Iam Charitha Ekanayake and I’am currently working for Honda company in Sri Lanaka. Yes our cars can run only from from gasoline if there is a failure in the battery. And there is no way we can say that the battery will go bad in this much of time period.
Any way if your buying a second hand car there is a risk. But even tho you replace battery in a Honda car its much more cheaper when you compare a price of a hybrid cars in other countries.
So if u want more advice from me give me a call at 0777314914. ow don’t worry any thing about technical matters if your buying a Honda.
You can ask any technical matters related to HONDA hybrid cars here.
I am happy with my insight. I still struggling to adjust the clock to SL time, so far none could do for me. any one who can help ?
second is there anyone who can change the language of TV /Audio display ?
third, is there any company /party who can fix navigation into available TV display. (existing navigation dealers tries to sell their product but no one wants to do this)
also could you tell me where can I buy a cargo cover, mud flap and good steering cover for insight ?
i test it my self using 20 cars (and counting) and I have detail from around sri lanka. To my knowledge Honda insight will do around 15-17 kml in Colombo city. If not come and meet me. I am at Stafford.
And outstation it will do +25kml. I am dealing with insight till the first car came to Sri Lanaka and,still there are no side comes. For the battery life cant say its gona be this much its just like your cell phone battery. I also can check and let u know about the state of the battery not the life time. Also its not the guaranty period is the life time of the battery.
If you have any question give me a call 0777314914
I’m planing to buy a CIVIC hybrid and wanting to know weather its best to buy unregistered or go for a registered and the fuel consumption of this vehicle. please let me know, Thank you !
Hi Liyanage it is highly recommended to use synthetic oil, my personal opinion better use Castrol synthetic engine oil
(This is available at Stafford), since the insight is equipped with a CVT gear system you have to use the CVT transmission oil.
You also can get help and advice from Charith, on 0777314914. What Fahim told is correct. If Stafford Motors does not have the synthetic oil, you can buy them from the outside market, laughs and Miraj they have to oil.
When i bought my insight it has indicated that It has done 17.5 km/l. That was six months ago. Now the fuel consumption is in the range of 15 km/l..
The current run ( I set the B indicator when I fill the petrol ) it shows 13.5 km/l.
although the car does more than 25 km/l in short runs average has now come down from 17.5 to 15.
15 Km a litter on a insight is pretty good. what we all must understand is the road systems are really poor in SL which eats in to the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. any way the hybrid fuel efficiency is better when used with low octane petrol, sadly in SL 90 octane petrol is about 87 octane (I have heard about this not too sure so i will not be held responsible) which is not that good for an engine in the long term.
Few tips to improve efficiency
* Check the Tyre pressure
* Check the plugs ( It is equipped with 8 Iridium plugs better check through the agent)
* check air filter
* Always use the vehicle with ECON switch on
* Keep AC temp between 22-24
* During cold start it consumes more fuel, better move the vehicle asap.
* The fuel efficiency indicator helps you to adjust your driving, if you constantly monitor the meter and drive I feel you should be able to achieve better mileage.
Recently I brought a 2009 Honda Insight. Its only done 9000 Kms. Please let me know where i can do my 1st service and is there a Honda Service station in either Kurunegala or Kanday?
Furthermore if I use Octane 95 will it give me a better fuel economy compared to Octane 90? I have done lot of research in Internet and found that Octane type does not make any difference in fuel economy.
Ya two reason for that. one is you need to do a service check out your car fine out anything need attention. Second reason is your driving style. Try to use more assist when you accelerating and try to keep a steady speed.
We teased and find out the most suitable oil for Srilankan clement (engine oil is deepening on the climate it is not the spec that say on you imported car) give me a call if you want more information at 777314914.
Come and see the 2012 honda insight brand new at Stafford motors. for the frist time in srilanaka. fully tropicalist to srilanaka even has a spire wheel. cool thing
Hi, Let me know what is the best place to do a full service to my Insight. Now there are many places. So very difficult to choose best place. Some places charging very high charges, I feel some places dont have knowladge about the hybrid. So please can support to me.
Also how much will be the cost for Insight A/C filter at Stafford Motors ?
I bought a Honda Insight 2009 model car. So I do not know much more about this car.
I was on search for the Engine Oil I should use and just came into this site. This is really grate and helpful. I called to Mr. Charitha and got the information. Thank you.
It’s better we share our experience as these cars are new to us and so that others can find what they want.
Hi, I heard from every where hybrid car market is going down in Srilanka. As we are hybrid owners I would like to know about your ideas in this regard.
Overall car market is sluggish… also the prices in Japan reducing due to less demand from SL. The vehicle demand has been fulfilled to a great extent, naturally the prices will come down.
As a car importer disappointing to notice how sri lankans have messed up the Japan and UK markets, Sri Lankan traders are to be blamed for the major price increase in Japan, if our guys wouldn’t have been greedy a Used Honda Civic Hybrid pricing would have been just below 3mil. GOSL should bring in a import control and allow only certified traders to import cars not every tom-dick and harry, this will protect the buyers as well as the market prices.
36.Prasad Thennakoon | February 16, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Dear Hybrid Users,
There is a company name call Hybrid Lanka located in Maligawatta area. dont even think to go for any work. beause they are charging very higher charges. Last time they charged Rs. 13500 for A/C filter from me. also for full service they charge more than Rs. 24000.
Stafford motors is the better place to do any thing for our hybrid vehicle.
Yes’ Hybrid Mortors at Maligawatta is very very unreasonable, now the hybrid service is not magic most of the people can do it.
Also the ac filter and oil filters I think the Toyota 121 filters are compatible for the Prius last time I change my AC filter 2400/ my full service is costing me only 8,000/ to 10,000/ not more than that.
I just bought a beautiful pearl white Honda insight with multifunction and I just love it.
I managed to get the blue tooth paired and enter some phone numbers..but
Please tell me how to find out when it is the time for oil change..?. it is in Japaneses
if its a Honda and if you use synthetic motor oil then oil cahnging in 10000 km, but you have to do your normal service in every 5000 km. only when it time for gear oil change the car will let you know by displaying HMMF in the mid.
I recently bought a honda insight 2009 from a individual importer. But found a little problem regarding the fuel efficiency. It shows ~ 5.5 km/l @ fist.. but it’s continuously increasing & now it’s ~ 8.5km/l. Why actually is it in such low value ..? (even though it’s increasing) I’m little bit worrying about it whether it will come to standard value or not in future.
In the other hand Mr.Charitha, can u let me know how to do the Bluetooth pairing of phone numbers. I can’t understand that Japanese language even a little bit.. Thanks.. !!
well frist of all you have to do a service on this car. then we can go in to the fuel problem. also i can teach some ways to save you fuel. also come and meet me for the Bluetooth problem.
its kida hard to ex-plane it because its all in Japanese.
As Prasad mentioned check whether you turn on the “ECON” mode. If it is turned on there should be a green color tree icon displayed in the display. Also fuel efficiency average is calculated according to the km you go. Which means if you are traveling short distance everyday, I think the average fuel efficiency is low. There is another displays which shows you how fuel is used for the current drive and 3 past drive. Using this you can get an idea how much fuel is used for a km.
In my vehicle when I drive in colombo area it works around 12-15km per ltr. But outstation it’s around 25-30km per ltr.
OK hear is the story on Eco button. When you turn on the Eco button its increase the usage of the electric motor by 10%. with assisting and also with charging. It tend turn down the resonance on the accelerate pedal, and make the auto stop frequency high.
Also it make the A/C low by decreasing the A/C compassion. All the to make save on fuel. But the problem in srilanka is (specially in Colombo) all the time you stop in traffic in middle of the day the A/C will turn off because of the auto stop. So I recommend to turn off Eco when you driving in traffic in a hot day and when you want have proformas in you Honda.
What you said is absolutely correct. Previously i got it in a wrong way. It works around 20 km per ltr without any matter. Thnx again for ur feedback..
Dear Mr.Charith,
What is the best for Insight Mobil-1 or Castrol?
Can i come to meet you to get my Navigator time and Bluetooth fix?
Thank you
Ruwan Perera
Charith, ‘W’ stands for Winter grade oils. here we don’t experience a winter below 0 Celcius. So is it really worthwhile using a wintergrade oil in SL? or we pay higher for nothing or because of higher commisions thereon to the reseller?
Please refer the following chart to identify the best suited oil for SL. As per it 15W50 is more suitable. So somebody pls let us know the price of this oil.
!0W-30 is good if you dont Drive your vehicle daily at least 20Km per day but with 6000km changing interval, If you Drive daily 0w-30 or 5w-30 Synthetic is the best with a 10,000km oil changing interval.
But over all changing oil at 6000km with 10w-30 is cheap than expensive SYNTHETIC oil ( 10w-30 Two 4l cans will be less than 5w-30 synthetic)
Does any one know how to get the English manual for the Gathers Audio/Video player came with Insight 2010 model. If any one wants the English manual for the car. pls let me know.
well I am sad to say that Head unit is a domestic one so I don’t think you can find a English manual for the one. Japanese people are selfish in those kinda arias. Ill try my best to translate one.
If you have the English User Manual for the Japaneses domestic model i love to have a copy of that. mu email is yapa000@yahoo.com can you please send me a link or the PDF copy?
Please Charitha can you do this for INTERNAVI system too??
I finally managed to overcome the difficulties of Navi & Japanese language issue so i felt to share my experience with you for the benefit of all.
I found a cheap place called “Micro Systems” near kadawatha who managed to change my Navigation, DVD player to a new one just for about Rs. 40,000/=. It took about 3 hours to change since demand is very high. The new set also comprises with bluetooth pairing, TV, Radio, Ipod support, etc. The Navi system is fully understandable & gives good result.
contact Sanjeewa (0114645199) for more details..
Same set available in Sun Lanka for about Rs.89,000/=. So this is very cheap option to me…. !:-)
Can anyone share the user manual in English for Honda Insight Hybrid 2009 ? I don’t know how to do the Bluetooth pairing of phone,how to set the clock and where to find the USB Port… I need urgently. Thanks.. !!
I came to stafford and got my civic hybrid 2009 serviced about 6 months back. Also i had a problem with fuel consumption and “auto stop” and you helped me to get the problem solved with improved fuel consumption than previous. I think i am getting the problem back again
Now the “auto stop” is working normal but i have the fuel consumption getting degraded. Also i have noticed the my IMA battery charge is depleted over night even it had sufficeint charge remained when i park my car in the evening. every morning when i start the engine i can see green bars indicating the charging of IMA. So i guess my IMA battery could not hold charge overnight.
Also onday (a rainy day thus no hot sun) when i was driving from Gampaha to Colombo (speed around 40- 70 kmph) the IMA light on dash board came on and stayed until i reached my destination (still the other fuctions like assist, charging and Auto stop worked normal). Once i reached my destination i switched off the engine and restated again. This time there were no IMA light. Since then i didnt have any IMA light on situation up to now.
My am worried coz. is this signs of my IMA battery reaching its death. Can you advise how much will it cost to pelace the battery?
well before we jump on to replacing the IMA battery check the front 12v battery first. them air-filter. try to clean your airfilter at least a ones a months. there is a way to test the battery on the front. just call me and come to stafford.
well all honda uses a coolent call honda cool blue, but its hard to find it in srilanaka. use distilled water if you trying to fill up. but make sure you want go more than the max mark on the reserve tank. marks are way down below. for windsceen water you can use any clean water
Well if you want to buy it form stafford they will ask you around 6-7 lax. but you can buy the same battery for around 3-4 lax in out side. just give me a call. at 777314914.
Hi, this is for the US and canada models. I am referring to the Japanese domestic car as the options are all in Japanese and not the same as the other models.
Will be good to know how to operate some of the features that are available.
It is some what automatic, Engine should be some what heats before it activates. If you are on P, N position It wont work, also if on a steep it may not work.
I bought a honda insight hybrid. 6500km done did my first service at hybrid motors. my car is not giving me enough fuel economy, it does maximum 10km/l or 11 in the city. please let me know why is this happening.
1.
Charitha Ekanayake | September 9, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Iam Charitha Ekanayake and I’am currently working for Honda company in Sri Lanaka. Yes our cars can run only from from gasoline if there is a failure in the battery. And there is no way we can say that the battery will go bad in this much of time period.
Any way if your buying a second hand car there is a risk. But even tho you replace battery in a Honda car its much more cheaper when you compare a price of a hybrid cars in other countries.
So if u want more advice from me give me a call at 0777314914. ow don’t worry any thing about technical matters if your buying a Honda.
You can ask any technical matters related to HONDA hybrid cars here.
Automobile Service Complex
No 63, Stork Place, Colombo 10.
Telephone : 4-741122
Fax : 2-697423
E-mail: info@honda.lk
2.
Priyantha Kodagoda | September 9, 2011 at 1:18 pm
I am happy with my insight. I still struggling to adjust the clock to SL time, so far none could do for me. any one who can help ?
second is there anyone who can change the language of TV /Audio display ?
third, is there any company /party who can fix navigation into available TV display. (existing navigation dealers tries to sell their product but no one wants to do this)
also could you tell me where can I buy a cargo cover, mud flap and good steering cover for insight ?
3.
Charitha Ekanayake | October 26, 2011 at 10:06 am
Yes I can help with your clock.
4.
Tuan | January 22, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Hi Charitha,
I have the same issue with my Insight, where I cannot change the clock time. Can you help me.
5.
Bimal Fernando | September 18, 2011 at 11:37 am
this is a good forum. Thanks for hosting and managing this.
I too have the following matters to be solved.
1. language : from Japanese to English.
2. clock: still runs the Japanese time
3. The Screen : shows Japanese roads.
4. I have no TV their. cana we have a TV ? and SALA Geo navigation on to this screen ?
thanks
Bimal
6.
Rohana | October 6, 2011 at 9:04 am
Thanks for helps from Stafford Motors, specially from Mr. Charith and Mr. Kusumsiri. I have met both of them and got their assistance.
Rohana
7.
Asanka | October 9, 2011 at 11:38 am
I wish to buy a HONDA Insight 2010. can anybody tell me about following,
1. Fuel consumption ?
2. Battery life ?
3. is it reasonable 3.6 mil ?
4. what are the short comings ?
This is my first time, and dont know much about cars please somebody help me.
Asanka
8.
Charitha Ekanayake | October 26, 2011 at 10:20 am
i test it my self using 20 cars (and counting) and I have detail from around sri lanka. To my knowledge Honda insight will do around 15-17 kml in Colombo city. If not come and meet me. I am at Stafford.
And outstation it will do +25kml. I am dealing with insight till the first car came to Sri Lanaka and,still there are no side comes. For the battery life cant say its gona be this much its just like your cell phone battery. I also can check and let u know about the state of the battery not the life time. Also its not the guaranty period is the life time of the battery.
If you have any question give me a call 0777314914
9.
lalith Liyanage | October 19, 2011 at 7:37 pm
1. Fuel consumption for honda insight is approximately 45mpg
2. Life of battery is approximately100000 km/5 -8yrs
3. 3.6m is reasonable
Lalith
10.
Amila | November 2, 2011 at 9:28 pm
Dear Charitha
I’m planing to buy a CIVIC hybrid and wanting to know weather its best to buy unregistered or go for a registered and the fuel consumption of this vehicle. please let me know, Thank you !
Amila Niroshan
11.
Roshan Senaratne | November 4, 2011 at 7:39 am
Hello Charitha,
Please advise how to change the Multi Information Display (MID) & audio screen language from Japanese to English.
Thanks
Roshan Senaratne
12.
charithaekanayake | November 4, 2011 at 5:34 pm
Hi Roshan I can’t change that language on you display.
But I can adjust you time and fix the blue tooth.
Since its a domestic car they had remove the language setting.
13.
Neil Liyanage | November 23, 2011 at 12:10 pm
I just bought a Honda Insight. If any one could please advise me to the best engine and transmission oil for this car.
14.
Fahim | November 23, 2011 at 7:25 pm
Hi Liyanage it is highly recommended to use synthetic oil, my personal opinion better use Castrol synthetic engine oil
(This is available at Stafford), since the insight is equipped with a CVT gear system you have to use the CVT transmission oil.
Fahim
15.
bimal | November 24, 2011 at 2:41 pm
HI, Liyanage,
You also can get help and advice from Charith, on 0777314914. What Fahim told is correct. If Stafford Motors does not have the synthetic oil, you can buy them from the outside market, laughs and Miraj they have to oil.
When i bought my insight it has indicated that It has done 17.5 km/l. That was six months ago. Now the fuel consumption is in the range of 15 km/l..
The current run ( I set the B indicator when I fill the petrol ) it shows 13.5 km/l.
although the car does more than 25 km/l in short runs average has now come down from 17.5 to 15.
Any comments on this guys.
16.
Fahim | November 24, 2011 at 4:02 pm
Hi Bimal,
15 Km a litter on a insight is pretty good. what we all must understand is the road systems are really poor in SL which eats in to the fuel efficiency of the vehicle. any way the hybrid fuel efficiency is better when used with low octane petrol, sadly in SL 90 octane petrol is about 87 octane (I have heard about this not too sure so i will not be held responsible) which is not that good for an engine in the long term.
Few tips to improve efficiency
* Check the Tyre pressure
* Check the plugs ( It is equipped with 8 Iridium plugs better check through the agent)
* check air filter
* Always use the vehicle with ECON switch on
* Keep AC temp between 22-24
* During cold start it consumes more fuel, better move the vehicle asap.
* The fuel efficiency indicator helps you to adjust your driving, if you constantly monitor the meter and drive I feel you should be able to achieve better mileage.
Hope the info will be helpful.
Regards,
Fahim
17.
Kanishka | November 29, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Recently I brought a 2009 Honda Insight. Its only done 9000 Kms. Please let me know where i can do my 1st service and is there a Honda Service station in either Kurunegala or Kanday?
Furthermore if I use Octane 95 will it give me a better fuel economy compared to Octane 90? I have done lot of research in Internet and found that Octane type does not make any difference in fuel economy.
Thank you in advance, Kanishka.
18.
charitha | December 5, 2011 at 2:04 pm
Ya two reason for that. one is you need to do a service check out your car fine out anything need attention. Second reason is your driving style. Try to use more assist when you accelerating and try to keep a steady speed.
We teased and find out the most suitable oil for Srilankan clement (engine oil is deepening on the climate it is not the spec that say on you imported car) give me a call if you want more information at 777314914.
19.
Priyantha | December 1, 2011 at 12:52 pm
Go to Arabian motors Maradana, they do hybrid services and have the correct oil as per catalog.
not sure if you are around Colombo sorry if so, but look at catalog it has.
20.
Neil Liyanage | December 13, 2011 at 9:19 am
Thank you Fahim and Bimal this is a great blog guys.
21.
Kanishka | December 20, 2011 at 11:14 am
If any one has a English user manual for Japanese domestic insight then will it be possible to share it with me.
If you know any web URL to download the user manual then please let me know
Thanks in advance
22.
Kanishka | December 22, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Finally I got the user manual for 2010 Insight (US and Canada version). It contains real good information for insight users. Check this out
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/om/A2MA20/A2MA2010OMA.pdf
23.
Neil Liyanage | January 2, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Hi, can any one please tell me how change the time in Insight (internavi audio)
24.
charithaekanayake | January 4, 2012 at 9:05 am
Come and see the 2012 honda insight brand new at Stafford motors. for the frist time in srilanaka. fully tropicalist to srilanaka even has a spire wheel. cool thing
25.
charithaekanayake | January 5, 2012 at 10:57 am
this is a cool clip about IMA. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmDkc8SEvwc
26.
Prasad Thennakoon | January 9, 2012 at 2:04 pm
Hi, Let me know what is the best place to do a full service to my Insight. Now there are many places. So very difficult to choose best place. Some places charging very high charges, I feel some places dont have knowladge about the hybrid. So please can support to me.
Also how much will be the cost for Insight A/C filter at Stafford Motors ?
27.
Charitha Ekanayake | January 12, 2012 at 11:12 am
Come to Stafford for service. price of AC filter is Rs. 8950/-
28.
Janaka | January 14, 2012 at 8:31 am
I bought a Honda Insight 2009 model car. So I do not know much more about this car.
I was on search for the Engine Oil I should use and just came into this site. This is really grate and helpful. I called to Mr. Charitha and got the information. Thank you.
It’s better we share our experience as these cars are new to us and so that others can find what they want.
also I found another Manual.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/863036/A2MA2010OM.pdf
Thanks everyone who shares their experience.
29.
Janaka | January 15, 2012 at 11:37 pm
In my car I have a player called “Gathers – VXM108CS”. Does anyone have an English manual?
30.
Prasad Thennakoon | January 16, 2012 at 9:08 am
Thanks Mr. Charitha.
31.
Prasad Thennakoon | January 24, 2012 at 4:03 pm
Hi, I heard from every where hybrid car market is going down in Srilanka. As we are hybrid owners I would like to know about your ideas in this regard.
32.
Fahim | January 27, 2012 at 7:13 am
Dear Prasad,
Overall car market is sluggish… also the prices in Japan reducing due to less demand from SL. The vehicle demand has been fulfilled to a great extent, naturally the prices will come down.
As a car importer disappointing to notice how sri lankans have messed up the Japan and UK markets, Sri Lankan traders are to be blamed for the major price increase in Japan, if our guys wouldn’t have been greedy a Used Honda Civic Hybrid pricing would have been just below 3mil. GOSL should bring in a import control and allow only certified traders to import cars not every tom-dick and harry, this will protect the buyers as well as the market prices.
Fahim
33.
Prasad Thennakoon | January 31, 2012 at 9:56 am
Thanks fahim.
34.
Damith Dedigamuwa | February 8, 2012 at 6:03 pm
Hi Charitha,
I have 2009 Honda Insight. Please send me the pricing for the following
Servicing of Honda Insight @ Staford Motors
Replace the Air filter, A/C Filter
Thanks,
Damith
35.
charithaekanayake | February 11, 2012 at 9:49 pm
For oil change and filter change, Under Carriage, Engine Bay, Body Washing and interior cleaning is Rs. 14,500/- For every cvt fluid change Rs. 9000/-
A/C filter change will cost Rs. 8500/- (Genuine Honda filter)
36.
Prasad Thennakoon | February 16, 2012 at 2:01 pm
Dear Hybrid Users,
There is a company name call Hybrid Lanka located in Maligawatta area. dont even think to go for any work. beause they are charging very higher charges. Last time they charged Rs. 13500 for A/C filter from me. also for full service they charge more than Rs. 24000.
Stafford motors is the better place to do any thing for our hybrid vehicle.
Thanks,
Prasad Thennakoon
37.
michael van hoff | February 25, 2012 at 6:41 am
Yes’ Hybrid Mortors at Maligawatta is very very unreasonable, now the hybrid service is not magic most of the people can do it.
Also the ac filter and oil filters I think the Toyota 121 filters are compatible for the Prius last time I change my AC filter 2400/ my full service is costing me only 8,000/ to 10,000/ not more than that.
Michael
38.
Janaka | February 19, 2012 at 9:20 pm
When I should change the A/C filter?
39.
Senaka | February 20, 2012 at 9:03 pm
Hi, Guys
I just bought a beautiful pearl white Honda insight with multifunction and I just love it.
I managed to get the blue tooth paired and enter some phone numbers..but
Please tell me how to find out when it is the time for oil change..?. it is in Japaneses
Mr Charita/ anyone please help…
Senaka Perera
777 516161
40.
Charitha Ekanayake | March 19, 2012 at 9:51 am
if its a Honda and if you use synthetic motor oil then oil cahnging in 10000 km, but you have to do your normal service in every 5000 km. only when it time for gear oil change the car will let you know by displaying HMMF in the mid.
41.
Pubudu Rangana | March 3, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Hi guys..
It’s a pleasure to see a site like this..
Please help me in following matters..
I recently bought a honda insight 2009 from a individual importer. But found a little problem regarding the fuel efficiency. It shows ~ 5.5 km/l @ fist.. but it’s continuously increasing & now it’s ~ 8.5km/l. Why actually is it in such low value ..? (even though it’s increasing) I’m little bit worrying about it whether it will come to standard value or not in future.
In the other hand Mr.Charitha, can u let me know how to do the Bluetooth pairing of phone numbers. I can’t understand that Japanese language even a little bit.. Thanks.. !!
Pubudu Rangana
42.
Charitha Ekanayake | March 19, 2012 at 9:55 am
well frist of all you have to do a service on this car. then we can go in to the fuel problem. also i can teach some ways to save you fuel. also come and meet me for the Bluetooth problem.
its kida hard to ex-plane it because its all in Japanese.
43.
Prasad Thennakoon | March 5, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Pubudu, As I guess, you are not switch on economy mode. You will see green color button under the steering on right side. Just try & let us know.
Prasad
44.
Janaka | March 6, 2012 at 12:27 pm
Pududu,
As Prasad mentioned check whether you turn on the “ECON” mode. If it is turned on there should be a green color tree icon displayed in the display. Also fuel efficiency average is calculated according to the km you go. Which means if you are traveling short distance everyday, I think the average fuel efficiency is low. There is another displays which shows you how fuel is used for the current drive and 3 past drive. Using this you can get an idea how much fuel is used for a km.
In my vehicle when I drive in colombo area it works around 12-15km per ltr. But outstation it’s around 25-30km per ltr.
Janaka
45.
Charitha Ekanayake | March 19, 2012 at 10:08 am
OK hear is the story on Eco button. When you turn on the Eco button its increase the usage of the electric motor by 10%. with assisting and also with charging. It tend turn down the resonance on the accelerate pedal, and make the auto stop frequency high.
Also it make the A/C low by decreasing the A/C compassion. All the to make save on fuel. But the problem in srilanka is (specially in Colombo) all the time you stop in traffic in middle of the day the A/C will turn off because of the auto stop. So I recommend to turn off Eco when you driving in traffic in a hot day and when you want have proformas in you Honda.
46.
Prasad Thennakoon | March 9, 2012 at 4:17 pm
Yes Janaka is correct. My one also works around 12 – 15 km per ltr in colombo area & for long trip around 22 – 30 km per ltr.
47.
Pubudu Rangana | March 10, 2012 at 9:33 pm
Thnx Mr. Prasad & Mr. Janaka..
What you said is absolutely correct. Previously i got it in a wrong way. It works around 20 km per ltr without any matter. Thnx again for ur feedback..
48.
Pubudu Rangana | March 10, 2012 at 9:47 pm
Dear hybrid users… ,
Has anyone come up a good solution with that default Japanese Navigation system some how..?? Isn’t there a way to upgrade it with Sri lankan maps..?
Thanks…!!
Pubudu
49.
Neil Liyanage | March 12, 2012 at 10:45 am
Hi guys,
I have the same problem as Pubudu Rangana please can someone help us to overcome this Navigation issue quickly and cheaply…..
Thanks
Neil Liyanage
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Ruwan Perera | March 16, 2012 at 10:50 pm
Dear Mr.Charith,
What is the best for Insight Mobil-1 or Castrol?
Can i come to meet you to get my Navigator time and Bluetooth fix?
Thank you
Ruwan Perera
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Charitha Ekanayake | March 19, 2012 at 10:12 am
Usually I don’t recommend any brands but best oil for srilanka is 0w-30 synthetic oil. But 0w-30 is hard to find. You can use 5w-30 synthetic instead.
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Harshana | April 14, 2012 at 10:06 am
Charith, ‘W’ stands for Winter grade oils. here we don’t experience a winter below 0 Celcius. So is it really worthwhile using a wintergrade oil in SL? or we pay higher for nothing or because of higher commisions thereon to the reseller?
Please refer the following chart to identify the best suited oil for SL. As per it 15W50 is more suitable. So somebody pls let us know the price of this oil.
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Ruwan Perera | May 24, 2012 at 7:11 pm
!0W-30 is good if you dont Drive your vehicle daily at least 20Km per day but with 6000km changing interval, If you Drive daily 0w-30 or 5w-30 Synthetic is the best with a 10,000km oil changing interval.
But over all changing oil at 6000km with 10w-30 is cheap than expensive SYNTHETIC oil ( 10w-30 Two 4l cans will be less than 5w-30 synthetic)
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Ruwan Perera | May 24, 2012 at 7:15 pm
15w-50 ; 50 stands for the viscosity of the oil, so this Hybrids need a less thick eg 10w-30 , 10w-20 etc like less thick oil for better fuel economy.
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Arjuna Ranadeva | March 18, 2012 at 3:31 pm
HI Guys,
Does any one know how to get the English manual for the Gathers Audio/Video player came with Insight 2010 model. If any one wants the English manual for the car. pls let me know.
cheers.
Arjuna
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Charitha Ekanayake | March 19, 2012 at 10:18 am
well I am sad to say that Head unit is a domestic one so I don’t think you can find a English manual for the one. Japanese people are selfish in those kinda arias. Ill try my best to translate one.
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Ruwan Perera | April 1, 2012 at 1:48 pm
If you have the English User Manual for the Japaneses domestic model i love to have a copy of that. mu email is yapa000@yahoo.com can you please send me a link or the PDF copy?
Please Charitha can you do this for INTERNAVI system too??
Thank you
Ruwan Perera
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hybridsrilanka (@hybridsrilanka) | April 15, 2012 at 8:45 pm
Free Download English User Manual for Honda Insight 2010.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/om/A2MA20/A2MA2010OMA.pdf
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Pubudu Rangana | March 25, 2012 at 12:04 am
Dear hybrid users… ,
I finally managed to overcome the difficulties of Navi & Japanese language issue so i felt to share my experience with you for the benefit of all.
I found a cheap place called “Micro Systems” near kadawatha who managed to change my Navigation, DVD player to a new one just for about Rs. 40,000/=. It took about 3 hours to change since demand is very high. The new set also comprises with bluetooth pairing, TV, Radio, Ipod support, etc. The Navi system is fully understandable & gives good result.
contact Sanjeewa (0114645199) for more details..
Same set available in Sun Lanka for about Rs.89,000/=. So this is very cheap option to me…. !:-)
Cheers.. !!
Pubudu Rangana
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Harshana | April 2, 2012 at 7:45 pm
Charitha What will be the price for Honda Insight 2012 after the recent tax hike?
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Charitha Ekanayake | May 21, 2012 at 9:16 am
its 5.7 million it was 4.9 million..
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Nisrin Ali | April 8, 2012 at 10:13 pm
I got a English User Manual for CIVIC Hybrid 2010 model. if any one need send me an email to nisrinfree@yahoo.com
Nisrin
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Myint | April 12, 2012 at 4:26 pm
Can anyone share the user manual in English for Honda Insight Hybrid 2009 ? I don’t know how to do the Bluetooth pairing of phone,how to set the clock and where to find the USB Port… I need urgently. Thanks.. !!
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Charitha Ekanayake | May 21, 2012 at 9:13 am
If its a internavi head unit i can help give me a call at 777314914
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Senaka | April 17, 2012 at 9:48 am
Hi Charith,
I came to stafford and got my civic hybrid 2009 serviced about 6 months back. Also i had a problem with fuel consumption and “auto stop” and you helped me to get the problem solved with improved fuel consumption than previous. I think i am getting the problem back again
Now the “auto stop” is working normal but i have the fuel consumption getting degraded. Also i have noticed the my IMA battery charge is depleted over night even it had sufficeint charge remained when i park my car in the evening. every morning when i start the engine i can see green bars indicating the charging of IMA. So i guess my IMA battery could not hold charge overnight.
Also onday (a rainy day thus no hot sun) when i was driving from Gampaha to Colombo (speed around 40- 70 kmph) the IMA light on dash board came on and stayed until i reached my destination (still the other fuctions like assist, charging and Auto stop worked normal). Once i reached my destination i switched off the engine and restated again. This time there were no IMA light. Since then i didnt have any IMA light on situation up to now.
My am worried coz. is this signs of my IMA battery reaching its death. Can you advise how much will it cost to pelace the battery?
Please reply.
Thanks, Senaka.
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Charitha Ekanayake | May 21, 2012 at 9:10 am
well before we jump on to replacing the IMA battery check the front 12v battery first. them air-filter. try to clean your airfilter at least a ones a months. there is a way to test the battery on the front. just call me and come to stafford.
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aruna | April 17, 2012 at 11:34 pm
Hi all!!
Im using Honda Insight,,
what is the type of Radiator coolant (serviced last time blue liquid in it) with and windscreen fluid i should use??
Manual says never use water and use only quality coolant…
any recommended coolant???
Aruna
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Charitha Ekanayake | May 21, 2012 at 9:04 am
well all honda uses a coolent call honda cool blue, but its hard to find it in srilanaka. use distilled water if you trying to fill up. but make sure you want go more than the max mark on the reserve tank. marks are way down below. for windsceen water you can use any clean water
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kithsiri | April 26, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Hi Charith
How much is a IMA batttery at Stafford for Honda insight?
kithsiri
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Charitha Ekanayake | May 21, 2012 at 9:00 am
Well if you want to buy it form stafford they will ask you around 6-7 lax. but you can buy the same battery for around 3-4 lax in out side. just give me a call. at 777314914.
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Dilshan | May 2, 2012 at 12:13 am
Dear Mr.Charitha
I need to Service my Car. So Should i need to call u and make an appointment before i Come there?
Dilshan
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hybridsrilanka (@hybridsrilanka) | May 3, 2012 at 8:26 pm
Hi Dilshan, You can contact him on 0777314914. (Charitha Ekanayake)
Stafford Motors
No. 718/7, Maradana Road, Colombo 10.
Tel: 4-607200
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Neil Liyanage | May 15, 2012 at 10:24 am
Hai Charitha,
If it is ok with you can i have the prices of Air filter
AC filter
transmission fluid
coolant
of Honda Insight.
Thank you..
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Afzal | May 16, 2012 at 2:35 pm
hi All,
I’ve got the Japanese domestic Insight Manual. If there is anyone who can translate please let me know.
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Travel Sri Lanka (@lankatravelinfo) | May 21, 2012 at 4:28 pm
Don’t wasting time to translation. You can Free Download English User Manual for Honda Insight 2010 from Honda website.
https://techinfo.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/om/A2MA20/A2MA2010OMA.pdf
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Afzal | May 24, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Hi, this is for the US and canada models. I am referring to the Japanese domestic car as the options are all in Japanese and not the same as the other models.
Will be good to know how to operate some of the features that are available.
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Harshana | May 21, 2012 at 8:46 pm
Can anybody tell me when does the Auto Stop activate? Sometimes since the IMA battery is almost full and breaks are applied, engine does not stop.
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Ruwan Perera | May 24, 2012 at 6:34 pm
It is some what automatic, Engine should be some what heats before it activates. If you are on P, N position It wont work, also if on a steep it may not work.
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Muddassir | May 26, 2012 at 8:19 pm
hi,
I bought a honda insight hybrid. 6500km done did my first service at hybrid motors. my car is not giving me enough fuel economy, it does maximum 10km/l or 11 in the city. please let me know why is this happening.