An owner shares his experience of owning a Kia Seltos diesel after driving it for 86,000km over 5 years
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5 years and 86,000 kms update
Coyote turned 5 today.
Insurance was already renewed few weeks ago. I took him for 110k general service over the weekend and while at it, I raised a few observations to see if they will be covered under extended warranty (which expired today).
On Saturday, I reached Epitome Kia by 7:30AM as per the appointment and work started by 8. By 10, the general service was over and work started on the complaints I had.
1. Rear seat lock was not working at times and seat back would tumble forward. This was found be a slightly misaligned and the folks at Epitome Kia were able to fix it back.
2. Steering mounted volume button needed a firm push to increase the volume. Every other button worked fine. The service advisor checked for himself, agreed and got it replaced under warranty.
3. Both the headlight DRLs had started turning yellow from the inner end and very slightly. DRL, indicator and the whole projector headlight is one single unit. When the LHS light was replaced post the minor accident, the old headlight DRL felt mismatched. The advisor took my cue and raised a request for replacement.
By 12PM, #1 and #2 were over. The headlight replacement proved tough as the warranty team was struggling to capture the “yellow”ing of the DRL on their phones. Then there was a new problem, HID wiring in the bay which they wanted to remove before taking videos of it. After spending couple of hours trying different options and even checking with all their technicians, the service advisor came to me apologetically that they can’t change the headlight under warranty. They are unable to figure out the HID setup and hence, can’t remove it. So I offered to get it removed, put back the original halogen bulbs and get it back to them. He checked with the warranty team and readily agreed. Warranty billing took some more time and I was finally out by 2:30PM.
Next I called up Anton to see if I could come back his shop to get the HID kit removed. With the kit removed and the stock halogens (which I had retained safely) back in the place, I went back to Epitome on Monday morning at 8:30AM. By 12PM, Coyote was delivered with a new headlight.
Got a bunch of pictures on the WA group which the SA had created but sharing a few
I had got the car washed before the service so opted out of the waterless wash
Clicked a few while I was waiting in the lounge
They were trying hard to click pictures of the DRL. Moved the car around three different places, turned off the bay lights, shadowed it, to see if they could get a better capture
Coyote was already dusty when I took him back again on Monday
Paid 7.7k for the 110k service
Somewhere along the way, I crossed the 86k mark. Also tanked up that day and Fuelio reminded that I was refueling the car after good 2.5 months! 
Currently the car is sporting the halogen bulbs only and I am yet to fit the HIDs back. One of the halogen was misaligned as it was not seated properly. Fixed it myself today and now, the cutoff seems good. A small thought in my mind says I should try LEDs, now that they have gotten very superior and come in warmer temp options. Will do some research before deciding.
Overall, the year was uneventful except for a proactive OEM battery change and a minor accident repair. I was expecting tyre replacement but they will go on for some more time. Have been thinking of a paint correction and deep cleaning but need to figure out some time to get it done. Also thinking what could be a good update for the car as a 5 year gift.
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