[MrMjay]

And, thankfully, it does not have the optional Digital Side Mirrors pack.....

 

[SalisburySam]

@MrMjay congratulations on your decidion to get the Ioniq5N! I hope you enjoy it as much as the press, forum members, and reviewers seem to. Please do not disregard us peasants as you move into the Hyundai stratosphere!

 

[MrMjay]

@MrMjay congratulations on your decidion to get the Ioniq5N! I hope you enjoy it as much as the press, forum members, and reviewers seem to. Please do not disregard us peasants as you move into the Hyundai stratosphere!

Ha ha, No, it's not the "IONIQ 5 N" (I wish), instead it's the rather more mundane "IONIQ 5 N-Line S".

"N-Line" means thar the car gets N-Line decals, and red stitches in the internal trim..... other than that, it's a 'normal' IONIQ 5.

 

[SalisburySam]

Ha ha, No, it's not the "IONIQ 5 N" (I wish), instead it's the rather more mundane "IONIQ 5 N-Line S".

"N-Line" means thar the car gets N-Line decals, and red stitches in the internal trim..... other than that, it's a 'normal' IONIQ 5.

Aaah, understand…my misinterpretation. Even so, congrats on a great vehicle. Here in the colonies, the actual stitching on internal trim pieces is gone and now molded into the plastic panels. This was one of the thankfully few letdowns we had going from our 2023 Ioniq5 to the 2025 model, both Limiteds i.e., highest trim level.

 

[Dmitry]

Is the Dongar Adapter compatible with 25 I5 Limited? If not, what is the replacement?

 

[jfgoldman]

Carrying the emergency key blade makes sense. It's not meant to help if you lose the fob... it's for in case the 12v battery is depleted and you can't open the car with the fob. You then unlock the car with the emergency key blade, and lift the bonnet/hood to gain access to the 12v battery.

To be clear, if the 12V fails and you need to jump start it with your jumper pack (see the threads on 12V failure) you're going to need the fob to press the start button as you have no 12V battery power to power sense your digital or smartphone key. So, leave the fob at home at your own risk.

 

[JerryP]

To be clear, if the 12V fails and you need to jump start it with your jumper pack (see the threads on 12V failure) you're going to need the fob to press the start button as you have no 12V battery power to power sense your digital or smartphone key. So, leave the fob at home at your own risk.

Once connected, the jump pack is supplying 12V to the system and the digital key should work fine.

Still I would never leave home without both the fob and the mechanical key. Especially since the digital key is unusable for me because I can't be in the driveway or on that side of the front yard while carrying my phone or wearing my watch without the car repeatedly unlocking and locking. It would kill the 12V.

 

[jfgoldman]

Once connected, the jump pack is supplying 12V to the system and the digital key should work fine.

Still I would never leave home without both the fob and the mechanical key. Especially since the digital key is unusable for me because I can't be in the driveway or on that side of the front yard while carrying my phone or wearing my watch without the car repeatedly unlocking and locking. It would kill the 12V.

Digital key sounds great until you end up at some of the edge cases and Murphy's Law always applies to those "edge (won't happen)" cases and there you are stuck being transported to the nearest shop that can handle your car(hopefully a Hyundai dealer and not just nearest mechanics shop). Although a lot of discussion implies that most dealers don't have enough (or any?) techs that have been trained to work on them. I mean, what is total sales for all the platforms released so far - I5,I6, I9, EV6 & EV9 probably gets you to 200,000. That's a drop in the bucket if you spread it out and look at regional figures. One thing I know I'll be up against is that even in the Southwest (mild to hot climate) the RWD version of the I6 (can't speak for the I5) are very scarce

 

[SalisburySam]

One thing I know I'll be up against is that even in the Southwest (mild to hot climate) the RWD version of the I6 (can't speak for the I5) are very scarce

It’s not about the climate, nor customer driving needs. It’s about the dealership’s ability to make more money from unnecessary upgrades. That extra $3000+ for AWD over RWD given them higher profits per vehicle, helps the state with increased sales tax, may have higher registration costs if the state has a personal property tax, etc., etc. It’s a win-win-win-win-lose, that last ”lose” obviously being the customer.

 

[Neil F]

To be clear, if the 12V fails and you need to jump start it with your jumper pack (see the threads on 12V failure) you're going to need the fob to press the start button as you have no 12V battery power to power sense your digital or smartphone key. So, leave the fob at home at your own risk.

Touching the fob to the START is if the fob battery is dead.

If the 12v is dead it is not going to start at all the computer and all systems are dead. You have to connect the jump then you can press the START as normal

 

[Coastal]

One thing I know I'll be up against is that even in the Southwest (mild to hot climate) the RWD version of the I6 (can't speak for the I5) are very scarce

We are going a little off topic but it is almost impossible to get a 2025 Ioniq 5 or 6 AWD in the SF Bay Area.

Our local Dealer has:

• 223 2025 Ioniq 5 RWD and 1 AWD in stock
• 23 2025 Ioniq 6 RWD and no AWD in stock

It was different in 2023 when we got our Ioniq 5 where the split was roughly 50:50 between AWD and RWD in their stock.

In colder states it sounds like it is the reverse where most dealer stock is AWD not RWD so it seems Hyundai is trying to align with what they expect will sell best in each area.

For the SF Bay Area I am surprised they don't have more AWD models available. We have many ski resorts within 3 - 4 hours driving where having AWD with all Season Tires meant you did not need to put on chains when chain control was implemented. We have always had at least one AWD car for last the 20 years for that reason (as do many others in the SF Bay Area). Likewise many in colder states would be fine with RWD.

 

[Neil F]

We are going a little off topic but it is almost impossible to get a 2025 Ioniq 5 or 6 AWD in the SF Bay Area.

Our local Dealer has:

• 223 2025 Ioniq 5 RWD and 1 AWD in stock
• 23 2025 Ioniq 6 RWD and no AWD in stock

It was different in 2023 when we got our Ioniq 5 where the split was roughly 50:50 between AWD and RWD in their stock.

In colder states it sounds like it is the reverse where most dealer stock is AWD not RWD so it seems Hyundai is trying to align with what they expect will sell best in each area.

For the SF Bay Area I am surprised they don't have more AWD models available. We have many ski resorts within 3 - 4 hours driving where having AWD with all Season Tires meant you did not need to put on chains when chain control was implemented. We have always had at least one AWD car for last the 20 years for that reason (as do many others in the SF Bay Area). Likewise many in colder states would be fine with RWD.

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If there is a configuration you want elsewhere contact that dealer and see if they would deliver which is a possibility or travel to it

 

[Coastal]

You can verify what Hyundai is distributing here

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If there is a configuration you want elsewhere contact that dealer and see if they would deliver which is a possibility or travel to it

Thanks and that confirmed it is pretty much all RWD in the SF Bay Area

Ioniq 5:

• 9 AWD (7 XRT and 2 Limited)
• 716 RWD!

Ioniq 6:

• 3 AWD (all 2024 SEL)
• 83 RWD (all 2025)

 

[Arob]

In colder states it sounds like it is the reverse where most dealer stock is AWD not RWD so it seems Hyundai is trying to align with what they expect will sell best in each area.

I think you give corporate too much credit. When I got my AWD I6 in CO, the dealer claimed they don't bother ordering RWD because of buyer preferences in the area. I suspect the same holds true for areas where snow is rare ordering RWD. Dealers are all about turning inventory quickly.

 

[MrMjay]

I just had the opportunity to take my 2025 IONIQ 5 to France.

A few observations:

The range and efficiency are much better, as expected. And the ride is much much improved!

The ccNC system is very good, and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto makes a difference, too. Having the turn-by-turn instructions displayed on the HUD is great as well.

One thing I noted, is that ABRP is now able to get the battery SOC data directly from the car, I.e. the OBDII Bluetooth dongle is no longer needed. I am not sure, however, if this is a new thing, or maybe it was always like that, but I just didn't notice?

The HDA2 lane change assist now works! And works very well, unlike the previous model. I used it and it's actually quite good, though still a bit gimmicky.

The only issue I had with the car is that it refused to charge from Ionity 350kW chargers. The authentication works fine when I present my Charge My Hyundai RFID card, but it fails to negotiate the connection and eventually the Bluelink app comes up with 'unexpected error'. I have tried it in two different locations, with the same results.

This is odd, because last year I did the same route with my 2021 IONIQ 5, and it charged at Ionity 350kW superchargers without an issue.

My current 2025 IONIQ 5 charged fine with all other superchargers (reaching 200kW), and also charged fine at an Ionity 50kW charger. It seems that its just the Ionity 350kW that it doesn't like. Anyone else with the new IONIQ 5 experienced similar issues in Europe?

And last, I am thinking of getting a NACS to CSS adapter, so that I can charge at Tesla superchargers in Europe - has anyone tried it? I understand that it must be a genuine Hyundai adapter.

 

[MrMjay]

Just to add that the exact error message on the Bluelink app was "[Alarm] Cannot start charging. Unexpected vehicle status". As said, it only happened with the Ionity 350kW chargers in France.

 

[MrMjay]

I forgot to mention that the ccNC instrument cluster display is so much better than the quirky Gen5W. I did like the old one, mind, but if I'm honest it wasn't very practical or functional. Additionally, the ccNC unit allows you to choose from three different instrument cluster layouts (in addition to the Drive Mode variations).

One thing I did notice, though, is that, unlike with my previous IONIQ 5, the Drive Mode and the recuperation level are not remembered. I.e., whenever I turn the car on, it reverts to 'Normal' drive mode and to the near-lowest recuperation Lv1. If I want it in 'Eco' drive mode and recuperation on Auto, I have to set it this way every time I drive off, and there's no setting (that I could find) that would change it to 'remember last position' etc. It's possible that if I chose the new 'My Drive Mode' it will then remember it, but I didn't try it yet.

Ah, yes, also, the heating/cooling air flow to the rear via the vents on the pillars is very weak, even at max fan speed, compared to the airflow from the vents at the front. I wanted to check if this is an adjustable setting - I.e. the ratio of airflow between front and rear etc - but there does not appear to be a menu screen anymore for heating and ventilation? I do appreciate that there are physical buttons for this now, but it's still odd that the heating and cooling screen was removed from the infotainment menus altogether.

Another thing I noticed, is that the car knew immediately as soon as I crossed the channel from UK to France, which is great, but I still needed to slide the headlights 'Travel Mode' to 'on' (preventing dazzling of oncoming traffic) - I don't see why this function cannot be set to 'auto', I.e. based on GPS location.

 

[SalisburySam]

Ah, yes, also, the heating/cooling air flow to the rear via the vents on the pillars is very weak, even that max fan speed…

Indeed, and I don’t understand this. I don’t know if there are kinks in the ductwork or some such but the air flow is incredibly inadequate. Almost begs the question why have them, except that more air to the back is absolutely needed. Not worth going back to the dealership for this one issue, but I will bring this up at the first service.

 

[JerryP]

I forgot to mention that the ccNC instrument cluster display is so much better than the quirky Gen5W. I did like the old one, mind, but if I'm honest it wasn't very practical or functional. Additionally, the ccNC unit allows you to choose from three different instrument cluster layouts (in addition to the Drive Mode variations).

I agree. It's WAY better. Odd, though, that they switched sides for the SoC. I keep looking on the wrong side even after a month. And the variety of looks, while not much in the way of variety, is still better than nothing. I like the analog look.

One thing I did notice, though, is that, unlike with my previous IONIQ 5, the Drive Mode and the recuperation level are not remembered. I.e., whenever I turn the car on, it reverts to 'Normal' drive mode and to the near-lowest recuperation Lv1. If I want it in 'Eco' drive mode and recuperation on Auto, I have to set it this way every time I drive off, and there's no setting (that I could find) that would change it to 'remember last position' etc. It's possible that if I chose the new 'My Drive Mode' it will then remember it, but I didn't try it yet.

Interesting. North America must be different. Mine does remember my choice of ECO. But it adamantly refuses to remember My Drive mode. If I put it in My Drive mode, it reverts to Normal next time I start it, even if I went to My Drive from ECO. So I just leave it in ECO.

It also remembers any regen setting except iPedal or Auto which are arguably the two most popular modes.

Ah, yes, also, the heating/cooling air flow to the rear via the vents on the pillars is very weak, even that max fan speed, compared to the airflow from the vents at the front. I wanted to check if this is an adjustable setting - I.e. the ratio of airflow between front and rear etc - but there does not appear to be a menu screen anymore for heating and ventilation?

I had back seat passengers for the 1st time the other day. They did not complain during our heat advisory. I have not sat back there yet. I might not ever do that. LOL! But they really should have a way to balance the air flow more so than just the opening size of the vents. When it's just the two of us, it would be nice to be able to close those pillar vents without having to access the vents themselves.

but it's still odd that the heating and cooling screen was removed from the infotainment menus altogether

It wouldn't hurt to have it there, that's for sure. I don't miss it but some people might.

 

[MrMjay]

Interesting. North America must be different. Mine does remember my choice of ECO. But it adamantly refuses to remember My Drive mode. If I put it in My Drive mode, it reverts to Normal next time I start it, even if I went to My Drive from ECO. So I just leave it in ECO.

Good point, I didn't check to see if it remembers other drive modes, but it certainly does not remember Eco mode.

It also remembers any regen setting except iPedal or Auto which are arguably the two most popular modes.

This makes sense. I only ever tried to get it to remember Auto mode (which my previous IONIQ 5 remembered just fine), so it might have remembered Lv0 or Lv2, Lv3, etc.

I had back set passengers for the 1st time the other day. They did not complain during our heat advisory. I have not sat back there yet. I might not ever do that. LOL! But they really should have a way to balance the air flow more so than just the opening size of the vents. When it's just the two of us, it would be nice to be able to close those pillar vents without having to access the vents themselves.

We have a small dog, and that's why we wanted the airflow at the back, just for ventilation, otherwise we need to drive with the rear windows rolled down.

It wouldn't hurt to have it there, that's for sure. I don't miss it but some people might.

I was hoping there might be some sort of airflow adjustment there.... but otherwise, agreed, it's redundant if it doesn't offer any additional options.