[anand87]

@gsferrari, What tyre pressures are you using on your 215/75/r15 Silenttrac? I am using same tyres on my Jimny and keep 26 psi in front and 27-28 psi in the back when two travelers in front seat are on board. I usually get a good ride. I have tried higher pressures when I have observed stiffer ride with bumps filtering in. Also there is a slight skidding effect felt when the car is rushed over potholes/rumblers.

[SS-Traveller]

Originally Posted by Samba

On the left the water level was few inches above the door sil and the car took around 10 mins to come out. While entering the water body it was in 1st High, later I tried to take it out in 4Low, 2nd and 3rd. In 4L, 3rd the power was lacking, it came out in 4L, 2nd. The traction control was switched off throughout the time.

This original full-length video, without including the dashcam footage where the Jimny climbed out on its own, shows how deep the water was, and the steepness of the bank. Commendable of you to manage the recovery on your own. I'd just switched off the video as everyone prepared to tow the car out.

https://youtu.be/A4huuW0Bheo

Off topic- Just because it's a Jimny thread, am sharing another superbly clicked shot of a Jimny in action by D-Bhpian SS-Traveller.

Attachment 2492321

Here's another video of the climb. Effortless in the right hands, as you can see.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=hFq1W02UntI?feature=share

I was also very impressed with how easily the Jimny went up the sand bank, without losing power or traction, even when tyres were not aired down. And for your photoshoot, it sure did flex well at the end of this following video!

https://youtu.be/mAL0oiq0rWo

[Neil Roy]

Originally Posted by Shreyans_Jain

What’s the tire pressure?

As you have upsized, you should keep it 2psi less than what is recommended (which is pretty low to begin with).

Your car looks sweet.

Really sane advice. I'm riding with 24 PSI and the ride is more planted. Ofcourse planted ride is a relative term.

Originally Posted by IB290

Is your LED headlight of same wattage as MT halogen ones? Please can you share the details and where you bought it from.

I have got the Osram LED which is a plug and play. OE halogen is 60/55 watts and hence 50Watt LED does not require you to change the OE wiring. The brightness is definitely way superior to OE. I have also installed Bi LED fog lamps and my present lighting setup is really something. It doesn't blind the opposite driver but lights up the road. Being Bi-LED, it has high and low beam too, that is controlled by the lightstalk

[RijuC]

Visuals of the fatal accident of a Jimny and Bolero pick-up vehicle have been published on YouTube. I am not sharing the link here since it's really painful and heart wrecking to see the beloved Jimny in this condition. The driver also couldn't survive.

Question is, whether safety and structure of the 5 door Jimny have been compromised for Indian market? This is now evident that Jimny is not an exceptionally well built SUV from Maruti Suzuki. It's just like other Maruti Suzuki standard tin can cars.

Instead of extraordinary hype, Maruti Suzuki should have invested in adequate R&D and manufactured a safe Jimny. Niggles and parts failure for initial batches, inadequate service and spare availability, and then the fatal accident- do all these justify the super hype and sky touching price?

[sammysossa]

Originally Posted by RijuC

Niggles and parts failure in initial batches, inadequate service and spare availability

Hey, if you don't mind sharing, what are these niggles and parts failure that you're talking about? My point of reference is my own experience and TBHP posts. Both have been acceptable and upto my expectation till this moment. I am hoping I have not missed some of these issues and would be great to have this knowledge and be prepared. Thank you.

[RijuC]

Originally Posted by sammysossa

Hey, if you don't mind sharing, what are these niggles and parts failure that you're talking about?

The ICE head unit failed one day-1, after I brought the car home (it was working fine in the morning when I did the PDI). Nearby NEXA service center denied to attend (not even opened the job card) or replace it under warranty. They asked me to go to the dealership. Visited the dealership's service center 3 times to get it checked and replaced. After escalation mails, they replaced it on same day.

Next, I found the mic was not working. Had to visit the service centre again to get it checked. They didn't have any spares for Jimny. After 5 days, finally got it replaced today.

These are my experience so far in 3 weeks. Touchwood, no mechanical problem I have experienced so far. From other groups I understand there are some alignment issues which are yet to be resolved for some users.

Also, the service centre technicians are not trained in attending Jimny. They tried to engage 4x4 lever to drive it forward when I visited service centre. I have provided all these details in another Jimny related thread (Jimny craving) yesterday.

[astrodex]

Originally Posted by mayankk

Wouldn't a belt clip extender take care of this?

Doesn't take away from utility either. Unfortunately can only be had from Amazon US or Ali.

Not really, I already have that but I do want people sitting behind to use the seat belts. I remove the clips if I have passengers in back seat. I know, I know, its easier if we just ask them not to use it, but considering the speeds we drive these days I do believe we need to use seat belts all around.

Also, the clips are still available on many online and offline stores, I got them from the DIY store.

[mayankk]

Originally Posted by astrodex

Not really, I already have that but I do want people sitting behind to use the seat belts. I remove the clips if I have passengers in back seat. I know, I know, its easier if we just ask them not to use it, but considering the speeds we drive these days I do believe we need to use seat belts all around.

Also, the clips are still available on many online and offline stores, I got them from the DIY store.

These aren't those. They're male female. You can put the existing clips into these directly.

[SUVolens]

Originally Posted by RijuC

These are my experience so far in 3 weeks. Touchwood, no mechanical problem I have experienced so far. From other groups I understand there are some alignment issues which are yet to be resolved for some users.

Also, the service centre technicians are not trained in attending Jimny. They tried to engage 4x4 lever to drive it forward when I visited service centre. I have provided all these details in another Jimny related thread (Jimny craving) yesterday.

I can endorse your travails with Maruti/NEXA one hundred percent! I’m the ‘other user’ raising a stink at Maruti HO since they have been unable to address my Jimny’s wheel and steering alignment issue, going on three weeks now. And you’re totally on the money when you say that Maruti techs have zero idea on working on technical components of the Jimny. Reeks of Maruti skipping on adequate training pre-launch.

Frankly, I’m ruing the decision to get a Maruti product in my blind love for the Jimny. Having never experienced Maruti service first hand before, the last three weeks have been have been nothing short of disgusting. And this is based on an array of four different ASC’s across NCR. They have way too many cars to attend at any given time, have a complete ‘sarkari’ attitude at work, where it’s ‘spanner’s down at 5:30’, even if your car’s hoisted high up on a lift, and worst - they don’t have the foggiest about a thing called the Jimny, except for idle curiosity when one ambles in among the sea of Swifts, Brezzas and the others.

I have started escalating now and feathers seem to be ruffling. Let’s see if it’s enough to sort out my problem before I take the car on its maiden journey to Ladakh..

[Red Liner]

Originally Posted by SUVolens

I can endorse your travails with Maruti/NEXA one hundred percent!

I have started escalating now and feathers seem to be ruffling. Let’s see if it’s enough to sort out my problem before I take the car on its maiden journey to Ladakh..

I think this service experience specifically wrt the Jimny and Nexa itself warrants a separate thread!

[DicKy]

Originally Posted by SUVolens

They have way too many cars to attend at any given time, have a complete ‘sarkari’ attitude at work, where it’s ‘spanner’s down at 5:30’, even if your car’s hoisted high up on a lift, and worst - they don’t have the foggiest about a thing called the Jimny, except for idle curiosity when one ambles in among the sea of Swifts, Brezzas and the others.

Way off topic.

But this would be one of the advantages of the rebadged Toyota Marutis. Maruti service centres are so filled up that our cars get almost thrown around. Everything works like clockwork, but the sheer volumes of the cars leads to less than delicate handling.

[Sebring]

There were two. One Jimny (in yellow) hit a bus, and the other hit a Mahindra pickup. I have seen the car badly mangled in both cases. And both look like extreme hits but it makes me think maybe its build isn't as strong as Thar, (I suppose).

Originally Posted by RijuC

Question is, whether safety and structure of the 5 door Jimny have been compromised for Indian market? This is now evident that Jimny is not an exceptionally well built SUV from Maruti Suzuki. It's just like other Maruti Suzuki standard tin can cars.

[Neil Roy]

My first Maruti after more than 16 years and much has changed. My 1000 km service was done outside the gates as there was no space to park inside. Market share for Maruti is very high and even if we increase the service outlets by another 20%, situation will not improve. As is with everything in life, when life throws you a lemon, make a lemonade. Whatever service is needed for warranty purposes and alone needs a trip to the Authorized service center. All other activities can or in fact must be taken care of in reliable FNG where we have greater freedom and peace of mind. The fact that it is a Maruti works in our favour as parts are more easily available.

[saurabh041086]

In my 17k kms of owning first Maruti product(not Jimny) if there is one thing i learnt wrt to service is, to choose the service centre as far possible from the metro city. Parts aren't that complicated, nor the availability like other brands VW/Fiat i had in past. So to save the time and scratches in a crowded workshop within a metro city choose the one with least footfall.
Competency with Jimny is a separate topic, which i think will be sorted with time(could have been planned better though).

That's the irony with Maruti. In case of brands like VW/Fiat/Ford, it would have been opposite.

[prashant316]

Finally I got my Jimny last week! Driven it now for about 450kms and have a few observations to share.

Before that, setting some context of things done so far:

1. Drove on stock tyres for 350 kms before switching to Yoko Geos 215
2. Got some accessories to increase storage space inside
3. Most of the driving so far has been within the city, some amount of highways around NCR and mild off roading
4. I saw some comments and apprehensions on the Auto start stop. I may have some answers.
5. I also saw comments on TC being on or off during off road situations. I actually tried this, made videos to help folks out here of same terrain different car settings. I will put that up soon too.
6. I used to drive a Polo GT before this or a Seltos GT line.

Since everything that needs to be said has already been said about this car, i will focus on very particular observations that i made and wanted to talk to about them.

Difference between stock and Yoko 215s
So far, the only major difference is aesthetics. After now driving another 100 kms on the AT tyres, i feel the stock tyres are absolutely fine as well.
The only reasons to change to AT tyres (regardless of size and brand) would either be aesthetics or extreme off road terrain.
There are smaller differences as well in braking and overall stability. But it isnt enough of a difference to warrant spending 20-30k imo.



NVH levels
The NVH levels are better than i expected. There isnt a lot of sound that gets inside the cabin if all windows are closed.
Even with AT tyres, there isnt really any road noise coming through on the roads i have driven. A cemented expressway will be a good test for another day.
There is some wind noise at higher speeds, but easily drowned by some music.

Speaker quality
Speaking about music, i am not enjoying the current speakers at all. So i started hunting already. Almost all shops that have worked on Jimnys have advised going for an Amp and 4 speaker setup (5.5inch or 6 inch) at the least. Their reasoning is that the head unit itself is not powerful enough to give more voltage to the speakers regardless of their capacity.
Finally at Driven in Delhi, I will be getting Hertz speakers installed without Amp. Lets see how the quality comes out and will decide on the amp of subwoofer.
I really want to avoid installing an Amp!

Auto Start stop
I saw some people being unhappy with how it works. I think it works exactly how it is supposed to. I have driven quite a few cars with the ASS system, most of which have been BMWs. And the system in Jimny doesnt work too differently from theirs. There are some basic differences, but on road their operation and conditions to turn the car off and on seem similar.
If you feel that the system is turning off too often or for too long, change its setting to 'comfort', you should find a decent difference.
Or you can implement a small hack i noticed which does not turn the car off even when the system is on. This will be helpful especially at stop go traffic conditions:
Press the brake very lightly as the car comes on standstill. As lightly as you can, just enough to ensure the car is not moving but not putting your full energy onto the pedal. This will keep the engine on. And if you see that you will be standing for long and want the engine to turn off, just increase the pressure on the brake pedal to over 50% and watch the engine turn off.

Apparently light brake pressure is one of the conditions that will keep its engine on.





Some other observations:

• i quite like the windshield wipers. They cover the most amount of screen as i have seen in cars recently, leaving only small areas unlean on the side.
• The key of the car is very unassuming. Does not give me an impression of spending 18 big ones on this. Though it takes lesser pocket space.
• The auto headlight is extremely sensitive. Even under tree shades in the day it seems to turn the headlights on!
• Though the headlights itself, i quite like. So far, better than our Seltos. Good throw and beam of focus. The halogen foglamps also i like. They light up well.
• The car is best driven sedately. I really miss having a turbo in it. Its after years that i have got myself a car without a turbo. And its really something i am taking time to get used to.
• The 4AT is fine for the power it produces. 6AT would have been better, but this is alright. The overall engine + Gearbox is not something that has my heart moving. Its the other aspects of the car that do that.
• Turn the Traction control off when going into any off road scenario even if you dont put the car in 4H. I will upload a video of it soon and show you the differences in power delivery and getting through a slush.
• Be careful while going into a slush or large puddle of water at speed. Seemingly due to less overhangs, a lot of water tends to jump out of the front and land itself on the hood and windscreen, possibly even blinding you momentarily.