Hyundai Venue S+ PDI Checklist

I had made this PDI checklist while evaluating Hyundai S+.  PDI or Pre-Delivery Inspection is buyers last opportunity to identify any existing issues in the car. If you spot any issue in the vehicle during PDI stage, you can ask dealer to replace the car or fix the issue depending on how serious it is. If there are dents or damages, paint job issue, vehicle has been driven unreasonably high number of kms (50-100+) then you have all the rights to reject the car. If you miss spotting them, car will be registered in your name and dealer may claim car was fine when they delivered, these issues came up only later. Then your options will be limited.

So how to do PDI?

• Do PDI in daylight, outdoors, not indoor or during dark time
• Understand various features of your car and variant. You should do this before ordering, so that you won't have any disappointment. No one will help if you were expecting the car to have some feature not explicitly called out and it is not there.
• If not confident, take a friend well knowledgeable about cars
• Keep enough time- do PDI before car goes to RTO- you may need 2-3 hours. Don't keep this for delivery day when you are too exited to drive home, family members are waiting and showroom is about to close.

Below is a PDI checklist I made for Hyundai Venue S+. Feel free to edit as per your needs. Similar can be used for other models of vehicles, just that you have add any new feature and ignore features not available/not applicable to that variant.

#	Section	Feature	PDI points	Spec	PDI status
1	Exterior	Paints	No scratches
2			No repainting
3			No panel gap
4			Dual tone (if applicable)
5		Lamps	High beam
6			Low beam
7			Left turn indicator- front
8			Right turn indicator- front
9			Left turn indicator - rear
10			Right turn indicator - rear
11			Hazard light
12			Fog light
13			Brake light
14			Tail lamp- left n right
15			Tail lamp- central
16			Corner Lamp-left n right
17			Follow me home
18			Auto headlamp (NA for S+)
19			DRL
20		Wiper	Front (2 wipers, multipe speeds)
21			Rear (NA for S+)
22		Doors	Lock
23			Unlock
24			Door closing sound-driver door
25			Door closing sound- front passenger
26			Front left window- roll up
27			Front right window
28			Rear Left window
29			Rear right window
30			Window power buttons- driver side
31			Window power button- individual
32			Door closing sound- rear left passenger
33			Door closing sound- rear right passenger
34			Antenna
35			ORVM-right- autofold
36			ORVM letft - autofold
37			ORVM right- indicators
38			ORVM left- indicators
39			ORVM right-adjustment
40			ORVM left- adjustment
41			ORVM autofold on lock/unlock (NA for S+)
42			Underbody
43			Suspension visual check
44			Disc brake rust check
45	Engine		Oil Level
46			Battery
47			Rusting
48			Engine Number
49			Wiper Water level
50			Wiper operation
51			Bonet opening & closing
52			Bonet sheild
53	Interior		Rear Seat folding
54			Parcel tray
55			Gearbox
56			Speedo console
57			Wiper controls
58			Headlight controls
59			Steering adjustment
60			Driver seat height adjustment
61			Driver seat headrest adjustment
62			Cooled glovebox
63			Passenger headrest arrangement
64			Seatbelts
65			Driver seat adjustment
66			passenger seat adjustment
67			Seatbelt warning
68			Overhead lamp- 3 control options
69			2nd row folding arm rest (NA for S+)
70			Driver armrest (non sliding for S+)
71			Over the door holders
72			Baggage Hook
73			Speakers
74			Tweeters
75			Door pockets
76	AC		Heater
77			AUTO AC
78			AC controls
79			AC vents - front and rear
80			AC adjustment
81			USB Charging
82			Door handles
83			Sunvisor-driver side
84			Sunvisor- passenger side	Vanity Mirror
85			Overhead lamp
86			Rear View mirror
87			Parking sensor
88			Body colour AC vent	Tectonic Blue
89			Body colour mirror	Tectonic Blue
90	Boot		boot lamp
91			Spare wheel
92			tool kit
93			boot opening and closing
94	Driving		Egnition Key
95			Engine sound in cabin
96			Gear transfer
97			Clutch
98			brake response
99			Accelerator response
100			RPM display
101			Speed, fuel economy display
102			5 liter fuel
103			Display selection
104			Tripmeter reset
105	Others		Owners Manual
106			Form 22
107			Registration fee breakdown
108			Final quote with price protection & consumer discount - insurance, extended warranty/AMC, essential kit
109			Service centre location, timeline
110			Service schedule
111			VIN
112			Chassis number
113			Temp Registraion
114			Permanent Registration timeline
115			Fast tag
116			Anti pinch windows
117			Key fob functions
118			Auto roll of windows immediately after ignition off
119			Reverse Camera, sensor n guiding lines
120			Road side assistance details
121	Infotainment system		FM
122			AM
123			Android Auto (wired)
124			Apple Carplay
125			Touch screen experience
126			Wireless charging (NA for S+)
127			Bluelink (NA for S+)
128			Physical buttons operation
129			Steering mounted control operation
130			USB content
131			Ground Clearance	190 mm
132	Tyre		Tyre spec
133			Tyre Pressure
134			Wheelcap
135			Rim size
136			Spare wheel size comparison
137			Air insert nozzle cap
138	Accessories		Mud flap
139			Door mat
140			Vehicle cover
141			Seat covers
142			Anything else you might have ordered
143			Antirust/Ceramic coatings

My personal PDI experience: I checked of the above things as soon as SA informed that car has arrived. A few more things I checked before taking delivery. I think I still missed 10-20% but haven't faced any issue with the car so far.

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