Thanks Adampr; I queried it on pickup when they went through the handover details, they commented that their mechanics said it was the correct operation. Not sure of best way to proceed.

Whatever Pointy Shoes told you was to make you go away. Just call the service department and they will either explain it or invite you in to get it fixed

Yep; you are correct, it's certainly not a Kia product !! I've just found a Front Parking Sensor Owners Guide with a vodaphone name & logo on it, this was tucked away with the rest of the documents, no-one told me it was there. Apparently the system should beep at switch on & remain active for 40secs then go into standby mode assuming no obstacles are close by - I'm expecting this to be silent mode until it's triggered. Car is now booked in for next week - thank you for your comments & thoughts.

I've never had to look at sensors before; if Kia can't satisfactorilly fix them, can you recommend a decent brand that I should look at, to replace them with.

OK I didn't think this was going to be so complex; I will see what happens, maybe they will have to be taken off if still unsatisfactory. Many thanks, Leon.

Hi skidpan; this might be a costly mistake if they can't be fixed properly, been thinking about the fitting and expect the original bumper inserts are well gone by now. I certainly don't want holes in the bumper so in the worst case scenario, they might have to stay and I just switch them off when not required - not great but better than holes !!

Edited by Leon Flack on 06/05/2023 at 17:07

Well; they fixed the constant beeping, apparently the sensors weren't wired up correctly. I now have to get used to how they work; in some quick tests it looks like I need to switch them back on as they don't seem to wake up automatically after going into sleep mode, this is more or less what I was expecting from the start.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR ALL YOUR HELP.