Team-BHP - Maruti Ciaz : Official Review

It has been confirmed today by My RM that the 2016 Ciaz production has started , it will not be sold through Nexa & no updates. Information regarding dispatches will be forthcoming. He sounded very confident about the above even after being told about My Baleno Alpha Petrol booking delivery due @23rd Jan which I have not yet cancelled. I will be doing so as soon as I receive confirmation on the delivery date of the Ciaz Zxi+. Hope to get My ride in the next 10 to15 days.

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Originally Posted by funnyguru (Post 3874689)

Saw the latest ad on Ciaz. It comes with Apple car play. Can existing customers ask for upgrades. Anyone done that before?

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Originally Posted by hbkamit (Post 3876711)

I was planning to buy the ciaz diesel. Anyone has any idea when the facelift version is coming. I heard that there is one planned in february. Also wanted to confirm, if Apple Carplay is available in the current Ciaz

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Originally Posted by akhil994 (Post 3876794)

Just saw a newspaper ad a few days back which did mention Apple CarPlay under the infotainment screen image. No idea about the facelift though.

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Originally Posted by rdhan (Post 3877922)

Would you have any information on the updates to the Ciaz.
Will they be cosmetic or major?

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*CarPlay support is either standard or available as an option on 2016 and later models. Some models may not be available in all areas. CarPlay support is subject to change. See your dealer for details.

So I guess an updated version of Ciaz with Apple CarPlay will definitely come in 2016. Hope it comes some time around Auto Expo and not Diwali :D
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Originally Posted by nmenon (Post 3880025)

My cousin booked a Ciaz ZXi+ (Glistening Gray) last week in Kochi. Total price including illuminated sills, Vinyl flooring, mats and fabric seat covers is 10.95 Lakhs OTR (Standard OTR for ZXi+ is 10.80Lakhs).
Further he was able to get the below discounts
Loyalty - 30k
Exchange for his old Esteem (14.5 years old) 45k
NCB Discount carried forward from old car 9k

Total 10.11 Lakhs OTR.

The car is in transit and should arrive tomorrow or on the 31st.

The Showroom guys willingly agreed to the PDI and assured him that he can check everything out to his satisfaction.

Delivery has been scheduled for 11th January (Auspicious date).

The car was delivered on time with a few minor changes though.
The dealership guys said that the illuminated door sill were causing issues on cars installed earlier, hence non illuminated ones were fitted (price discounted accordingly). They have offered him the option of replacing the 185/65 R15 spare with another 195/55 R16 with Alloy.
Additionally gave Vinyl flooring (black) on the house.

They mentioned that the Maps will be updated for free for 4 years, beyond which you have to pay (amount not know as of now).

I have one query on the Smartplay system.
I connected my Sony Z series phone via a USB cable and was able to activate the MirrorLink system but that is only functional when the car engine is switched off.
This seems to be rather stupid since the MirrorLink system is meant to allow you to control the phone from the HU.
Am I missing some setting here or is this how the system is setup, in which case it is useless IMHO.
Love the touchscreen's response though.

Will post pics later today.

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Originally Posted by nmenon (Post 3889324)

The dealership guys said that the illuminated door sill were causing issues on cars installed earlier, hence non illuminated ones were fitted (price discounted accordingly).

What is the issue it is causing? I have it installed in my zdi haven't faced any issue till now. Not sure if I need to be worried :(

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Originally Posted by sathya_g_m (Post 3889341)

What is the issue it is causing? I have it installed in my zdi haven't faced any issue till now. Not sure if I need to be worried :(

What my cousin gathered is that many people faced issues with them not illuminating properly or staying illuminated even when the doors were shut.
This appears to have happened recently.

Sorry but couldn't gather any additional details, they refused to elaborate.

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Originally Posted by nmenon (Post 3889324)

Missed out on one point.
The tyres fitted as OE are Goodyear Assurance.

What is the general opinion on these?

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Originally Posted by nmenon (Post 3889354)

Missed out on one point.
The tyres fitted as OE are Goodyear Assurance.

It looks like all ZXi+/ZDi+ comes with Goodyear and ZXi/ZDi comes with MRF. At the time of inspection at stockyard, I wanted to check possibility of swapping MRF tires of my car with Goodyear tires from some other ZXi/ZDi. I checked many cars in the stockyard an realized that all ZXi+ have Goodyear and all ZXi have MRF. Anyone else came across different set of tires contradicting this observation?

I'm facing an issue with push-start-button and audio system combo (Probably it's by design). In Bangalore, 90/120/180s red signals are quite common. So, we have to switch off ignition at most of the signals. Whenever I switch off engine at these signals, ignition mode changes from ON to LOCK directly. This results in audio player also to stop. After pressing button again to ACC mode, it takes around 15 seconds for the audio playback to start. It's quite annoying. As per the diagram given in Manual, there should be a way to change from ON to ACC mode. How can I do that?please:

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Originally Posted by HolyDriver (Post 3889297)

Apple has officially declared the list of cars that already have or will soon get Apple Car Play System here.
I could spot a 2016 Ciaz in there (and a 2016 Polo too)!

Also, do read the Disclaimer given in fine print at the end of the page:

So I guess an updated version of Ciaz with Apple CarPlay will definitely come in 2016. Hope it comes some time around Auto Expo and not Diwali :D
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The Zdi+ version has Carplay. Even the Zdi+ version of Ertiga has carplay

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Originally Posted by Midas (Post 3890413)

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I'm facing an issue with push-start-button and audio system combo (Probably it's by design). In Bangalore, 90/120/180s red signals are quite common. So, we have to switch off ignition at most of the signals. Whenever I switch off engine at these signals, ignition mode changes from ON to LOCK directly. This results in audio player also to stop. After pressing button again to ACC mode, it takes around 15 seconds for the audio playback to start. It's quite annoying. As per the diagram given in Manual, there should be a way to change from ON to ACC mode. How can I do that?please:

We faced the same issue, which is indeed annoying.
Has anyone been able to find a work around for this?
One more question, how do you get video playback on the unit? Is it possible only via USB?
I haven't been able to experiment with it, may try on the weekend when the car is free.

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Originally Posted by Midas (Post 3890413)

. Whenever I switch off engine at these signals, ignition mode changes from ON to LOCK directly. This results in audio player also to stop. :

That's by design buddy. In my fiesta, pressing the button turns off the engine but music system keeps playing. It gets off when any of the door is opened.

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Originally Posted by itsashishsharma (Post 3890827)

That's by design buddy. In my fiesta, pressing the button turns off the engine but music system keeps playing. It gets off when any of the door is opened.

I also thought it's by design. But after seeing the following diagram in owner's manual, it looks like it's possible to change from ON to ACC. But couldn't figure out by reading the manual. Probably the top line denotes when the engine is on and the bottom line denotes when the engine is OFF.
Anyway, it's a bad design. Apart from this, push-button-start is a very convenient feature.

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Originally Posted by Midas (Post 3890894)

Off topic, in this case my SHVS comes in handy. Put it in neutral at red light, and engine turns OFF - power windows + Audio continues to function without interruption. Default timings for turned OFF engine is 180 seconds - pretty convenient and slick clap:

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Originally Posted by itsashishsharma (Post 3890827)

That's by design buddy. In my fiesta, pressing the button turns off the engine but music system keeps playing. It gets off when any of the door is opened.

That's great. How about other cars with push button start: elite i20, Verna, Baleno etc?

Do you think it will be possible to change this behaviour in Ciaz in any way?