2026 IONIQ 5 FWD Limited Review
I love the vehicle, especially many of the high-end features offered in the Limited trim line. There is one safety problem that occurred that you should be aware of though. The automated Forward Attention Warnings can give false positives. This occurred to me while driving on I-95 in DE. I was using the smart cruise control when the LFA and HDA systems automatically engaged. During this time the system started sending me "Eyes on the road" and "Hands on the wheel" warnings even though I had my hands firmly on the wheel and my eyes were on the road. I tried repositioning my hands and moving my head, but the warnings became more persistent until the system warned that the car would be shut down (while driving 65 mph on I-95!). I turned off the automated cruise control and this disabled the warnings, but this is clearly a problem you should warn your customers about. I haven't tried to reproduce the problem, but I believe the issue with my eyes is related to my use of prescription progressive lenses which may have anti-infrared coatings on them. Not sure why the hands on the wheel was a problem. The dealer has assured me the vehicle has the latest software updates, so that's not the issue. You need to look into this more!