Adding Manual Battery Preconditioning to Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6

Launchpad is a community-developed application designed to provide a manual battery preconditioning button for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and Kia EV6 infotainment systems. This tool allows users to trigger battery heating without requiring a specific navigation destination set in the vehicle's stock software.

Important Safety and Technical Considerations

• Risk: This modification involves accessing the vehicle's infotainment system. Unauthorized changes can potentially render the unit unusable and result in costly repairs.
• Requirement: Users must consult the official compatibility chart on the project's GitHub page before attempting installation to ensure their specific head-unit software version is supported.
• Alternative: If you are uncomfortable with modifying the infotainment software, the developer notes that hardware-based, reversible mods exist that provide similar functionality.

Installation and Functionality

Installation requires a FAT32 or exFAT formatted USB drive and the prior installation of the NEMESIS exploit package, which serves as the framework for running custom applications on the head unit. Once installed, users can launch the application by holding the 'TUNE' knob for one second. The app provides:

• Manual Activation: Users can start or stop preconditioning on demand.
• Scheduling: Options to set a desired time for preconditioning to be active or a target 'Arrive by' time for fast-charging preparation.
• Background Operation: The software continues to run in the background even if the head unit is restarted.

For full verification of compatibility and to access the installation files, visit the official paytondevs/gen5w-preconditioning GitHub repository.