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Old 25th January 2024, 14:09   #1546
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One thing which will not happen everywhere, but sometimes do happen in 2-tier cities/towns. Some not so good people deliberately scratch the newly seen cars which are parked at not so secured places.
This surely happens in many places & I don't understand what people gain from this- anyway, I am planning to invest in a good dashcam (front + rear) which comes with a parking record mode/ time lapse feature. This may not avoid the nasty occurrence, but hopefully help expose these not so good people!

Have been exploring various makes & models, but haven't been able to finalize yet. What I would really love is a dashcam with live remote feed on mobile (LTE based) - but I haven't found one so far.

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Old 25th January 2024, 16:55   #1547
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I am considering Seltos Petrol GTX+ version as next vehicle. KIA only has DCT option in Petrol for and does not have IVT transmission in GTX+ trim.

Can anyone comment on real world average with Seltos DCT transmission in city conditions like Mumbai, Bangalore etc.?
Just crossed 1500 kms. Half of it routine driving around the city (Gurgaon) and half of it on highway trips.
On highway, door to door will come to about 13-15 with peak around 16-17.
In city, really short drives (<5 kms) end up being around 7-9 kmpl and slightly longer ones hover around 10-12 kmpl. I'm guessing peak rush hour traffic will get around 7-8.
ISG is helpful with signals, but a pain in crawling traffic and I usually end up turning it off and relying on Auto Hold instead.

Really wish for these numbers to improve by the time I reach 5k on the odo.

Hope this helps
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Old 25th January 2024, 20:09   #1548
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On highway, door to door will come to about 13-15 with peak around 16-17.
In city, really short drives (<5 kms) end up being around 7-9 kmpl and slightly longer ones hover around 10-12 kmpl. I'm guessing peak rush hour traffic will get around 7-8.
I assume these are when on Normal drive mode?
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Old 26th January 2024, 11:59   #1549
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Have been exploring various makes & models, but haven't been able to finalize yet. What I would really love is a dashcam with live remote feed on mobile (LTE based) - but I haven't found one so far.

They gain nothing. Its just mentality issues. But do let me know if you find one.

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Old 26th January 2024, 12:50   #1550
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I assume these are when on Normal drive mode?
Yes. The mode resets every time the car starts, and I can't, for my life, remember to change it back to ECO every time.
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Old 27th January 2024, 15:21   #1551
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Finally got my hands on mine! I must admit I'm having a hard time leaving the faithful Polo for this, even with all of the features and connected tech. Haven't really driven her yet, we'll see how the love storey unfolds.

Dealership experience - KIA POWAI - was superb, no issues anywhere from start to end, dealer has been very pragmatic, even warned about the RSA scam and laughed when advised about being a long term TBHP member.

Tyre pressures were insane at the time of delivery - 40PSI - will be keeping them at near 32 - 33. A service advisor caught me while I was waiting, informed to not keep tank full on the first few drives so that any AIR that remains in the pipes flushes out - never heard this before was quite a quirky thing to hear. Gave him a smiling thumbs up tp that!

Wasn't sure about the colour but family got wowed so it'll do! I'm not one to write ownership reviews, but who knows ... love makes you do crazy things!
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Wasn't sure about the colour but family got wowed so it'll do! I'm not one to write ownership reviews, but who knows ... love makes you do crazy things!
Congrats! Hope the new Seltos give you lot of happy miles and wonderful memories.

Personally, I find the facelifted Seltos most appealing in Pewter Olive. Despite its tendency to attract dust, a quick clean with Jopasu duster keeps the car looking great. It's been nearly 5 months, covering around 8500 km, I might have washed the car only twice
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Congrats! Hope the new Seltos give you lot of happy miles and wonderful memories.

Personally, I find the facelifted Seltos most appealing in Pewter Olive. Despite its tendency to attract dust, a quick clean with Jopasu duster keeps the car looking great. It's been nearly 5 months, covering around 8500 km, I might have washed the car only twice
How has been your driving experience, do you keep all or most ADAS features activated, I hear many prefer to keep a few like lane assist deactivated?

Also, have you got any dashcam installed?
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Finally got my hands on mine! I must admit I'm having a hard time leaving the faithful Polo for this, even with all of the features and connected tech. Haven't really driven her yet, we'll see how the love storey unfolds.
Congratulations! I had the same hard time of leaving my faithful Amaze with its amazing mileage.

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Tyre pressures were insane at the time of delivery - 40PSI - will be keeping them at near 32 - 33. A service advisor caught me while I was waiting, informed to not keep tank full on the first few drives so that any AIR that remains in the pipes flushes out - never heard this before was quite a quirky thing to hear. Gave him a smiling thumbs up tp that!
I am keeping the Tyre pressure at 35 which comes down to 34. It is given in the Online Manual that we should not top up the tank beyond the auto cut-off. I started with 25 lts.
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How has been your driving experience, do you keep all or most ADAS features activated, I hear many prefer to keep a few like lane assist deactivated?

Also, have you got any dashcam installed?
I have deactivated lane keep assist and front collision warning/auto breaking functions, other than those I have kept all activated. I sometimes feel I should keep front collision warning/assist feature also activated in city driving. Lane keep assist is the only one that is useful solely during highway runs, particularly when using cruise control. Good thing there is an exclusive button to enable/disable lane keep assist, no need to navigate the dashboard menu.

I bought my dashcam and got it installed from the dealer before delivery, not a great dashcam, so I won't recommend it. Better check 70mai or qubo or others recommended by many other BHPians.
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How has been your driving experience, do you keep all or most ADAS features activated, I hear many prefer to keep a few like lane assist deactivated?

Also, have you got any dashcam installed?
I have now activated all the ADAS features with late response selected. Not even once, so far, touch wood, has auto breaking taken place other than once each for for rear cross traffic and blindspot collision assist. Both these features I found them useful, even though the vehicles were some distance away. The weaving in and out of two and three wheelers in Delhi have not been an issue so far. Smart Cruise Control is great in long straight roads within the city, and on highways, it is a bliss.

I don't think there is a use case of a dashcam for me, so I will give it a miss.
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I bought my dashcam and got it installed from the dealer before delivery, not a great dashcam, so I won't recommend it. Better check 70mai or qubo or others recommended by many other BHPians.
It is advisable to skip the dashcam as a part of the ‘dealer accessory’ since majority of them are of average quality and command a steep premium.

Best is to pick the one’s recommended / best sellers from Amazon for ex. 70mai , DDPAI.

The installation too is pretty easy and doesn’t take more than 20-25 mins for the job. Even routing the rear camera isn’t that tough.

I too was apprehensive of this before , but after installating 2 dashcams (70mai A500 & M300) I can affirm that it’s a simple DIY job.

P. S.: In today’s day and age , given how unsafe our roads have become a good dashcam has become a ‘must-have’ accessory. It’s an investment I would say. A good HD quality Dashcam starts from as low as 4-5k.

Apologies for steering OT.
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Old 28th January 2024, 20:48   #1558
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Is there any update on Wireless CarPay on X line (Seltos) ?
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Old 28th January 2024, 22:44   #1559
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I have a question for members who use the Seltos's 'ISG+Auto Hold' function in tandem.

The standard expectation is that when we stop the vehicle (with just enough pressure on the brake pedal) the Auto Hold turns green and with us taking the foot off the pedal. Next the ISG kicks in and shuts the engine off. For resuming, we just tap the accelerator so that engine starts and then the auto hold is released.

But in practicality - while driving, assume both the functions are engaged - when you stop at a signal and press the brake pedal just enough to engage both, will we get enough time to take the foot off the brake pedal without starting the engine? Or is it that both the ISG and Auto Hold functions contradict each other and we end up with our foot on the pedal so as to not start the engine inadvertently,

All I want to know is if the tuning is done in such a way that there will be reasonable reaction time given to the driver so as to take advantage of both the functions. Thank you.
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Is there any update on Wireless CarPay on X line (Seltos) ?
I own an X-line Diesel 6AT and the latest update that I installed today didn't have any wireless Android auto or Apple carplay.

I recieved the following notification on my Kia connect app once the update was done.
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