Team-BHP - Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review

I changed my battery last week after 43k kms of driving in 4.5 years. It was Exide in the new car but I bought Amaron this time. 85 Ah 105D31R. The local distributor in Noida was offering 6800(MRP) -1000 = 5800 for new battery while carbatteryexpert.com was offering 2k discount. So, I settled for later and paid INR ~4800 . Undertaking a journey to Patna and did not want to take chances. The cranking of late was a bit sluggish although the green indication on battery was intact.

FRONT AC

front AC was not cooling properly, so last Tuesday, took my XUV to concept Mahindra at sector 64 Noida. had to spend 20 k.
main expenses,
evaporator core assembly front, INR 7122+tax
front blower motor siemens, INR 4614+tax
Gas,compressor oil, etc.,INR ~2800+tax
Labour chrges,INR 2900+tax

AC is now working ok, vehicle is 43k, 4.5 years W8.

Has anyone here got bilstein suspension struts fixed on their XUV or any other similar upgrade from Pete's or a similar place? If yes what is your experience? Have a 3 year old W8 and my biggest complain to date (unresolvable) is the side-to-side/lateral movement over speed breakers/uneven roads as well as thud-making pothole crashiness.

Dear Team-BHP friends,
I took a Mahindra XUV W8 self-drive Voler car last Saturday with approximately 5 Litres of Diesel in it.
Went straight to a fuel station where he filled 76.93 Litres of diesel in it (with receipt). I was next to the tank all thru when the diesel was being filled.

• Internet says that the tank capacity of 70 Litres.
• Voler guys say that they gave me 5 Litres of Diesel.
• Station owner (raised a complaint to BP) says that all calibration is proper and there is no issue with equipment. He has asked me to come and check.

Voler Manager surprisingly says that the fuel tank can take more than 70 Litres and that he has himself filled till 80.

I am not sure who is lying, or if someone really is.
Need experts who own the car to comment.

P.S: If this thread is in the wrong group, requesting admin to move it and not delete it.
Regards,
Prasanna

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Originally Posted by prasanna_gem (Post 4283883)

I have a 2014 XUV 500 done Approx 1.67 Lac Kms. The max I have filled with DTE showing 46 Kms is 68L and usually I fill around DTE showing 60-70 Kms and Max it will take is 66-67 L.

Regards
Manik Nanda

Quote:

Originally Posted by prasanna_gem (Post 4283883)

Voler Manager surprisingly says that the fuel tank can take more than 70 Litres and that he has himself filled till 80.

I am not sure who is lying, or if someone really is.
Prasanna

No one is lying. I have filled 78.5 ltr when I took delivery of my new age beast and topped up beyond autocut of the dispenser. I have filled fuel >72L on many occasions after the fuel warning lamp blinks but in all cases it was after autocut and upto the filler neck. The pumps I use are mostly COCO so shorchanging is doubtful.

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Originally Posted by RajeVenu (Post 4283919)

:Shockked:
I was not aware that this could happen and may be, had hyperventilated thinking that I was possibly cheated :(
It is very interesting to know this fact though.

Thanks a lot @RajeVenu and @manikjeet.
Among those whom I had reached out to since morning with questions, your responses were the fastest clap:

Regards,
Prasanna

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-instrumentalpanel.png

Saw some relays from below the footwell panel in what seemed to be a fuse panel.

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-xuv500fuseboxpanellocation.jpeg

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-xuv500fuseboxpanelopened.jpeg

Removed 3 screws that was holding the panel and somehow managed to pry open the cover. You need a chunky screwdriver or a ratchet driver to remove the screws as it was pretty tight. Remove the panel from the right corner and believe me, it is not an easy job.

15A fuse for the 12 power outlet was blown.

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-xuv500fuseboxpanelopened2.jpeg

"Driver side panel"

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-xuv500fuseboxpanelbackside.jpeg

The Fuse layout

Mahindra XUV500 : Test Drive & Review-xuv500fuseboxpanelfuselayout.jpeg

Overall a very tedious job for a simple fuse replacement. May be the reason why the location was changed later.

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Originally Posted by prasanna_gem (Post 4283883)

Without going into more technicalities, I would like to share this document that could help resolving the issue.

Sorry for the poor image quality.

Quote:

Originally Posted by prasanna_gem (Post 4283883)

Internet says that the tank capacity of 70 Litres.

• Voler guys say that they gave me 5 Litres of Diesel.

• Station owner (raised a complaint to BP) says that all calibration is proper and there is no issue with equipment. He has asked me to come and check.

Voler Manager surprisingly says that the fuel tank can take more than 70 Litres and that he has himself filled till 80.

I am not sure who is lying, or if someone really is.

Need experts who own the car to comment.

P.S: If this thread is in the wrong group, requesting admin to move it and not delete it.

Regards,

Prasanna

Hi Prasanna, I have a June 2016 Auto and the maximum I have filled is 73, before that I had a 2013 W4 manual where maximum I filled is 77 liters.

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Originally Posted by tirthankard77 (Post 4301385)

.... have a June 2016 Auto and the maximum I have filled is 73, before that I had a 2013 W4 manual where maximum I filled is 77 liters.

Regularly fill more than 70 litres here. The nearest big one was 73.70L.

:OT @tirthankard77, did you exchange your W4 for the Automatic?

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Originally Posted by sandeepmdas (Post 4301488)

Regularly fill more than 70 litres here. The nearest big one was 73.70L.

:OT @tirthankard77, did you exchange your W4 for the Automatic?

Yes I did, mine was a 2013 Nov W4. Exchanged that in June 2016 for a W6 Automatic.

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Originally Posted by bejoy (Post 4299431)

The mid row 12v power outlet was not working in my vehicle, so i thought of checking the fuse. The manual (the book I have and the one online) displayed the following picture for the fuse box location. But it is not the fuse box location in my vehicle(2014 W6). I am guessing it was changed later. Owners of newer vehicles please confirm.
Attachment 1692378

Saw some relays from below the footwell panel in what seemed to be a fuse panel.
Attachment 1692379

Attachment 1692380
Removed 3 screws that was holding the panel and somehow managed to pry open the cover. You need a chunky screwdriver or a ratchet driver to remove the screws as it was pretty tight. Remove the panel from the right corner and believe me, it is not an easy job.

15A fuse for the 12 power outlet was blown.
Attachment 1692381

"Driver side panel"
Attachment 1692382

The Fuse layout
Attachment 1692383

Overall a very tedious job for a simple fuse replacement. May be the reason why the location was changed later.

How much power can I take out from these 12v socket.? I am planning to get an inverter for one socket so was wondering if I can charge my laptop and camera using inverter.

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Originally Posted by avimal (Post 4319960)

How much power can I take out from these 12v socket.? I am planning to get an inverter for one socket so was wondering if I can charge my laptop and camera using inverter.

You can easily charge a laptop or camera from these power outlets. I think the maximum power which you can draw is 120W