Hyundai and Kia cars with annoying speeding beep alert get quick fix in Software Update

If you own a brand new Kia or Hyundai with all the bells and whistles of Safety Tech you might have noticed a rather annoying four beep chime that gets your attention every time you even step over the speed limit. Well, great news, there’s a quick way to disable it now thanks to a recent software update.

The chime is an Audible speed alert, part of the new range of safety features which help these cars get the highest five-star safety ratings. Honestly, while annoying, I do also find it to be a great feature that keeps me honest and pulls me into line on short drives around town.

But there are times when it’s critically annoying. For example, on the Freeway, doing 115 in a 110 Zone, beep beep beep beep. Slow traffic in front and when you get back up to speed, beep beep beep beep – again and again.

Another time is weekends. My KIA EV9 doesn’t realise School Zones are not applicable on Weekends, or during School Holidays.

And for those saying don’t do 115 in a 110 zone, folks, the Speedo says 115 but the GPS speed is 111 and there ain’t no policeman pulling you over for a radar check at 111 unless you’re an outlaw biker or you’ve got some outstanding warrants against you ok?

To disable this is dangerous while driving, it’s deep in the settings at least three to four taps away.

But, In the last two weeks I’ve been driving the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N – what a rocketship – and both cars I’ve had received an Over the Air (OTA) update while I’ve had them in my driveway.

Strangely, something compelled me to read the “what’s new” on the second car, and along with some Bluetooth refinements and Mapping Updates, there was this section about these Audible speed alerts.

“It is now easier to set or change the audible speed limit warnings”

You had me at hello!

Turns out, with this update, you can “easily disable speed limit audible warnings” and to do so you “press and hold the ‘Mute button on the steering wheel. This changes the setting to ‘Speed Limit Information’, which does not provide audible warnings. “

Boom!

And it works:

Now, don’t get too excited, it only works for each drive. So when you turn the car off, it goes back to the factory setting of beeping at you constantly.

But, a press and hold of the mute button to cover it off and sort it out – very good, and a simple great update from people behind the software for the Hyundai and Kia vehicle range.

Personally, I utterly love our KIA EV9 – great vehicle, but I know for a fact my wife thinks its great “except for the constant beeping”. So this is a win for EV9 owners and their Marriages.