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8 upgrades after 8 months with my Mahindra XUV700 AX5

17th January 2023, 07:28 by Rahul Nagaraj

Overall fuel efficiency is 12.7 km/l, with the best-being 19.88 km/l between the last 2 fill-ups.

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So, including the short trip on December 25th and the showroom run on December 31st, it was a combined journey of nearly 500 kms in 6 days - the most for me in the shortest duration till now.

Reached the showroom at 10:30 am on 31st December and listed all the jobs to be done.

Rear sequential turn indicator-equipped tail lamps to be installed.
TPMS to be installed. (thank you, Sommos!)
Auto-folding ORVMs to be completed.
VIN check - for possible CSC replacement and any other replacements, updates and/or service actions listed for Icarus.
Front suspension lower arm & bushes check. Replace if required.
AdrenoX software updated to the latest version.
DPF reading.
Washing.

They started with the ORVM work while I made myself comfortable in the customer lounge. Both front door pads were removed and the harnesses were replaced, but the auto-folding didn't work. The Co-Tek came over and pored through all options on his laptop but couldn't find any for enabling this. Finally, they did some extra wiring work and added a relay to the setup, and it started working. Smoothly, like a charm!

But, this work took nearly all the time from morning till evening. It was a long, painful process involving lots of brainstorming and "let's try this, let's try that" thoughts. What this did was make the AdrenoX software update a pending job, because this requires leaving the XUV free and alone for at least an hour/hour and a half while the software update is on, else you run the risk of losing your silver box!

At 3:45 PM in the afternoon, other boys came over and replaced the rear tail lights. All four sections of the tail lamps were replaced and we all said hello to - the new rear sequential indicating tail lamp blinkers!

Finally, a long wait of more than 8 months came to an end. Thank you, Mahindra!

They started on the TPMS installation next. Wheels came off one by one as they were re-fitted by the tyre sensors and filled with nitrogen, before fitting them back into their respective wheel wells. I asked for a sensor for the spare tyre also. The TPMS had been enabled in the morning itself via laptop - it was just a question of completing the sensors' learning process now. Unfortunately, while the rear two tyre sensors learned pretty quickly, the front two tyre sensors plus the spare tyre sensor couldn't learn till it was closing time, even after a short run through the roads outside the service centre. So that had to be kept aside as a pending job, together with the AdrenoX software update.

My XUV's VIN was not listed for the CSC replacement job, nor for any other service action. The techs and the Co-Tek who had taken Icarus for a run outside for the TPMS learning process said that the front and rear suspension was good and didn't cause any squeaks or sounds, so the front or rear lower arms and related bushes didn't need to be changed. So that was another relief. Washing and DPF reading were skipped for now.

Another visit is now required for the AdrenoX software update + the TPMS learning, possibly by next weekend. The job card has been kept open for this. Paid around Rs 7,000/- for a pre-voucher total and the gate pass was waived.

Left the showroom at 7:45 pm and reached home at 9:15 pm, just in time to head out to a New Year's function with the family.

All ready.

Rear sequential turn indicators -check!

Power-folding ORVMs - check!

Fuelio points out that the overall FE is 12.7 km/l, with the best-being 19.88 km/l between the last 2 fill-ups. Here are the Fuelio screenshots (from D-day, most recent at top):