Mine also still showing the periodic inspection. During my service I saw the mechanic struggling in the cabin to reset the thing, trying to reset from the instrument panel, even disconnected the battery to see if the thing resets .

On service interval, the SC recommended semi-syn (5k) until my mileage reaches 20k to better break-in the engine. I followed that recommendation although they did told me if I wanted to they can use fully-syn (10k).

well..i've been driving manual before too.. jumping to auto is nothing serious to me since my wife's car is auto.
nyway, just to share..i really love the VT3.. feels so much smoother compared to the conventional 4speed auto. ive never tried dropping the gear coz the car is new, still sayang to drop like wat i used to with my previous manual ride.hahaha.. maybe u can try dropping the gear using the test drive car?


if u ask me, id prefer the 5k interval engine oil change regardless what engine oil im using. though people say fully synthetic can last up to 10k km.


since its a C-segmen car, the rear seat space is comparable to other C-segmen.
im coming from a B-segmen car, the rear seat is pretty spacious!


y bro? 1st service have to use semi synthetic eh?
advice a bit bro..



not to scare u, but my SA said his showroom unit last time was also in Spanish language. they did ask proton to come change to english but the proton fellar changed the whole HU.

Kinda love the GPS actually.. just that its abit "talkative"

The rear seat is more spacious than Perdana and Waja, and the rear headroon is more than Cerato. I know this because I have sat in all the cars mentioned.

If the condition permits, then the TCU (Transmission Control Unit) will permit you to drop a gear (or two). If the condition doesn't permit to do so, the TCU will never allow you to drop the gear to protect the transmission.

The VT3 has lots of safety mechanism built into it, so no worries.

As for reliability, the VT3 unit is essentially a unit based on VT1, developed by ZF to be used in Mini and MG cars in the early 2000s. Nothing major has been reported by the owners in the net, so it is safe to assume that the reliability is good without counting small cases of manufacturing defect. There's also a few Preve who bring their CVT into the track and no unwanted problems arise after the event.

So glad to hear that. I can place my booking now...

good info here bro! tqvm!

welcome bro!!!

hey i bought a 79k proton long time ago, the satria R3 , then proton stop production of all its spare parts. very nice.

had first service... rm300++ errr is it going to be this expensive onwards?

you took fully syn oil?

is there unnecessary stuff also like Magnatrap and XIR engine treatment thing?

What is part of the service?

I suggest u paste here the receipt..for guidance...

This post has been edited by yaz_inseven: Sep 19 2013, 05:06 PM

Not sure what's Proton recommending for the Suprima S, but to my knowledge it's normally either semi-synthetic or mineral for engine break in. Maybe Proton has already done that .

eh how come so expensive? Mine only RM200 something. Tu pun because I took fully synthetic. Kalau I took semi, I have to pay RM100 something only. Labour charge is free for the first three service. Only needs to pay for the engine oil.

Mine only 190+. Semi syn oil, oil filter and that magnatrap thing.

Currently who is SS owner in JB area ?? Haven seen any SS on road except test drive unit

For those who is interested to understand more about their VT3, you can take a look at this document regarding VT1.

http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resour...1F%20040323.pdf

credits to dares for showing me this document earlier on.

This post has been edited by V12Kompressor: Sep 19 2013, 11:55 PM

Link not working?

Ah, sorry. correct link;

http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/dept/pse/resour...1F%20040323.pdf

Thanks:)

Where is the tyre pressure indicator on the car? I noticed the vehicle information code, but not the tyre pressure. Only found it in the manual book.