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That grill looks far too big for the car to be an EV. For most of us, an MG5 is a pure electric estate (panel van), although in Australia where I am, it's a pure petrol sedan. Engineering menu access varies widely across the MG/SAIC range of models, so knowledge of how to access it in one model...

Also, Ecuador is rather mountainous, and that kills range as well. Yes, you get some range back from regeneration, but the losses are gone forever.

I suspect that quack psychologists could have a field day with that ditty.

Just make sure that your home "charger" is rated at 32A, not 16A. Most homes in the UK are single phase, and these days nearly all single phase wired-in "chargers" are 32A. So it's nearly impossible to go wrong. So it's just the 11kW public chargers that you need to watch out for.

Try supporting the weight of the charge plug, at least while the charge is starting. That might at least get enough charge into the car to be able to experiment with public "chargers".

An 11kW "charger" is limited to 16A. A car with a 7kW on-board charger is limited to a single phase. That means that this combination is limited to 16A x 240V ~= 3.6kW. So for 7kW cars, 11kW charge points are only useful for the most dire emergencies, or overnight destination charging in some...

That almost certainly occurs via a different path; AC charging would be via a separate AC to DC converter. I sounds like SAIC have a batch of bad CCU (Combined Charging Units); this also affects some of the pure electric models.

Ah, ok, different reference. I had to look that up, so I guess I failed the memory test, or am not quite old enough.

Herbie the VW was number 53... so you were one better?

No, I often charge my MG4 extended range to 80%, and it equalises just fine, even if I haven't gone below 70% since the last charge. Of course, the ZS facelift model may be different, but I would not have thought so.

Yes. From the main MG page, go to EV management, then click on the hex "nut" at the top right, then Target Battery Level.

My guess is that the "seal" usually holds the oily air in, but somehow moves such that excess air pressure is relieved when necessary. In other words, I don't think that the valve would work with that plastic part removed. It looks to me like it's designed to pop outwards under pressure, and...

Welcome to the forum. I think that the breather is essentially a pressure relief valve, and the plastic "seal" is part of that valve. This part was discussed in the below thread. https://www.mgevs.com/threads/breather-pipe.3824/

Burning coal or wood produces CO₂. So it's certainly not going to qualify for an Ultra Low Emission Zone.

There should be no need for any discharging before a balance.