THE FABIA CLUB

vishvish · Guest

yes when centrally locked manually .no one can open the doors from outside.but one inside can open the door for single pull of the lever is enoughf .not as you said double pull

admin · Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:10 pm Post subject:

There may be changes in the locking mechanism in the new car. What does the manual say?
_________________
Robin

vishvish · Guest

yes admin , today i made a call to TAFE bangalore , and vinayaka skoda , and as well as priti cars hubli , i asked the door locking machnisem the answer i got is

first i called to vinayaka soda , to SA Mr krishna , i explained about this he told that to open the door from inside , one need to pull the lever twice , and further not willing to talk anymore , and said me to bring the car , dissappointed

then called to TAFE , one guy was clearly told and explained me throughly about door locking system in new fabia

his answer was , that in new fabia , the door opens from inside by pulling lever/latch once weather it is centrally locked or unlocked , but he said twice pulling the latch was in old fabia , that has been removed in new fabia , i asked him why thay removed this function , he said , people was not satisfied with this option , and for emergency exit campany ruled out this option ,

and i asked about automatic door locking option

his answer was , it can be activated in service center with the computer VAS michine

he said there is advantages and dis advantages of auto locking system
first advantage - doors are gioing to be locked once the car reaches 20 kmph , and no one can open the door from out side , but any one can open the doors from inside by pulling the door latch once while moving also door opens

disadvantage- if this function is activated , if we forget the keys inside the car it will be auto locked after 15 minutes of time , then it is a going to be the problem to open the doors then need the second key or car to be brought to service stattion , or key should be requst the skoda company to give the duplicate key , nearly it takes the 90 days time to get it done

this situation will be wrose

and finally called priti cars , his answer was the same only one pull of latch is enoughf from inside , and for auto locking system he said it can be activated , and it is good to have this function , he said bring the car to service station he will make this activated ,

why these people dont tell the people about the autolocking feature while the time of delevery it will be nice to have done , as now i need to move the car for service station for 250 kms simply waste

and finally asked about the engine , either irt is a TSI or MPI
he says that this is a new engime 1.2 HTP , while the old one was 1.2 MPI

our fourm friend (Mr . Pravin ) today made me the offer to call him , and i called him , he was nice to guide me , to contact the vinayaka skoda , and finally did the research and got this answer

thanks ADMIN for giving the answers

admin · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:27 pm Post subject:

I am glad we could help.
I remember that polo has only 'one pull' to open doors so i guessd it would be the same for the new Fabia too.

This is something that even I have not understood fully even after almost three years of ownership. Read the manual helps a lot.

TSI/MPI/HTP - Both the old and the new 1.2 petrol engines are HTP as well as MPI. Name HTP was given the becasue of the characteristic of the engine. The engines are Multi point injection - so they are MPI too.

TSI however is totally different.

A word of caution - never leave your car without taking out the key for however little time you have to step out - both for safety and security reasons.
_________________
Robin

vishvish · Guest

thanks admin for engine details. And thanks for the tips

swastikpanigrahi · Been Around Fabiosi Joined: 11 Dec 2010 Posts: 58

Hello All,

the MPI/HTP/TSI, all relates to the technology behind a petrol engine.
If u go by the upcoming or newest to oldest, then the below describes;

TSI is superior to HTP
HTP is superior to MPI.

Details are:

MPI: Multi Point Fuel Injection (MPFI) : known from the Maruti. MPI is the replacement of traditonal carburetor.

HTP: High Torque Performance: a tech used for Diesel engine: to notice this technology, any one can try the experiment I did: put ur HTP machine in reverse gear, and release the clutch to a certain level that the car will not vibrate but will roll in a slight inclined surface, what a diesel engine does, due to high torque of the engine.

TSI: engine with a supercharger: used to use more air instead of petrol to get a good mixture with good fuel economy. Its from the sports car technology.

Any comments on this from any is welcome.

vishvish · Guest

thanks .for putting lights on technology behind petrol engines. And keep posting your valueable info regarding automobiles.thanks

vishvish · Guest

fab0330 · Newbie Joined: 18 Mar 2011 Posts: 1

Hi guys, thanks for all information shared.

I am driving Fabia Ambi 1.2 HTP - Petrol from this month 14th.

Would like to know the mailage this buity is giving city/highway by old fab owners experianced on petrol Fab.
I was told by service center guy (city - 11 , Highway -14)

I am glad to say I LOVE THIS BUITY very much Very Happy

I am planing trip weekend would share my experiance port am back.

Thanks for info

vishvish · Guest

you are welcome , you have a really fab , enjoy the drive ,

yes milage is almost same city 12 and highway 14 , depends up on driving condition , if you cruze you may get this FE , if you maintain recomended driving technic , you may get better FE

happy to see , one more fabian , please feedback your experince with your new beauty , and let us know

thanks

admin · Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject:

I have managed to extract 19+ on bangalore pune highway with decent load. My lowest on any long trip is 15+ with full load and ghat driving. I usually get ~17 in my long trips. My long trips are usually more than 1500 kms each.
_________________
Robin

jamchamp · Newbie Joined: 21 Dec 2010 Posts: 26 Location: Mumbai

I have managed to get upto 16kmpl on fairly long city runs..

I am facing an issue. While checking the engine oil, I noticed that the oil is close to the lower level of the dipstick..

since my car has done only 1800 kms, this appears to be odd. I have checked for leakages (drips) and found none..

called up workshop who say that oil topup needs to be done as engine oil consumption is around 500 ml per 1000kms for the first 2000 kms.. i find that explanation slightly unconvincing.. any one else faced any similar issue?
_________________
cheers
jamchamp

admin · Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 6:36 pm Post subject:

vishvish · Guest

hello guys ,

my skoda fabia , went in to a small accedent , to bafffollow hitting my left side headlamp, no breackage and any dent at front , it was a mild hit , but what happened is my left head lamp not damaged from outside and reflector also fine , but total headlamp holder brackets are broken at the rare and it is shaking , can i make any repair work to that , by fixing with areildte , or can i get only back braket cover ?, i asked with my dealer , for , and his replay was , i need to replace whole assembly it cost arround 6200 rs , , i got a smooth HIT to baffollow and smash HIT to my pocket

any suggestions?

thanks

admin · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:18 am Post subject:

uneet · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 11:12 am Post subject:

Normally Skoda follows the principle of replacement only. I can't see them doing any repairs.
_________________
Currently driving - XUV 5OO, Honda Civic, Skoda Fabia, New Swift, Hyundai Santro.
Earlier - Toyota Innova, Suzuki Baleno, Honda City OHC, Toyota Qualis, Maruti Zen, Omni etc

orionph05 · Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:43 pm Post subject:

I had a auto hitting from behind resulting in Rear right tail lamp plastic casing cracked.
As the plastic quality is good and is thick I put araldite and driving since a year. No water enters the assembly.
Did not feel like spending Rs 2400 for the complete assembly Laughing

_________________
Rgds
Pravin
Bangalore

vishvish · Guest

hi .thanx for all replay.yes i went to local garage .and asked .thaz told it can be done but to do that front bumper need to be removed first and remove the assembly and make a repair work by putting some strong adashive and try to put additional clamps and put it back .i am conviced .i also asked insurnce guys about brakage claim thay it is small ammount to claim .you can do that .but thay said you wont get bonus in next primeium .you will be charged more premium next time . Any how now i claim i will get 50 percent ammount means 3k .but to do that i need to go to dealer far away 300 kms .so heavy transportatin some thing arround 4 k additional to bare mine is petrol car .so i dicided to do a repair work at local garrage .is it fair to remove front bumper and put it back ? Dose this can done easily'? Thanks