31000 km with my Kodiaq TSI: 3rd service and other significant points

Tyres are super noisy, hate the sound, can even hear it with the music on while coasting so its really a botheration.

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3rd Oil Change Service completed @ 31000 Kms:

As I keep the service intervals under 12K kms, it was time to carry out the oil change service this month. In this stint of 12K kms the car required about 100 ml oil and 150 ml of coolant top up. During the service, the coolant was topped up again. There are no leaks observed hence the consumption is still puzzling. There are no errors, etc. either.

Along with the engine oil, oil filter, pollen filter, I also got the front brake pads and brake fluid replaced. Front pads had some margin but it would mean I would have to come back after a month or so to carry out this change, so went ahead and completed the replacement. Rear pads still have about 6-7K kms left in them, will change it around Diwali days.

Total amount paid with labour and taxes was INR 21K. What I find strange is that the service calculator suggests the Haldex oil needs to be replaced every 2 years or 30K kms. I was prepared to get that job done as well but service advisor told me not to go for it, as its based on the time period which is 2 years. Left it for now but I am not sure about the replacement condition. Need to do some research on forums to find out when other people have been carrying out the differential oil service.

Service experience was good, I reached the centre quite late around 11:00 am still the technicians assigned completed all the tasks by 1:30 pm. The brake pad change at front was a good call as the bite has improved and the slow speed pad clamping noise has gone. Other than that I have a dashboard rattle from the passenger side which I have decided to live with, since I dont want them to open up the dashboard to resolve this, its easily subsided with music on.

Overall FE past 5000 Kms has been in the range of 11-12 KMPL. Sedate highway cruise (<90 km/h) results in FE of over 16 KMPL. Where as my daily commute of 15 kms results in 6.5-10 KMPL depending on time of day, traffic and my mood after work

Drivability is same across the 31K kms, I dont see any major improvements in performance, efficiency, NVH, etc. It drives just the way it did on day 1 of ownership. Strict XP95 diet, never had a drop of any fuel lower than this in it ever, although used a tank of XP100 and it made me sad, because the difference with XP100 was evident and now makes me feel poor for not being able to fill XP100 regularly only because its 65% more expensive, and availability is not that great outside of metros. But its a must try for all owners to have at least 1 tank full XP100 some time.

Tyres are super noisy, hate the sound, can even hear it with the music on while coasting so its really a botheration. Replacement option Vredestien Ultrac Vorti in stock size is easily available, will carry out the change in Jan 2024 or 45K kms which ever is sooner. No issues with alignment / road force balancing done at Hunter equipped centre in Ahmedabad.

Yet to carry out any beautification treatment for the paint, white is extremely forgiving colour but I know the metallic bits in Moon White paint by Skoda can really pop after a nice DA Polisher session and applying Collinite 845. Will be doing that post monsoons, before Diwali.

No issues with headlight throw / brightness. Only the vibrating LED module issue persists, did not want to push the SA too much on this as while on the move its not noticeable and performance won't change by getting new headlights under warranty. I do notice the DRL is not as white / bright as the delivery day. Seeing slightest yellow tinge in it. These days high end Bimmers sport yellow DRL colour (iXM, M4C), but I much prefer a modern white and bright set of DRLs. Will keep an eye on the eyes. Sceptical on getting sound dampening done, not many professional installers for it in Ahmedabad whom I can trust with not breaking any door card clips while installation. The CANTON setup has such deep bass and loudness over Bluetooth, the passenger door card makes a vibrating racket. Then I realise why I bought this car, because it was everything I wanted, without the stratospheric prices of the X1, Q3 and GLA.

I do wish I had DCC in the Sportline, the suspension is supremely stiff for low speed drives on bad roads, and everyone in the car has a good body shake whenever car comes across huge potholes or rutted uneven roads. Something the DCC's comfort mode would have helped with. But happy to make the compromise for the black interior, blacked out exterior bits, sports seats, and excellent wheel design. Next report at 43K kms.

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