After 9 months and 21000km it was time for the first scheduled service of the car. No special problems during these months but a couple of issues were raised with the local garage which also is the dealer where I bought the car.
First the seat belt buckle on the front passenger seat. My better half has complained that she several times have problems releasing the seat belt. She have to press 3-4 times before it releases.
Solution: They promised to order a new seat belt buckle and replace it – under warranty
The second issue is the wear of the leather on the driver seat. The left side of the side support of the seatback shows clear indication of wear. After only 20000km I argued that this shows less quality of the leather than what I expect of a car.
Solution: After having looked at it and discussed a bit they agreed. New fabric for the seatback will be ordered and replaced – under warranty
High voltage on bulb. As some of you may have seen I have complained that the Osram NB Plus bulbs blows out within 2 months. After checking the voltage on the bulbs I’m not surprised. I measured the voltage to 14.4V!!! This is much more than the bulb is specified for. I’ve kept my garage informed about my findings and they promised to look at it at the first service.
Solution: They confirmed my findings. The voltage from the generator was measured by them to 12.0 -> 14.0 Volt. It varies depending on what kind of equipment is used inside the car. They have forwarded the problem to the Hyundai system and said that they expect that a firmware upgrade of the cars system has to be done. If this takes 6 months or 6 years….., they didn’t know.
In the mean time I’m driving with parking light + fog light during daytime (lights are mandatory here, even if this combination is not allowed and I risk a fine every day….
) to save the bulbs
Last thing was mounting of a tow bar. I have missed this and decided it was time to get it mounted. Only a detachable tow ball is allowed here since it will obscure the number plate when in use.
The tow bar is now mounted but I have to admit I was not aware that it was going to be that low…..
The connector is now the lowest part of the car. I’ll see if I can provide a couple of pictures in a couple of days.
…please do not ask how much I had to pay for it….
My general opinion of the car and my local garage is however very good and I have good hopes for the future
