Originally Posted by Maky (Post 5739623)

Daily commute:
Excellent sound insulation from the hustle and bustle of Bombay peak hours. I had originally mentioned in my post that T-BHP/others had perhaps gotten it wrong when opining on the stiff suspension of the vehicle, I'll very much take that back. The vehicle definitely rides stiffer than ideal, but not to the point of great discomfort.

Originally Posted by Maky (Post 5739623)

A last-gen Octavia like suspension tuning balance though would have been perfect.

Originally Posted by GoBlue (Post 5740962)

Are you referring to the Mk3?

Originally Posted by amitverma (Post 5740794)

Forgive me for saying, but 6 kpl in the city seems awfully expensive. Is that the case for most Tiguan/Kodiaq owners? Or is it specific to bombay traffic conditions? Or are you always going pedal to the metal? I'd be very annoyed by such high fuel consumption.

Originally Posted by Maky (Post 5739623)

It has now been six months since I purchased the Tiguan. Six glorious months.



Headlights still in Auto mode, I flash the highbeam here. The highbeams are extremely powerful and go much much much farther than what you see here but in this picture the nearby trees got in the way:

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The above pictures might not do justice given limited patch of road where I took them but believe me the I.Q. matrix LEDs on the Tiguan are fantastic. They spread when they see the road widen, narrow and sharpen accordingly on smaller lanes and the throw is great. There are times when the ambient light sensor(?) doesn't calculate the environmental lighting correctly and the low beam throws a much faded beam than is ideal thinking the road is adequately lit but that's rare. I am considering getting the front camera module retrofit as some Tiguan owners have gotten, after which the lights will automatically dip as an individual/car comes in front of you so as to not to blind them.


hip. If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask : )

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5743010)

Thanks Maky for the detailed review. My Tiguan has done around 3k kms and experience has been similar. Only issue is not able to find an ideal driving position despite all adjustments - maybe something to do with my long legs and short arms :(

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5743010)

I am curious about the front camera retrofit which you mentioned above for iqlights. Please share more details. I thought it was already doing auto dimming when vehicles are coming opposite way.

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5743207)

Thanks for the details Maky, will check this later then

Originally Posted by Maky (Post 5743323)

Note, if they find out you've done changes your warranty will most likely be void.

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5743010)

Thanks Maky for the detailed review. My Tiguan has done around 3k kms and experience has been similar. Only issue is not able to find an ideal driving position despite all adjustments - maybe something to do with my long legs and short arms :(

I am curious about the front camera retrofit which you mentioned above for iqlights. Please share more details. I thought it was already doing auto dimming when vehicles are coming opposite way.

Originally Posted by charan23 (Post 5745461)

I too am facing the same issue with the seating position.Its comforting to know that there are others who feel the same..I thought that there was something wrong with my car.

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5745498)

Thanks, good to know that there are others with same issue.

The issue I am facing is if I adjust seat for leg position and pedals, i am not able to reach steering comfortably even with max telescopic reach. Then I start getting pain in neck and shoulders. If I adjust steering correctly, legs are very cramped and I start getting pain in legs.

Tried multiple adjustments, I would have seen lot of videos in YouTube for seating position. And I am not very tall only around 6 feet.

Even researched regarding steering hub adapters which can be used to increase telescopic reach of steering. I see many using this in outside countries, but nothing in India.

My previous car was XUV500, even though steering reach was less, due to the height of seat legs were very comfortable.

How tall are you ? What was your previous car ?

Originally Posted by charan23 (Post 5746398)

My previous drives were A6 and Jazz.I somehow feel that the seat can be adjusted further but its not programmed to do the same.Iam 5'10.I have a feeling that a software patch or an update can sort the issue.

Originally Posted by toretto (Post 5746444)

Okay, what is the issue you are facing with the seat ? Seat not going low or high ? For me steering reach looks to be issue

Originally Posted by charan23 (Post 5746450)

i feel it can go lower and even the under thigh support can move more.In the A6 you could adjust far more.We had a passat before the A6.Even that had fantastic seat adjustment.It had a cooling feature for the front 2 seats.Maybe some veteran member of the forum can guide us on why the Tiguan seating is the way it is and what can be done.

Originally Posted by charan23 (Post 5745461)

I too am facing the same issue with the seating position.Its comforting to know that there are others who feel the same..I thought that there was something wrong with my car.