[abhi3284]

Can anybody confirm if its true that Kia have reintroduced One Touch Up/Down feature for all 4 Door Windows HTX onwards? The Comparison section on the Kia Website does not indicate so. It still says only applicable to X-line. Unless, i am looking at the wrong entry.

[Flasshhhh]

Originally Posted by TorkBHP

Can someone post pictures of ambient lighting (all places) in seltos face lift.
I've searched this forum as well as Youtube but couldn't get comprehensive pics or video showing the locations where this is installed.

There are total 3 places- 2 near front passenger, 1 near driver.

[Flasshhhh]

Originally Posted by TorkBHP

Experts, need guidance
I am planning to buy a seltos diesel automatic GTX plus
The dealer is ready to give me a car which is November 23 manufacturing with some discount.
I went to the stockyard to check the car and noticed that it has run 32 kms.
Is it ok to purchase a car which is run 32kms already - Typically this is expected to be not more than 10 kms.
What are the things to ensure / check in such a situation?
Pls guide so that I can take the right decision.

I am not an expert. But recently bought Kia Seltos GTX Plus DCT December 2023 model. I booked on 15th January, was scheduled to take delivery on 22nd January, but preponed it to 18th(will post that review soon).

About Discount- I got 1.25L discount for On-road price. You can get anything between 1-1.5L if bargained properly.

Mine was also readily available in their stockyard, and it showed 39kms run. And I believe, anything below 100kms is good.

You should take a good 5-6kms test drive. Do PDI, confirm the manufacturing month.
Also if its November model, one touch up-down for all windows may be absent(its absent in my December one).
Overall, if all seems fine and you don't care about manufacturing year, then go for it.

[F1amit]

Can anyone throw some light on cost of first 3 free services for Seltos?

How much does it cost for getting Seltos DCT serviced at authorized service center?

[shekjsk]

Hi guys. I am in the market for a Seltos DCT. I am confused between Xline and GTX+ Black color. How difficult is it to maintain Matte finish of the X-Line?

[TorkBHP]

Originally Posted by Flasshhhh

I am not an expert. But recently bought Kia Seltos GTX Plus DCT December 2023 model. I booked on 15th January, was scheduled to take delivery on 22nd January, but preponed it to 18th(will post that review soon).

About Discount- I got 1.25L discount for On-road price. You can get anything between 1-1.5L if bargained properly.

Mine was also readily available in their stockyard, and it showed 39kms run. And I believe, anything below 100kms is good.

You should take a good 5-6kms test drive. Do PDI, confirm the manufacturing month.
Also if its November model, one touch up-down for all windows may be absent(its absent in my December one).
Overall, if all seems fine and you don't care about manufacturing year, then go for it.

One point I'm sure that facelift 2023 diesel GTX plus automatic, has all window buttons as auto up / down as I took a test drive in the same variant which had run ~9000 kms & it had this function (which implies that its there since launch of FL).

[ashvek3141]

Originally Posted by abhi3284

Can anybody confirm if its true that Kia have reintroduced One Touch Up/Down feature for all 4 Door Windows HTX onwards? The Comparison section on the Kia Website does not indicate so. It still says only applicable to X-line. Unless, i am looking at the wrong entry.

Originally Posted by 07CR

In a welcome move Kia seems to have reintroduced One touch up and down functionality for all windows from HTX variant onwards.

Check it here.

Yes, Kia has re-introduced the one touch auto up-down feature for all windows. The same was first posted by fellow Bhpian , 07CR.

I also managed to confirm this during the Seltos TD today. The car was a Jan 2024 GTX+ DCT.

[TorkBHP]

Originally Posted by Flasshhhh

There are total 3 places- 2 near front passenger, 1 near driver.

The lights look amazingly bright here. During my daytime TD, they were almost not / barely visible despite being on full brightness (4).

Originally Posted by Flasshhhh

I am not an expert. But recently bought Kia Seltos GTX Plus DCT December 2023 model. I booked on 15th January, was scheduled to take delivery on 22nd January, but preponed it to 18th(will post that review soon).

About Discount- I got 1.25L discount for On-road price. You can get anything between 1-1.5L if bargained properly.

Mine was also readily available in their stockyard, and it showed 39kms run. And I believe, anything below 100kms is good.

You should take a good 5-6kms test drive. Do PDI, confirm the manufacturing month.
Also if its November model, one touch up-down for all windows may be absent(its absent in my December one).
Overall, if all seems fine and you don't care about manufacturing year, then go for it.

Which location & dealer?
You can PM / DM me incase you want to avoid posting here.
This info will help me negotiate better.

[Flasshhhh]

Originally Posted by TorkBHP

Which location & dealer?
You can PM / DM me incase you want to avoid posting here.
This info will help me negotiate better.

Its ok. Below is my post of 15th January after booking. I hope it will help.

Originally Posted by Flasshhhh

In my opinion, the price will not increase. Its just a way to make you book the car as fast as possible.


The price chart in Rajasthan reads-
Ex-Showroom- 19,99,900
TCS- 19,999
State Registration- 2,31,188(~2.3L)
Insurance+RSA- 75,930
Fast Tag- 500
On-road price- 23,27,517(~23.27L)
Accessories- 25,779
Extended warranty- 23,877

He discounted 1.25L from On-road price(23.27L).
Effective On-road price- ~22L
Accessories- 17K( As I removed some unnecessary ones)
Extended Warranty- 23,877
TOTAL- ~22.41L

Now, in your case, the approximate price is 21.28L before discount(excluding Accessories and Extended warranty). And he is offering 40k against insurance. But if you are looking for 2023 model only, then you should bargain more as 40k for 2023 is too less.

A small story behind my bargaining- I went to Jodhpur Kia in December and was getting 50k discount at that time, then went to Nagaur Kia(a small town near Jodhpur) in January 1st week, told them about Kia Jodhpur quotation, for which, they agreed to give up to 1L discount, then again, visited Kia Jodhpur last week, did the same, for which, finally they agreed to give 1.25L discount.

So, I would suggest you to visit 1 or 2 other Kia showrooms near you and do the same. If they have the model and color of your choice, they will surely make you take car from them by luring you with discounts.
But don't settle for 40k.

Hope this helps!

Originally Posted by TorkBHP

The lights look amazingly bright here. During my daytime TD, they were almost not / barely visible despite being on full brightness (4).

Yup, during daytime they are not bright enough. But the fun of ambient is actually at night in my opinion, that too, when synced with music and its beats.

Originally Posted by TorkBHP

One point I'm sure that facelift 2023 diesel GTX plus automatic, has all window buttons as auto up / down as I took a test drive in the same variant which had run ~9000 kms & it had this function (which implies that its there since launch of FL).

Facelift Kia Seltos came with one touch up-down for all windows above HTX whether petrol or diesel. But on 27th November 2023(if I am not wrong), they removed this function except for X-line. And recently introduced it again a few days back. Hence, the models manufactured in between this timeline will not have the mentioned feature. So, the same variant seltos which had run ~9k kms may possibly not manufactured in this timeline, it may be of before December.

[Mr Anderson]

Originally Posted by shekjsk

Hi guys. I am in the market for a Seltos DCT. I am confused between Xline and GTX+ Black color. How difficult is it to maintain Matte finish of the X-Line?

Black and matte graphite both will be difficult to maintain as scratches and rock chips on both of them will be highly visible.

While you can buff out superficial scratches on glossy Black paint, you can't do the same on a matte finish as that will turn the matte finish glossy.

Unless you are planning to get your car covered with paint protection film(ppf), I'd recommend you stay away from matte graphite.


PS: I myself have an X-line vairant and had my car covered with a 5 year warranty ppf. So it's easy to maintain after that and also protects the car from rock chips and minor scratches. A good quality self healing tpu-ppf for your car will cost you atleast 1lakh, if not more.

[Black Panther]

Originally Posted by abhi3284

Can anybody confirm if its true that Kia have reintroduced One Touch Up/Down feature for all 4 Door Windows HTX onwards? The Comparison section on the Kia Website does not indicate so. It still says only applicable to X-line. Unless, i am looking at the wrong entry.

Yes, it was reintroduced after it was taken away for a slight duration (I checked the website and the option was available from HTX onwards). BUT, strangely enough it has now been removed from the website (checked yesterday, the feature was absent).

Don't understand what's happening with Kia (or it's website).

[GT007]

Originally Posted by xotiq

If you are comfortable, getting into engineering mode and doing a reset should solve this. (Had done this in our seltos for map update problem). If you don't want the hassle, then Kia service center.

Hi xotiq, could you care to share more about the engineering mode. Are any advanced settings or new features can be activated in engineering mode? Also it would be great if you can let us know on how to enter the engineering mode in Kia Seltos 2023 FL. Thanks buddy

[Behemoth]

Originally Posted by GT007

Hi xotiq, could you care to share more about the engineering mode. Are any advanced settings or new features can be activated in engineering mode? Also it would be great if you can let us know on how to enter the engineering mode in Kia Seltos 2023 FL. Thanks buddy

Here are the details you need but my recommendation is that you do it only as a last resort and not change any of the settings.
https://www.seltosforum.com/threads/...-display.1105/

[shekjsk]

Originally Posted by Mr Anderson

Black and matte graphite both will be difficult to maintain as scratches and rock chips on both of them will be highly visible.

While you can buff out superficial scratches on glossy Black paint, you can't do the same on a matte finish as that will turn the matte finish glossy.

Unless you are planning to get your car covered with paint protection film(ppf), I'd recommend you stay away from matte graphite.


PS: I myself have an X-line vairant and had my car covered with a 5 year warranty ppf. So it's easy to maintain after that and also protects the car from rock chips and minor scratches. A good quality self healing tpu-ppf for your car will cost you atleast 1lakh, if not more.

Thanks a lot for the valuable insight. Really liked the X-Line variant (specially the interior color scheme) but was not feeling sure about the maintenance of Matte finish paint. Needed someone experienced to convince me not to buy it

Your feedback was extremely helpful and practical and have decided to go ahead with GTX+ in black. Will be making the booking today and hopefully get the vehicle this weekend.

[Mr Anderson]

Originally Posted by shekjsk

Really liked the X-Line variant (specially the interior color scheme) but was not feeling sure about the maintenance of Matte finish paint.

This was exactly the dillema I faced 4 months ago. But it was love at first sight for me for the X-Line variant. I loved it ever since it was introduced in the pre facelift Seltos.

And I was ready to shell out a bit more in the form of ppf to get the X-Line because it is just so beautiful from the outside and premium from the inside, and stands out in the crowd.

You wouldn't go wrong with the GTX variant as well. The Balck interiors will grow on you with time. Best of luck 👍