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Parasitic draw on Kia Niro EV?

I have ABRP configured to integrate with my Niro EV through the Kia Connect app back end. I suspect that the 12 volt battery is being drained by queries to the car from ABRP during periods when the car is sitting unused for days. Will disabling “Automatic settings” when I’m not traveling prevent this?

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  • Linda ABRP

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    Dec 17, 2025

    I’m really sorry that this have taken a really long time for Enode to answer. This is what I got from them:

    “We do have protection in place for Kia vehicles, we only send refresh commands when the 12V battery is above 50%. However, when the same vehicle is connected to multiple applications (like ABRP and an energy company), each connection polls independently.

    This means if the end user has 2 connections to the same vehicle, we make 2x the API calls to Kia's servers, which can wake the vehicle multiple times and contribute to 12V battery drain despite our individual protections.

    Current Implementation

    For privacy reasons and data isolation, each connection maintains its own polling schedule. Unfortunately, there's no immediate workaround other than the end user disconnecting one of the integrations if the battery drain continues to be an issue, or having the user drive the vehicle for a few minutes to charge the 12V battery.”

    • Gregory James

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      Dec 17, 2025

      Thanks for getting back on this. In my case I don’t have any other apps connected although I do use a USB bluetooth adapter to get wireless CarPlay to work. I assume the USB port is not powered when the car is off but perhaps I’m wrong about that? Could that, in conjunction with Enode’s periodic connection, cause the problem?

  • Gregory James

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    Dec 15, 2025

    Any idea when we might hear from them?

  • Linda ABRP

    Team•

    Nov 21, 2025

    Hi
    I will contact Enode about this because there is a lot of activity between your car and Enode.

    • Gregory James

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      Nov 21, 2025

      Thank you.