Again Thanks Corne for your updates and assistance. Have Scheduled a CVT Software Update @ Chery Mossel Bay this Thursday! Let hope that Chery will in the future stay in Sport Mode (Keep last Setting) when you switch off the Chery.
I'm organising a day at CHERY MIDRAND and going to be using an OBD reader to check for a setting to keep it. I'm sure it's just a quick setting to adjust as default.
This is amazing. Cant believe all it took is a software update. Im still hoping a similar system will flow down to other models as I asked you on FB. They can just say if they working on it without necessarily confirming when. 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Thanks my man. 👍👍
Hey just a quick question. My front PDC doesn’t work since I bought the car is that normal. When I reverse park the camera goes on and the proximity sensors will keep beeping to let me know how close I am to object. But when driving forward close to anything or pulling into a parking from the front nothing goes on even though it has a 360 camera but that only activates when reversing or turning. Please advise
@wazzmatazz1435 yip. It's normal, the only time the front sensors work is for the adaptive cruise control OR if you want to see where you are driving into ( example garage ) press the AVM button below the radio. Just bear in mind the AVM only activates at low speeds. On the right side of the AVM screen, you slide the screen to the left, you can change settings of the AVM.
Only if you get a strong crosswind.. Apparently, it's something with the rubbers on the doors. Some people have had it changed, and it resolved the issue. If you live in a place that's very windy all the time, you'll experience it frequently. I've experienced it about 3 times in 2yrs and I've even gone up to 200kph with no noise.
@theBaldChery ah thanks for your response. Mine tends to whistle regardless of the wind but at certain speed it'll start. Does changing the rubbers also reduce cabin noise in general?
Well after the T4 testing which looks to be successful. They'll then be concentrating in the T7 and the C5. They just need to change a few things with the programming but hopefully very soon on those models.
I've had my 2024 T4pro Elite cvt for 5 days now and driving only on eco mode, the consumption is currently 8.8km per litre 😭 Ok so it was a demo and people have probably floored it for most of its 4000km life but I really hope it will improve when I take it in for it's first service. Besides the consumption it's an amazing vehicle and I couldn't be happier.
Try to stay in SPORTS MODE, especially when in town traffic. And don't need to press the accelerator to hard, press it to 2000rpm and feather the pedal. It'll give you good fuel consumption and remember the CVT it driven differently compared to a manual or normal auto. The CVT is designed to be economical so you can keep the engine at low rpm and the CVT will use the torque of the engine and turbo. Only time you need high rpm is if you press the pedal to accelerate quickly. I hope you watched the vid on "tips and tricks" for better consumption. Just verify with the dealer that it has had the software updated aswell. Once you get used to the way it drives, you can easily get 13 to 14km/l. I do 200km a day, so I've learnt all the ways to get the best out of the car. I'm already at 103 000 km in just over 2yrs.
@@theBaldChery Thank you brother, will do, it definitely doesn't have the update yet but in August when I take it for the 5k service it will get it. Will update you afterwards. I love this car, I call my charcoal grey T4pro Elite Buks 😁 but for the voice command (My "AI" car assistant, I named her Cortana because I'm a Halo fan (on Xbox) and I'm blown away daily on functional and helpful it actually is, everything I thought was a marketing gimmick I really use every day. 😊 Anyways, thanks again for all the advice, tips and videos. So happy to be part of the Chery family. Keep it up! Have a awesome weekend.
It took about 2 to 3 tanks and over 1500km. The car starts to re-adjust itself and as you drive it gets better. The total testing was over 4wks and 5000km.
Is it normal for fuel consumption to be much higher on these cars when they are brand new. Just got mines on Thursday. Fuel consumption when I left the dealership was 20litres per 100km. 300KM later its now around 9.3litres/100KM this is also after the software update. I noticed that the car on eco mode is not sluggish anymore.
Did you reset the counter when you filled up or left the dealership. Remember you need to run the engine in properly for the first 1500km. Need to keep rpm under 2500rpm. As the engine gets run in, like all new cars, the consumption will get better. It'll slowly decrease and you'll see better results as you pit more kilos on. When you do the first oil change at 5000km OR 6months ( if you check the oil, it might look like its low but its the way its been designed, DO NOT PUT ANY OIL IN ) , you'll see a big change from there aswell.
Do you have the software update number. I took it for the first service and just told them to do the update again. Consumption is on 8.5 litres per 100km goes down something to about 8. Not sure how long it takes for the update to affect the consumption
Yip. That's about right. The update isn't a massive gain to all of a sudden get 6l to 100km. Don't forget it's still a 1336kg compact SUV. The general is around 7l to 8l to 100km and that's driving in general traffic.
Hi, thanks for all these videos! I have a question that I'm not finding an answer for anywhere online, can you put the car into sports mode while driving using voice command?? Thanks in advance.
Howsit brother, my cars going in on Thursday for the update, just wanted to know if the performance has been massively downgraded for the fuel economy to be better
Thanks for the update. Just bought mines and taking delivery next week but they borrowed me an elite model. I noticed on your previous video you were averaging 6.6litres per 100km on sports mode then went up to 7.1 litres what made it go up so much? and now it’s 7litres per 100km on eco mode which is a big difference. Were you driving differently between the 2 modes. The sports mode seems dramatically lighter on fuel on your first attempt.
the last 4wks been driving in only SPORTS MODE, this wk was only ECO MODE. SPORTS MODE is a lot more efficient especially in town and stop/start traffic. Give it a test and you'll see.
@@theBaldCheryI see the DCT models are coming out but the prices of the tigggos are actually increasing quite fast. Elite SE is 420K now. My only complaints is that hissing sound of the wind when driving from speed of 120. Could just be this car they borrowed me. Also the touch sensitivity of the screen need improvements.
Sometimes if you go over 120kph and you have a strong cross wind, you'll hear a weird noise but that's if the speed is over 140kph and the cross wind is like over 30kph ( the type of wind that you can feel it hitting your car ) I've done 205kph down the N14 and it was normal wind noise.
Thanks for all the hard work in testing the software and giving us valuable feedback. Looking forward to taking mine to a dealership soon.
Again Thanks Corne for your updates and assistance. Have Scheduled a CVT Software Update @ Chery Mossel Bay this Thursday! Let hope that Chery will in the future stay in Sport Mode (Keep last Setting) when you switch off the Chery.
I'm organising a day at CHERY MIDRAND and going to be using an OBD reader to check for a setting to keep it. I'm sure it's just a quick setting to adjust as default.
@@theBaldChery Yes Please, and if this can be achieved, please share!
Will do as soon as I can get a chance
@@theBaldChery Thanks
This is amazing. Cant believe all it took is a software update. Im still hoping a similar system will flow down to other models as I asked you on FB. They can just say if they working on it without necessarily confirming when. 🤷♂️🤷♂️ Thanks my man. 👍👍
Depends which model you have but they are doing the T7 and C5 next, followed by the DCT'S in the future.
@@theBaldChery Im going for the T8. I dont have yet Im just an admiring fan and future customer. 😁😁
Is there any way to turn off the fairy magic music on the welcome screen when you unlock and get in to the car?
Not on the T4 or the T7 ( 2022 models ) can only be switched off on the new T7 & T8 MAX'S, and I'm still to test the new T4 DCT.
Hey just a quick question. My front PDC doesn’t work since I bought the car is that normal. When I reverse park the camera goes on and the proximity sensors will keep beeping to let me know how close I am to object. But when driving forward close to anything or pulling into a parking from the front nothing goes on even though it has a 360 camera but that only activates when reversing or turning. Please advise
@wazzmatazz1435 yip. It's normal, the only time the front sensors work is for the adaptive cruise control OR if you want to see where you are driving into ( example garage ) press the AVM button below the radio. Just bear in mind the AVM only activates at low speeds. On the right side of the AVM screen, you slide the screen to the left, you can change settings of the AVM.
Does anyones T4 have a whistle coming from the side mirrors at speeds 100+?
Only if you get a strong crosswind..
Apparently, it's something with the rubbers on the doors. Some people have had it changed, and it resolved the issue. If you live in a place that's very windy all the time, you'll experience it frequently.
I've experienced it about 3 times in 2yrs and I've even gone up to 200kph with no noise.
@theBaldChery ah thanks for your response. Mine tends to whistle regardless of the wind but at certain speed it'll start.
Does changing the rubbers also reduce cabin noise in general?
To be honest, I'm not sure about that. Most people haven't complained about cabin noise, just the whistle.
Great video. Give us more info on the Chery Tigo 7 Pro Executive please.
The T7 and C5 should be following soon.
Nice- I am hoping it will come soon for the Tiggo 7 🙂
Well after the T4 testing which looks to be successful. They'll then be concentrating in the T7 and the C5. They just need to change a few things with the programming but hopefully very soon on those models.
I've had my 2024 T4pro Elite cvt for 5 days now and driving only on eco mode, the consumption is currently 8.8km per litre 😭 Ok so it was a demo and people have probably floored it for most of its 4000km life but I really hope it will improve when I take it in for it's first service. Besides the consumption it's an amazing vehicle and I couldn't be happier.
Try to stay in SPORTS MODE, especially when in town traffic. And don't need to press the accelerator to hard, press it to 2000rpm and feather the pedal. It'll give you good fuel consumption and remember the CVT it driven differently compared to a manual or normal auto. The CVT is designed to be economical so you can keep the engine at low rpm and the CVT will use the torque of the engine and turbo. Only time you need high rpm is if you press the pedal to accelerate quickly. I hope you watched the vid on "tips and tricks" for better consumption. Just verify with the dealer that it has had the software updated aswell.
Once you get used to the way it drives, you can easily get 13 to 14km/l. I do 200km a day, so I've learnt all the ways to get the best out of the car. I'm already at 103 000 km in just over 2yrs.
@@theBaldChery Thank you brother, will do, it definitely doesn't have the update yet but in August when I take it for the 5k service it will get it. Will update you afterwards. I love this car, I call my charcoal grey T4pro Elite Buks 😁 but for the voice command (My "AI" car assistant, I named her Cortana because I'm a Halo fan (on Xbox) and I'm blown away daily on functional and helpful it actually is, everything I thought was a marketing gimmick I really use every day. 😊 Anyways, thanks again for all the advice, tips and videos. So happy to be part of the Chery family. Keep it up! Have a awesome weekend.
How do we get the software update? Do you just contact a dealership?
Yip. Just contact your nearest dealer, assuming you have the T4 ELITE TURBO CVT. Make a booking and it takes about 10min to load it.
@@theBaldChery I have the 2024 Tiggo 4 Elite.... I think I should make contact with the dealership 😊
Hi, what is the top speed you have reached with your chery T4?
The fastest I've gotten on my T4 was 204kph on the WAZE MAPS, so on GPS, on the car, it indicated 208kph. And the car still felt planted on the road.
The one I’m using now so far is averaging just under 9litres pers 100km
Hi, how long did it take before the consumption started coming down after the update?
It took about 2 to 3 tanks and over 1500km. The car starts to re-adjust itself and as you drive it gets better.
The total testing was over 4wks and 5000km.
Is it normal for fuel consumption to be much higher on these cars when they are brand new. Just got mines on Thursday. Fuel consumption when I left the dealership was 20litres per 100km. 300KM later its now around 9.3litres/100KM this is also after the software update. I noticed that the car on eco mode is not sluggish anymore.
Did you reset the counter when you filled up or left the dealership. Remember you need to run the engine in properly for the first 1500km. Need to keep rpm under 2500rpm.
As the engine gets run in, like all new cars, the consumption will get better.
It'll slowly decrease and you'll see better results as you pit more kilos on. When you do the first oil change at 5000km OR 6months ( if you check the oil, it might look like its low but its the way its been designed, DO NOT PUT ANY OIL IN ) , you'll see a big change from there aswell.
Thanks for all the feedback
Do you have the software update number. I took it for the first service and just told them to do the update again. Consumption is on 8.5 litres per 100km goes down something to about 8. Not sure how long it takes for the update to affect the consumption
Yip. That's about right. The update isn't a massive gain to all of a sudden get 6l to 100km. Don't forget it's still a 1336kg compact SUV. The general is around 7l to 8l to 100km and that's driving in general traffic.
Oh I see. In your videos you getting around 6.4 and 7l/100km so are you saying I won’t get those numbers?
Hi, thanks for all these videos! I have a question that I'm not finding an answer for anywhere online, can you put the car into sports mode while driving using voice command?? Thanks in advance.
Hi. It's a pleasure to help with my vids.
No, you can't change via voice command.
Howsit brother, my cars going in on Thursday for the update, just wanted to know if the performance has been massively downgraded for the fuel economy to be better
Hi. The performance isn't compromised at all, The gearbox is smoother and acceleration from 50 to about 100kph feels much better.
Thanks for the update. Just bought mines and taking delivery next week but they borrowed me an elite model. I noticed on your previous video you were averaging 6.6litres per 100km on sports mode then went up to 7.1 litres what made it go up so much? and now it’s 7litres per 100km on eco mode which is a big difference. Were you driving differently between the 2 modes. The sports mode seems dramatically lighter on fuel on your first attempt.
the last 4wks been driving in only SPORTS MODE, this wk was only ECO MODE. SPORTS MODE is a lot more efficient especially in town and stop/start traffic. Give it a test and you'll see.
@@theBaldCheryI see the DCT models are coming out but the prices of the tigggos are actually increasing quite fast. Elite SE is 420K now. My only complaints is that hissing sound of the wind when driving from speed of 120. Could just be this car they borrowed me. Also the touch sensitivity of the screen need improvements.
Sometimes if you go over 120kph and you have a strong cross wind, you'll hear a weird noise but that's if the speed is over 140kph and the cross wind is like over 30kph ( the type of wind that you can feel it hitting your car )
I've done 205kph down the N14 and it was normal wind noise.