Re: Tata Hexa : Official Review Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - The reverse sensors are located quite high on the rear bumper, due to the high ground clearance. So when you back into a curb, quite often, it hits the rear tow hook with a crunch and the sensors don't even beep to warn you of the proximity. It sounds scary but usually, not much damage is done. I've hit it thrice and the first time, I jumped out of my skin..
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The reversing camera is definitely higher and also a little offset from the center. I have to use my ORVM to see the back rear end while parking in tight spaces for sure. This also takes care of curbs and such. Require a little additional judgement for a while but you soon get used to it. Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - The door pads (Rear doors) tend to get stuck on the door housing and open up from their clips when U open the rear doors. ( Misaligned doors?)
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This can happen in case you have improperly installed side steps. Do you? Else you should definitely have it looked at. Improperly installed side steps will push up the housing plastics and they will touch the doors when you open and close them. This can also happen in case you have used a jack in the past to lift up the vehicle, but did not put the jack at the right place, causing the plastic to bend. Tyre guys using lifts and hydraulic jacks tend to not use the indicated mount points. Do check this as it's very common and causes damage. Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - The Intermediate wiper settings don't seem to be working properly. It's either On or Off and all the rotating I do on the rotating thingie in the stalk, does not produce any results..
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The rotating thingy is for setting the sensitivity of the rain sensor. it does not affect the speed of the intermittent wipe operation. That's why you do not see any change while using that. I too originally thought that it was for the speed setting but read the manual and realized that its just to set the sensitivity of the rain sensor. Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - The Low beams are fine with a good spread. The High beams were a bit weak and I installed Osram Night Breakers. Better, but still not good enough. The High Beam throw is directed quite a bit to the left. I understand, it's a safety feature to prevent you from blinding oncoming traffic and are present in most modern cars, but here, it's a bit too much. Almost makes you feel that only the left High Beam is working.
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The low beans have a very sharp cut-off. Try and set the leveler to about 1.5 or so. People in our Hexa group have reported better results at that setting.
High beams are fine for me but then most of my driving is not at night. Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - You put in half a tank of fuel and it's all green and happy. Park it up a steep incline, start off again and the fuel meter shows Empty and red. even after a couple of Kms, the readings don't change. It's only when you start the vehicle the next day the correct reading appears. And up here, it's all inclines and declines. (Float issues?)
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I have not noticed this. How much of an incline are we talking about here? Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon - The Bluetooth feature of the Head unit doesn't pair properly with either of my phones. The sound is always skipping and scratchy. And the Aux-in volume is really muted. Maybe my Aux cable is substandard. Anyway, the sound from the Music system is overhyped. It isn't all that great.
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First question: Have you updated to the latest firmware for the ICE? The version number should be 3.4x.xxx (or something). You will fix most of the connectivity and sound quality issues. Quote:
Originally Posted by Puffdamgcdragon
- Rear seat folding and third row flipping is a pain. It gets stuck and jammed and major force is required. Talking of things jamming, I still haven't managed to slide the second row. Maybe the sliding lever is just for show! |
Do you have the bench seat? The left side is the one that is obviously easier and after a few tries I find it very easy to flip. The slider handle of the middle row have a very short travel and that is why sometime its a little difficult to use. But it works!
I have an XTA since August 2017 and completed a little over 10500 kms of mixed driving. Absolutely no squeaks and such from anywhere in the vehicle. |