[myavu]

Originally Posted by rawkeron

The only important shortcoming is its weak ac which can't bear d afternoon sun in Mumbai.

Weak AC in Beat? Unbelievable! Try cleaning your AC filter (it's a DIY - under glove box). If filter is completely drenched in dust and muck, change it. Check AC compressor/gas and pipe line for any leak. May be dust/muck had accumulated in the AC blower ducts too.

Cheers!

Vinu

[informmaha]

Originally Posted by myavu

Weak AC in Beat? Unbelievable! Try cleaning your AC filter (it's a DIY - under glove box). If filter is completely drenched in dust and muck, change it. Check AC compressor/gas and pipe line for any leak. May be dust/muck had accumulated in the AC blower ducts too.

Cheers!

Vinu

I had the same issue sometimes back..when I checked with the filter in the glove box and it was loaded with leaves.. But I have not cleaned it unlike what you have done, you suggested me to do that, but since the car is not with me, I could not try that option, but will do it next month.. Even after just dusting it, I feel the power of AC in my car is less than mentioned by all others..I don't really know the reason. I have already checked it with the service once last month, but they could not find any issues, temperature was perfect, no problems with lines too. Instead of worrying on that, I let it as it is..may be after doing the clean up of the filter with water, it should ease out is what I believe..

[Mr.Beat]

Guys, even i am having the weak AC problem in Beat in Mumbai. Last time i had reported the problem to the SA, he said that the Beat comes configured with setting to throw a lower cooling effect. he then adjusted the setting and now at 18 degrees the cooling is phenomenal. It is so much so that i tend to increase the temperature to 21 within 10-15 minutes depending on the heat inside the car. I am still not completely satisfied

[rawkeron]

Originally Posted by Mr.Beat

Guys, even i am having the weak AC problem in Beat in Mumbai. Last time i had reported the problem to the SA, he said that the Beat comes configured with setting to throw a lower cooling effect. he then adjusted the setting and now at 18 degrees the cooling is phenomenal. It is so much so that i tend to increase the temperature to 21 within 10-15 minutes depending on the heat inside the car. I am still not completely satisfied

Thank you guys for your replies. I will check with the service guys as my car is due for its 20k service. Last time the cooling had temperorly improved after service . Maybe its truely an issue of dusty Mumbai roads

[Mortis]

I have been an owner of the Beat for the past 3 months now and absolutely love the car. The only problem is I have been getting really bad mileage out of the car. Only about 8-9kmpl !!

I was getting 11-13 kmpl in the first 3 tankfulls but after that it just dropped all of a sudden to 8-9 kmpl. My driving style is pretty relaxed and I drive to maximise mileage where possible. I have been using petrol from the same two bunks and using the auto top off tankfull to tankfull method. Even tried premium fuels and system G but they made no difference.
This is 100% city with AC on 90% of the time on low fan speed and 22 degrees. What could have happened to make my mileage drop so suddenly and by quite a bit ?

I mentioned it before the 1st service but they said that it was because the car was new. It has been 2 months since then and no improvements as such.

What could it be ?

[alstonlobo]

Originally Posted by Mortis

I have been an owner of the Beat for the past 3 months now and absolutely love the car. The only problem is I have been getting really bad mileage out of the car. Only about 8-9kmpl !!
What could it be ?

What is the tyre pressure reading you maintain? How often do you check for tyre pressure?

[vivekm85]

Originally Posted by Mortis

I have been an owner of the Beat for the past 3 months now and absolutely love the car. The only problem is I have been getting really bad mileage out of the car. Only about 8-9kmpl !!

I was getting 11-13 kmpl in the first 3 tankfulls but after that it just dropped all of a sudden to 8-9 kmpl. My driving style is pretty relaxed and I drive to maximise mileage where possible. I have been using petrol from the same two bunks and using the auto top off tankfull to tankfull method. Even tried premium fuels and system G but they made no difference.
This is 100% city with AC on 90% of the time on low fan speed and 22 degrees. What could have happened to make my mileage drop so suddenly and by quite a bit ?

I mentioned it before the 1st service but they said that it was because the car was new. It has been 2 months since then and no improvements as such.

What could it be ?

Hi Mortis,

My Beat LT had completed 8000 kms and 10 months right now. Please see my feedback on this below.

In city:

Before 1st service, i used to get a mileage of 11-12 kmpl in city w.o ac and 10 with ac. And once reached 3000 km it shows some progress in the mileage and reached 13 kmpl in city with 50% distance in ac. My second service is over by last February and after that it shows the mileage of 14+ in city with 50% ac on. While i checked my mileage in June, i got an impressive mileage of 15.5 kmpl in city with70% ac on.

In Highways:

I drove my blacky for around 400 kms in the very first month in highway on the way to Alleppey. And while checked the mileage figures i got a mileage of 16.7 kmpl (that too before 1st service). Sounds cool, right?

And the second drive in highway had done recently, that is from and to between Trivandrum and Kochi ( a distance of total 500 km in total). And this was done when my tacho shows a km reading of 7000. I checked the mileage and i could get a result of 18.9 with ac on for around 400kms.

[Mortis]

My tyre pressure is always maintained at 32 and I check it every week when I do my weekly top up.

vivek : That seems to be quite an impressive improvement after the 2nd service ! Lets see how things go with my car

[vivekm85]

Originally Posted by Mortis

My tyre pressure is always maintained at 32 and I check it every week when I do my weekly top up.

vivek : That seems to be quite an impressive improvement after the 2nd service ! Lets see how things go with my car

Hi Mortis,

I used to maintain the tyre pressure 33 for my car. And it should be checked on a weekly basis. And the fuel am using is ordinary petrol.

Your car is just 3 months old. Hope things will turn soon as my experience reveals that. You must try a long distance drive for around 600-800 kms and calculate the mileage then. The engine is eager for that drive.

[white-rabbit]

Originally Posted by vivekm85

Hi Mortis,

My Beat LT had completed 8000 kms and 10 months right now. Please see my feedback on this below.

In city:

Before 1st service, i used to get a mileage of 11-12 kmpl in city w.o ac and 10 with ac. And once reached 3000 km it shows some progress in the mileage and reached 13 kmpl in city with 50% distance in ac. My second service is over by last February and after that it shows the mileage of 14+ in city with 50% ac on. While i checked my mileage in June, i got an impressive mileage of 15.5 kmpl in city with70% ac on.

In Highways:

I drove my blacky for around 400 kms in the very first month in highway on the way to Alleppey. And while checked the mileage figures i got a mileage of 16.7 kmpl (that too before 1st service). Sounds cool, right?

And the second drive in highway had done recently, that is from and to between Trivandrum and Kochi ( a distance of total 500 km in total). And this was done when my tacho shows a km reading of 7000. I checked the mileage and i could get a result of 18.9 with ac on for around 400kms.

Hi Vivek,
Are you still getting the same FE?I just finished 9800KM in my beat LT.The FE seems to be real low.In city I think I am getting 8-9 Km/L with occasional AC.Please let me know your status.Is it a common issue with Beat?I am really desp with this issue.

[Mr.Beat]

Hi white-rabbit, i have also completed 6100kms on Beat LT and with the AC on highways i am getting constant and consistent FE of 16-19 Kmpl depending upon the AC usage. In fact the FE has NEVER dropped below 14 for me

[salbin]

Me, just completed the 15k service. Done oil and filter change. I have updated the experience in my ownership thread.
I am getting an average steady FE of 16kmpl..

@white-rabbit:
There can be 3 reasons for lower FE.
- Driving style and conditions
- Tyre pressure
- Some issues with the vehicle

So you can get the tyre pressure checked and also get the FE checked with somebody else in the driver seat to eliminate the 1st 2 reasons.
If both gives the same result, then get the car checked with GM service.

[vivekm85]

Originally Posted by white-rabbit

Hi Vivek,
Are you still getting the same FE?I just finished 9800KM in my beat LT.The FE seems to be real low.In city I think I am getting 8-9 Km/L with occasional AC.Please let me know your status.Is it a common issue with Beat?I am really desp with this issue.

Yes Whiterabbit. I used to check the FE for every 1000 km and last checked it on June first week. After that i came to Pune. In June, i was getting a fuel efficiency of around15.3 km/l with occassional ac. But to maintain the interior beauty, i always closed down the windows and drive it.

I think you have to maintain your driving style. In beat, you can drive in 4th gear in normal traffic and in b2b traffic you can go ahead with the 3rd gear. My relative in chevrolet told me to go ahead with the top gear always in which the situation demands. So the gear down is a rare thing for me while i was driving. try it out. may be you can feel some sort of progress.

From my experience i used to drive in 4th gear in 30km/hr speed. IMO, please try that also and let us know the feedback.

[anu21v]

Originally Posted by white-rabbit

Hi Vivek,
Are you still getting the same FE?I just finished 9800KM in my beat LT.The FE seems to be real low.In city I think I am getting 8-9 Km/L with occasional AC.Please let me know your status.Is it a common issue with Beat?I am really desp with this issue.

Go and get your Beat Checked, It might be a problem associated with Car and may not be your driving style as such. Most of my friends who have a beat and drive in congested cities like, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore and even Allahabad claim to have Fuel efficiency of 16+, in-fact there is just one friend who says it is 14.5 KmPL. All these guys had a problem on FE for first 500 KM, after the second service they claimed a mileage of 12.5+ and after 5K service they claim 16+ mileage with full AC on. IMO even the worst case driving will not lead to so much drop of FE which is happening in your case. To me yours is the first case i have seen who has such a bad FE after logging in 9800 kms. (even my Uva gives 13+ which is a SOHC Engine)


Go and get it checked to Cheve A.S.S. service stations, take a drive with their drivers and if necessary call up their Regional service guys.

[white-rabbit]

Thanks guys,

To add up,Mine is a kind of relaxed driving.I live in Bangalore.I was getting 17+ at the time i bought this car.But when i took it for 1000km checkup,I just told them pick up seems to be low.Then Chevy guys said that there is an ECU update I have to do for the Gear module,and they also sail upto certain manufacturing date,chevrolet is recomenting that update.

After that update,Pickup became good(Awsome) but mileage fell. .I told the service advisor about the mileage drop happened when i took it for 5000 km and 10000 km service (actually my odo stands at 9800).They told me they have checked all the sensors,cleaned few of them and the mileage should pick up now.

After this service,The car is pretty smooth,AC is superb all vibrations(Rear door noise) stopped.But again mileage..I am just checking it.But looks no good.On Mysore-Bangalore Highway,before this 10000 service I was getting 13 km/L.(One question: How much petrol does it indicate for one bar in the fuel meter?My guess is 2L)