Mechanically, the SUV is a gem. It would have provided a much better ownership experience with lesser electronics driving its systems.
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Living with the XUV7OO is lively for sure. Not a single dull day goes by unless it’s a no-drive day and the XUV is lazing inside your parking space. I have lost count of the number of times these have happened:
1) Resetting to the first song of the USB drive upon startup. Have done all sorts of experiments with drive sizes, capacities, numbering folders, putting all songs in a single folder, etc. No solution.
2) Blank screens which crop up by themselves then go away after a shutoff – pause – startup cycle.
3) Loud thuds from the speakers indicate an impending glitch coming up – either MID resets, error messages (like the ones below) popping up, HHC (Hill Hold Control) error alert appearing, etc. All of them go away after a shut-off – pause for a minute – startup cycle.
4) For those who think these are happening to those who have updated their AdrenoX software, let me tell you that I am still on stock 7.XX version.
5) Complete a very short trip (of 1-2 kms) and upon the subsequent startup, the bootup of the AdrenoX system is really slow. Takes a lot of time to show all the screens properly.
6) Intermittently, the Drive Modes don’t work – either by pressing the Drive Mode physical button (below the AC controls) or selecting it from the pull-up menu in the HU. A popping sound indicates that the haptic touch was registered, but nothing happens. Then there is no option other than to drive in the default Zap mode.
Mechanically, the XUV is a gem. IMO it would have provided a much better ownership experience with lesser electronics driving its systems.
(remember KISS! – Keep It Simple, Stupid!)
In addition, I have noticed a new quirk in the past 10-odd days – whenever I crank Icarus up for the first time in the mornings, there’s a distinct knocking sound coming into the cabin. It goes away within a few seconds as soon as the mHawk smoothens into its idling rhythm. Is adulterated diesel causing this, or improper injecting pressure or something else? Something to investigate during the next service centre visit, which will most probably be by next weekend.
Got my steed thoroughly washed on the day after Holi.
ODO is closing in on 4,400 kms.
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