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It's mandatory written on all Owner/Service manuals to read it as thoroughly as possible before driving your car. The funny part is, almost nobody takes the trouble. Maybe it's because not everyone is technically inclined and that's ok but in this subject it's really not a matter of choice. Guess what, you still have time. It will only save you yourself a lot of pain and at times it could also hamper your and your passengers safety not knowing about how to decipher what out car is trying to communicate to you. Another thing is you could have asked to speak to a service advisor or the likes, who could have guided you better and saved you some sweat. The front desk people are pretty noob about most stuff except maybe smiling and answering the phone. She didn't even suggest it which she should have. Don't know if it was possible at that time. | |
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As for warning, this subject is covered in Instrument Cluster subject from page 43 to 48 where all the simple and critical WARNING intimation are shown. Ford mostly uses an exclamation sign surrounded with a warning triangle in red or amber colour accompanied with a clearly marked malfunction type in text. These are critical. There's a difference between those and service messages which are triggered after certain kilometers in order to do service jobs. I think the sign you saw was the 10th sign on the page 7 introduction page which is an engine logo in yellow accompanied with "Service soon" message. Hope you don't get any "nasty" surprises again. Please do read up. | |
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| ![]() For ford Ecosport, I am told by ford technicians this warning is based on kms driven or date(not based on real engine oil levels). I had finished a service and was still getting this warning, I called up the service and they gave small set of steps to remove the warning. Switch off engine ( or switch on key to position 2), press accelerator and brake for 30 seconds, and that’s it. |
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| ![]() Had an opportunity to experience a colleague's newly bought EcoSport S Diesel. With its aggressive front, 17 inch alloys and 205/50 tyres, the car looks smashing. A few (subjective) observations:
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| ![]() My ecosport tdci (2013 model, odo 29k kms) has been facing clutch judder in first gear, starting from a standstill. The issue gets worse in hot weather and b2b traffic. Visited fortune ford today and the technician observed the judder and said that the clutch is wearing out due to traffic conditions and possibly my driving habits. He said the clutch would have to be replaced and clutch bleed would not help the situation at all. Also that I'd have to shell out 13k from my own pocket. I told him that this issue isn't only in my car but in others too, around the same odo reading (as seen here on this forum). He refused to acknowledge the problem to be anything but the drivers fault in all the cases. Any suggestions on how i should proceed guys? ![]() |
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| ![]() Apologies for resurfacing this old post, but I'd like to know what eventually happened with your clutch. Has it been replaced or is it still working fine after rubbing with emery paper? |
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I asked them to just slightly sand the flywheel and clutch disk and reassemble. Never gave a penny for this job. It solved the problem of slipping for some time but it resurfaced at approx 30K on odo. I lived with the problem until now at 60K when the clutch started to get harder. I eventually got it replaced and in addition had a shifter seal leak fixed. I sent a mail to ford asking for a goodwill discount as my car had just been out of warranty. I was given 25% discount on labour But surprisingly the total bill was only around 9k including shifter seal which is not bad at all compared to similar jobs I got done on my wagonR in the past which used to cost around 6-7K. My car is 70K on odo and so far so good on the clutch. | |
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Front Left - 9 nos ![]() Front Right - 11 nos ![]() The car is brand new; yet to cross 1000km. No visits to the tyre shop yet. Any comments? Last edited by dailydriver : 15th November 2018 at 13:04. | |
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| ![]() I don't actually know whether it is good or bad to have balancing weights in excess of 50gms on a brand new wheel. My assumption is that since each sticker weighs only 5gms, more of them are required as compared to normal weights. Knowing fully well the idea behind individual wheel balancing, I am just wondering whether the assymmetry in the tyres demanding so much weights isn't too much. PS: I hope you got your wheel balanced after installing the TPMS. Or, is the weight addition of the new accessories too insignificant to demand a rebalancing? |
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As for me i am yet to balance my wheels. Actually i am planning to get new set of tyres soon, so not too keen on balancing as of now. Last edited by Samfromindia : 17th November 2018 at 15:43. | ||
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| ![]() My Bad...My Ford Ecosport Remote Key went into the washing machine for a spin !!! Spoke to the SA and got the following inputs i.e. a) Open up the remote key and dry it. b) Replace the battery and check. c) Replace the entire key. Estimate price Rs 4000 - Rs 4500. Any suggestions? |
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Getting a new key is, of course, is the best but most expensive option. | ||
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