India, July 13 -- Vlogger Sourav Joshi on Monday said that the mileage drop in his Mercedes SUV was caused by an "engine issue" after earlier blaming the E20 petrol. Joshi's fresh statement comes after Mercedes-Benz India issued an advisory stating that all its BS VI petrol vehicles are fully compatible with E20 petrol.

"We visited the Mercedes service centre, and they found that there was an issue with the engine, which was causing the low mileage. I apologise for the misunderstanding regarding E20 petrol," Joshi said in a post on Monday.

The vlogger clarified that his intention was never to spread incorrect information or hurt anyone's sentiments.

"I have trimmed that part accordingly," he added, referring to his video.

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