, finally! It works perfectly so far. Tesla has neither Android Auto nor Carplay, and I haven't missed it. But now that I have used Android Auto for a few days, I like it.

Voice commands:
I haven't tried Ioniq's voice assistance, but I've read that it works well. Voice commands work well in the Tesla, such as "my feet are cold," "open the glovebox," "navigate to..," and virtually everything that you can't figure out how to do through the display.

The Ioniq's headlights are excellent, much better than the Tesla. Tesla has improved the headlights in later models.

The cabin lighting in the Ioniq distracts me, especially the huge, red-lit emergency button. I'll get used to it. Or cover it with a translucent sticker.

I will miss Tesla's enormous storage space, including the frunk and the area under the rear deck.

The Tesla has some quirks:
The windshield wipers sometimes auto-engage when it's completely dry out. Auto headlight dimming is quirky, too.

Purchasing:
I bought the car at Haselwood Hyundai. They were great, but as usual, we spent hours there. They quoted the out-the-door price over text, which most dealers refuse to do. It was MSRP less with Hyundai's $7500 cash discount. Also, Hyundai texted me a $500 coupon after visiting and registering on their site. The only unpleasant experience was rejecting the 3rd party add-on warranty, which I always do. If you are considering buying a car, please research the wisdom of purchasing extended warranties. Even though the car was manufactured at the new Georgia plant, it looks like it doesn't qualify for the federal tax credit. With the current administration, who knows?

Tesla:
I went online, clicked on the car, selected financing, and that was it. We drove to a Tesla location, and they handed us the keys (RFID cards).

 

I just bought the 2025 Ioniq 5 SEL AWD. So far It's very nice. I also have the Tesla Model Y. I don't enjoy driving the Tesla because of Musk, and I'm about to wrap it in Camo with appropriate disparaging stickers.
That said, here's my experience: (I just picked up the Ioniq two days ago, so this can change)
Handling: I feel more connected to the road in the Tesla.
Acceleration / 0-60: About the same. You can get a software upgrade from Tesla to shave .6 seconds from the 0-60 time. Silly.
One pedal driving. Re-engaging the I-Pedal each time is slightly annoying, but regen works nicely otherwise.
Auto-steer / speed control:
The Tesla's self-driving is really good. I will miss that in the Ioniq.
Noise / Ride:
I think the Ioniq is significantly quieter. I will test both with an SPL meter.
The Ioniq has a softer ride.
The Ioniq is about 400 pounds lighter.
The range appears to be the same.
The Ioniq's headlights seem to be far better. I think Tesla has improved the headlights. My model is 2021.
I will miss Tesla's enormous storage space., including the frunk and the area under the read deck.

The Tesla has some quirks. The windshield wipers sometimes auto-engage when it's completely dry out.

Nice write up. I got rid of my '24 Model 3 DM for the Ioniq 5. My first ever SUV as I preferred sedans my whole life. It is nice. I like the fit and finish and that there are no panel gaps. I do miss the 17 speaker sound system, but the it was too powerful for the model 3, because the music would cause the vehicle to rattle.

 

I happen to think that they have arranged the operation of the i-pedal fairly well. I do use it occasionally in quite specific situations, such as heavy urban traffic which is flowing reasonable well and not actually stop/go. Certainly not in main road high speed traffic. And in carpark and walking speed manouvering situations it's really irritating.

As such, I find the present arrangement of manually selecting and deselecting to be perfectly satisfactory.

 

I believe the i-pedal should be able to be configured on all the time / My chevy Bolt had a push button to turn one pedal driving on or off and i keep it on all the time , and it even worked in reverse too. I was sad Chevy never brought the Bolt or the Bolt EUV back. Now i just got used to turning i-pedal on every time

 

This is true -LVL 3 will slow you down to 5-6 mph and then a slight application of brakes will stop you - you are making a mountain out of a mole hill. I would much rather they fix the ICCU issue - that one puts you on the side of the road and probably 4 or more weeks without your car.

 

I know this is a ‘23 post, but Hyundai hasn’t fixed this in their ‘25 year IONIQ 5 and it’s driving my bonkers. This is VERY DANGEROUS to all drivers when you pull into your garage or parallel parking spot and the vehicle goes into Lvl3 when reversing without warning and starts moving when your foot is already off the brake.
This is a Major accident concern for me having never been in one. I can just forecast an accident in my future because of this stupid default feature, which can be fixed over a WiFi update.

FIX IT NOW!!!

As mentioned above and as I've said before, our Bolt EUV is permanently in One Pedal mode. My wife and I never change it. It's great. It works the same forwards and backwards.

However, the Ioniq 5, 6, 9 insistence on forgetting the setting and not maintaining it while in reverse is not one bit dangerous unless the driver is too drowsy or drunk to pay attention. It is, however, extremely annoying.

I believe the i-pedal should be able to be configured on all the time / My chevy Bolt had a push button to turn one pedal driving on or off and i keep it on all the time , and it even worked in reverse too. I was sad Chevy never brought the Bolt or the Bolt EUV back. Now i just got used to turning i-pedal on every time

You are aware, I hope, that they ARE bringing back the Bolt EUV next year?

 

However, the Ioniq 5, 6, 9 insistence on forgetting the setting and not maintaining it while in reverse is not one bit dangerous unless the driver is too drowsy or drunk to pay attention.

I disagree, at least somewhat. Consistency of operation is important for safety. When a vehicle weighing 4,000+ pounds doesn't work the way one expects, that's a recipe for an accident. It's easy to forget the mode the car is in, even when you're perfectly sober and alert.

That said, the car does consistently disengage iPedal when it's shifted into reverse, so in that specific scenario, it is predictable for anybody who's used to the car. I'm more concerned about safety at low speeds when in drive (forward). I've realized that I was in level 3 rather than iPedal quite a few times when coming to the first stop of a drive. I've never realized this too late to prevent an accident, but it is unnerving when it happens, and I could see it causing an accident. Also, I'm not as worked up about this issue as some in this thread. IMHO, Hyundai should change the behavior to remember the iPedal mode setting, but more because I find it annoying than because I think it's unsafe.

 

I find it funny, all the complainers know of this limitation, yet still buy/lease the car then complain. This is a known function of the I5 since it came out. It's always someone else's fault for you deciding to getting the car.

 

Couldn't agree more. As far as I am concerned this is no different than learning about the shift lever and I have seen many complaints about the location and operation of the shift lever. To those of you so concerned about the operation of the Hyundai/Kia E-GMP platform with respect to I-Pedal either learn to live with it or go find another car that operates the way you want it to because at this point in its life cycle (i.e. been operating this way in ALL Hyundai/Kia vehicles since at least 2022 and the entire product lines is now undergoing a model refresh without any changes to things like the shift lever and fixing things like a wiper on the I5, putting useful buttons back in, AND NOT CHANGING the operation of the regen system it's unlikely to happen any time soon (if ever). So, at this point, just like a lot of other complaints (fill in your favorite other EV that does it the way you want it). And, personally, I would put changing the behavior of the object warning system that beeps about the back wall of my garage EVEN WHILE I'M BACKING UP over fixing the I-Pedal system. I live with it. I'm sure you're sending feedback to HMG and it's definitely NOT on the list of things they're fixing (for whatever reason whether you like it or not) now or possibly ever. If this is truly an issue that you think sets you up for a potential accident then you (and/or your wife) really should think about finding a different vehicle to drive. This issue has been beaten to death on this forum.

 

I find it funny, all the complainers know of this limitation, yet still buy/lease the car then complain. This is a known function of the I5 since it came out.

No car is perfect. I've had complaints about every car I've ever owned or leased, but I still bought or leased them because the alternatives had their own problems. At the time of purchase, I simply decided that Car A's mix of good and bad features was better than that of Cars, B, C, and D. That doesn't mean that Car A is perfect or that I'll not complain about its faults.

It's always someone else's fault for you deciding to getting the car.

Speaking for myself, I bought my 2025 Ioniq 5 despite it having this flaw. I was not tricked or coerced into buying it, nor have I said otherwise. I'm not going to re-read the whole thread to verify this, but I don't think anybody else is making such a claim, either.

That said, it's very likely that people have bought the Ioniq 5 without fully understanding how the feature works, and who then become annoyed with it. Such people might blame Hyundai for this, but they would be at least partly to blame for not having done their homework, at least if the details of one-pedal driving functionality were important to them. This possibility gets very complex, though, and IMHO the idea of assigning blame isn't a very productive one.

 

Speaking for myself, I bought my 2025 Ioniq 5 despite it having this flaw. I was not tricked or coerced into buying it, nor have I said otherwise. I'm not going to re-read the whole thread to verify this, but I don't think anybody else is making such a claim, either.

That said, it's very likely that people have bought the Ioniq 5 without fully understanding how the feature works, and who then become annoyed with it. Such people might blame Hyundai for this, but they would be at least partly to blame for not having done their homework, at least if the details of one-pedal driving functionality were important to them. This possibility gets very complex, though, and IMHO the idea of assigning blame isn't a very productive one.

I think there's a wide spectrum of obviousity with regard to features/debilities in cars, particularly in an EV being purchased by someone buying their first-ever.

Highly obvious: gear-shifter stalk on the steering column. Really!?!? The buyer didn't notice this when test driving the car? Did the salesguy do all the shifting while the buyer just worked the throttle and brake? I think anyone is more than entitled to say, without looking foolish, that the car would be better if Hyundai did X with the shifter UI, but getting rid of a car for something like this just seems, well ... indicative of a poor purchasing decision.

Lowly obvious: OPD. I can understand a first-timer never having even heard of OPD. I can imagine a salesguy telling them "Yeah, those paddles are for adjusting your regen or doing OPD if you like, but the default setting is fine for most owners so let's just drive around like that and see how you like it." First-timer likes it just fine, and maybe even plays with the paddles but in the course of the test drive does not happen to (i) set non-L3, (ii) turn the car off, then (iii) turn it back on and resume driving. They buy the car, and a few weeks/months later discover this OPD-amnesia fly in the soup and find it annoying. I get that for sure, and it's a valid complaint and ought to be near the top of Hyundai's to-do list (and probably in the EASY category, no less). In my case (EV first-timer buying the I5) I unwittingly bought an early '22 RWD with no battery heater. The salesguy did not say the RWD spec had no battery pre-conditioning (although he likely, like all the marketing materials, raved about the charging speed), and although it later turned out there was a spec sheet somewhere with a (probably fine-printed/asterisked) notation indicating this lack, there was certainly nothing/nobody that warned me I'd be sooooo f*cked if I ever took the thing on a winter roadtrip.

What I will probably never understand, however, is how much this OPD flaw annoys some people. I don't know how other folks grasp the wheel but in my case my middle finger sits barely an inch from the left paddle -- one muscle-memory flick as I start the car and OPD is on. (I am far more upset by the fact that Hyundai has not positioned the windshield or driver-side window such that I can just as easily signal other road users with that same finger without removing my hand from the wheel, with the sad result that my left-elbow pain has become unmanageable.) It's even less understandable in light of the fact that many other EVs still do not even have OPD, or have it but you can't turn it off, or if it is configurable you can only do so from a touchscreen. HKG's regen paddle system is way better than pretty much everything else out there IMO, soup fly and all.

 

I never use i-Pedal anyway. I find it to be inconvenient as I need to flex my right foot from time to time to relieve nerve pain, and the immediate and hard deceleration is totally inappropriate. I have selected auto with level 3 regen, which is almost the same as i-Pedal in general driving, but not as harsh. That also stays in place with each startup, which is another benefit.

 

My previous IONIQ 5 was set up to recuperation 'Auto' and drive mode 'Eco'. It stayed this way.

My current 2025 IONIQ 5, however, always resets back to recuperation 'Lv1' and 'Standard' drive mode. It's even in the manual.

No idea why they changed it. But with the new car, I need to change the drive mode to 'Eco' and the recuperation to 'Auto' every time I start the car.

Annoying, but not the end of the world..........

 

Shockingly in acquiring over three dozen vehicles so far, I’ve made some overwhelmingly bad automotive choices which we shall not review as those memories trigger a need for a straight-up dry shaken top-shelf vodka martini with bleu cheese olives to quench the pain. However, in every case I’ve either learned to accommodate the problem or trade-in the vehicle for another. And I’ve used the latter approach far more often than the former.

Sheesh, if you don’t like the car or one/some of its idiosyncracies, get something else. So you bought something you couldn’t abide? Then don’t.

Then there are vehicles that morph themselves during your ownership. You may have purchased the car you like, then something changed causing dissatisfaction to crop up; OTA updates rear the ugly side of their head here. For me, a good example is my 2018 Tesla Model 3. Got used to not having a binnacle and the noisy interior. But then OTA software updates canceled my radar and four functions it had enabled including AutoPark. Phantom braking was never resolved, the AutoWipers flopped back and forth between barely usable and a sh!tshow, and FSD, well, the acronym for me was FknShtDriving and was most useful in its “off” position. So I traded in a vehicle that went from interesting, usable, and requiring just a little accommodation for satisfaction, to one I detested getting into and that my wife steadfastly refused to ever drive. Even the dog rebelled as the phantom braking was so unpredictable yet abrupt. Oh dear, I’m looking for olives now.

So I got rid of it. Through the miracle of the trade-in process, my Model 3 transformed itself into an Ioniq6 with its own idiosyncracies/oddities none of which is catastrophic to our enjoyment.

 

Ultimately, it is always the person behind the wheel that is responsible for their driving, unless there is a defect. A car is just like a tool. If you don't know how to use it or find it dangerous, don't use it.

 

Not a fan of i-pedal anyway and keep mine on auto regen LV3 which remains set to auto regen LV3 after every restart...

 

I used the heck out of iPedal yesterday and today exploring Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park. It was perfect. My foot never needed to leave the accelerator pedal. Just raise and lower as needed for the slope. Once we got back to the highway, it was back to Auto. A thing of beauty.

As @srs5694 said so well, no car is perfect. I knew about the strictly enforced code that any time a car maker fixes one annoyance, they are obligated to introduce new ones. In going from the '24 to the '25 Ioniq 5 I got a car that fixed a ton of "what were they thinking" features and introduced several new "features. But it's still a great overall improvement.

 

After driving it a while, it's just become a habit as I leave my driveway to flick the left paddle once to put it in iPedal till I'm out of the neighborhood. Once out of the slow zone, a long pull on the right paddle to get it into Auto is nearly automatic.

It's silly that it won't remember, but might also be just about the ultimate 1st world problem.

 

Most likely the research shows that a majority of drivers never, or rarely, use one pedal driving. So they leave it to be selected deliberately each time.

 

Chicken-and-egg scenario? Would more use it if it were sticky?

 

As it happens, yesterday there was a report that China is to mandate that all cars made or sold there have to delete one-pedal driving on safety grounds. This is the report that might trigger a few people.

One-pedal driving could soon be banned — here’s what it means for drivers - Le Ravi

 

That article strikes me as rather ambiguously worded. While the (clickbait?) headline literally says OPD will be banned, the body of the article says rather that OPD will not be allowed as the default. Maybe the headline should have more accurately said that "All EVs shall now conform to Hyundai Ioniq 5 OPD startup configuration"?

It's definitely interesting to note that a regulatory authority has taken an interest in this topic which may ultimately have some impact on us, but I think I'll wait patiently to set my hair on fire until I've read a bit more from other sources.

 

Lvl 3 here too. Simple because you can't go directly from Level 1 or 2 to iPedal.

 

Yup. One click to iPedal or one long pull on the other side for Auto. Silly requirement, but not onerous.

 

Thats why i loved the chevy bolt EUV u push a button and one pedal driving on all the time . Now i just got into habit of pulling the paddle every time i shift into Drive . and my 2025 ioniq5 no change