Yeah, it's not really heated seat season, yet. Just thought I'd give them a try on a chilly day. Evidently something reset when the car was powered down. Thankful both are working now.
I have a lot to learn about winter use and charging. This forum has helped prepare me for the coming challenges that below freezing temperatures will bring. That season will start any week now and run until mid to late April.
Ordered new snow tires and they have arrived. I'll mount myself and I'm working on a balancing device. This coming winter I have decided to use the stock wheels. After the late fall mount and dismount in the spring I might be ready to "spring" for a set of winter wheels and pressure sensors.
Compared to my Volt, the traction control for my 21 Kona EV is very aggressive to where it kicked in too early and I could not get up a hill I use for testing, even with a running start. However, if I disabled the traction control, I could get up it with a running start.
Keep your winter tires on the original wheels and try these for your summer tires:
https://www.tirerack.com/wheels/brand.jsp?brand=sport+terrain TK7
I put them on and they look great. I also replaced the tires with 225/55-17 with very close diameter (which you can find on Tirerack and the car looks beefier.
BTW, I haven't used snow tires for over 40 years living in New England and upstate NY. The very small percentage of times when they might be really needed for the average person are very small.
