Oophs.... have to ensure that Cats won't come near
Yes, I'm using 17inch.

Could have given you the rear boot chrome for a cheaper rate.....
But what to do I'm in Singapore....
I bought it last time for my CPS but within 1 month changed to CFE so traded in the CPS in original condition.... now that part is with me..

Sure will keep it until Sept

This post has been edited by mandrew: May 18 2014, 04:43 AM

Totally agree with Alexei....
This is my 6th Car after moving from Ford, Suzuki, Nissan, Kia, Exora CPS and then now riding the CFE for the past 2 plus years....

In my experience all had minor teething problems there and here... I remember my Nissan Sunny I had to bring back 2 times... once due to Brake Pad issues and other time due to Oil leak within the 2nd Free Service....

If you ask me what will be my next Car, surely it depends on my Pocket during that time.... If I have money I will surely go for a Audi or BMW
But as of now, this Car is well apt to my Pocket and it serves well... Yes, as this is a Budget friendly Car, I cannot expect much luxury from the SCs also . But so far they are good with me (touch wood.... )...

But at the same time, sad to hear the bad experiences the members share here due to the bad experiences they received from some of the SCs which Proton could have taken care and corrected.
Hope that Proton could hear us and improve.....

It would have been good if Proton could start to collect the Feedback from Owners regarding the SCs.... Maybe by providing a Feedback form...

This post has been edited by mandrew: Jun 23 2014, 12:01 PM

Not sure whether it is correct or not.
Last time when I enquired this to SC, they informed me that , the Auto Cooler triggers On only when the temperature is higher than 86degree.
That means, the Cooler will not start, if the engine temp is not going higher than this.
And once it is above 100degree, the Cooler mode goes to the 2nd level whereby you will be hearing louder sound of the Fan running.

Hi Alexei, have you tried connecting the HU to the Steering Wheel Controls?
I'm using Pioneer P4450BT and added a Steering Interface Control unit to interface to the Steering.
But unable to Pickup or Disconnect calls, the rest of the controls works.

A DIY sharing:

Since there is no light inside the Dashboard Compartments for Exora I just added a simple one.



Just need a Universal Door Switch and a Bulb with case or a LED strip light(which I'm using)


Attached a Universal Switch behind the below Compartment so that the Button will be pressed down when we close the Box. Ensured that I've have connected the Universal Switch to the Earth only.


Added lights in both the compartments, but control with only one switch.


I took the power supply from the Sill plate (you can take it from any live wire which is a direct supply).


There you go.....
Sharing just for info only....

Thanks Alexi...
I don't remember seeing the settings to configure the buttons in my HU.
Seems like it is pre-set via the interface module.
Anyway will try out the settings again and see whether there is any option.....

Haven't faced this issue....
Last time mine was when I put R and D few times, it will show like it is dyeing off or jerking...

My Car is now more than 2 yrs and ran only around 25,000km.
Just recently faced 2 issues but still waiting to see whether it is a one off issue or will it re-occur...

1. Tried to switch On the Aircon as usual in the Drive mode. But no response. The rear one was already On and working fine. Tried On and Off few times, but still no response. No extraordinary indicators or warnings in the Panel. Then I tried to put the Aircon to Speed 4 and could see that it was working fine. Then tried to put back to 1 and it was okay. Stopped the Car and tried again and everything was perfect.

2. Done a Car wash by myself and cleaned the Rims nicely with the Car Shampoo...
Next day morning, started the Car and tried to move to D, the Car didn't move at all....
Then I accelerated until above 3k rpm(I guess), then the Car started to move with a sound (not sure from where it came...).
I think the Brakes might have got jammed after the Car Wash.....

Anybody here have the same experience?

Mine is CFE.
Oh i see... Thanks

I also faced this initially.
Came to know from SC that this may happen for these new vehicles as the burning smell is contributed when the pipes(not sure which one they are mentioning.... maybe the exhaust pipe) get very hot (maybe due to the coating is getting burnt ).
Mine after a month didn't have any more burnt smell...

This post has been edited by mandrew: Jul 9 2014, 12:05 PM

I saw in one of the forums somebody sharing that in 'L' mode the maximum speed is 110, so yesterday just tried out and it easily went until 130 (with RPM at 6K).... at that time my Wife jumped in and forced me to slow down so I think it can surely go more than that......

Encountered another thing y'day before I started my trip. I was trying to re-connect the OBD2 adaptor with re-profiling the settings as somehow it stopped working and couldn't connect anymore.....
But then when I started the Car in ''P'' mode, I heard a knock knock sound coming from below the Gear (central console) so I got puzzled and checked the Dashboard meters to see whether any indicators were coming up.... to my surprise I saw the RPM was at the full Maximum .
Without any delay I switched Off the Car and pulled out the OBD2 adaptor and then restarted and saw everything back to normal.....
Seems like the OBD2 adaptor is the problem creator here.....

Mine is the LH and the issue is that it won't get opened up completely.... so I have to try few times.
Cannot bring it for Warranty as I've installed a side arrow glass LED indicator inside the Mirror .....

It is ELM327 which I bought from eBay.
It was working fine for more than 1 year and all of a sudden stopped.
At this point I'm not sure whether it is the OBD2 adaptor issue or not.....
Other things which can go wrong is my Settings or maybe my Phone (SG3) after update....

So will try out again with a different Phone and see.... also will play around with the settings

Here you go....
But if you are doing ensure that it is done by a professional or once with experience. I done in SG and saw the guy doing for a Continental Car so I was confident

Removed the Mirror.....

Pasted the LED behind the Mirror without disturbing the coating (the light will pass through the coating and will display clearly on the outside)

In action (will blink together with the Stock Indicators.... (there are other types like running arrows also and other colours...)

Yes it is.....

This is just a fancy add on only
The sellers claim that it is visible more for those riders who are at that side of your vehicle..... and to some extend it is true....
I got it free when I went to fix the Auto side mirror close/open module.

This post has been edited by mandrew: Jul 14 2014, 10:56 PM

You can buy it for cheap in Aliexpress (search for 'Car Side Mirror Turn Signal arrow Lights')
But will have to find out a reliable and cheap place for installation.

True, I also did the same for all the door storage compartments, as well as all the dashboard compartments...

As the rest of the members commented, your FC will improve after 1k service.
I've added a lot of weight by Sound proofing the whole vehicle (except the fire wall), normal heavy 17" Sports rims & tyres and lots of additional fittings..... then also I'm getting about 11 per litre (high way) and for City around 8 to 9km. And the vehicle is 2yr plus

What's the problem, is it because it is dim?
Mine was dimmer when compared with the LH side, so got it changed under Warranty during my 2nd service...

Price for the parts (not sure whether the below price is reliable or not...)
450 [LED module] Lamp Assembly Rear Bulb Holder LH PW856927 RM191.51
451 [LED module] Lamp Assembly Rear Bulb Holder RH PW856928 RM191.51
452 [All] Lamp Assembly Rear LH PW950959 RM585.86
453 [All] Lamp Assembly Rear RH PW950960 RM585.86