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    Archev's adventures in the Berlingo

    It's a shame they can't use all that space under there for more battery. I'd be sorely tempted to get one when we go down to a single car in a year or two.
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    Latest upgrade for mg4

    Have you tried disabling the cruise control in the menu? The speed limiter mode then shows up and can be enabled, which most likely still has 5mph increments. You may find this a useful interim workaround. The other obvious differences are: You have to keep your foot on the accelerator. The...
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    I never knew the speed limit recognition was so bad

    Any system that relies on a camera only is going to get it wrong much of the time. However I'd be quite happy if it just displayed the last sign it saw, perhaps flashing for a few seconds on each change. That would actually be both useful and not annoying for me.
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    Macklin Motors MG Edinburgh West - MG Dealer Discussion, Opinions & Experiences

    You have to be quite careful selecting neutral. It is quite easy to go past neutral and select reverse instead, In which case it does pop up that warning. It's reassuring to know it does have sensible protection in for that situation.
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    New owner checklist

    Perhaps they could split the Similar threads section in to two. Similar threads on this board and Similar threads on other boards. It may reduce the problem at least 🤔.
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    MSD (Manual Service Disconnect)

    It sounds like a high voltage one. I wouldn't touch with a barge pole unless you have the proper manuals, circuit diagrams, instruction etc. You could see if someone on the ZS forum has anything useful.
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    Battery Tender / Trickle Chargers

    I'm inclined to agree with you, but you could argue if the 12V usage has worked its way through the remaining traction battery, then something is wrong such as a dash cam left on, or I believe there is a radio fault which will drain the battery. In that case having enough remaining to allow a...
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    A cautionary tale for MG 4 EV owners

    If you have had had ismart working normally in the past and have setup the Bluetooth key in digital key management, the Bluetooth key should keep working without a network connection. So if iSmart is giving failure or try again later messages, see if the Bluetooth icon on the main page is...
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    MSD (Manual Service Disconnect)

    I was unsure about pulling it out in case it caused warnings etc which might need clearing. That small MSD (Manual Service Disconnect) plug is on a 12V circuit looped through various connectors most likely. Whenever any plug on that loop begins to be removed, the HV relay(s) disconnect. So if...
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    MG4 64 with a problem (reverse creep)

    Is this the same problem discussed here: Thread 'OPD, car rolls backwards when stopping on downhill slopes (merged thread)' OPD, car rolls backwards when stopping on downhill slopes (merged thread) There is a good video of it at post 20. After a recent software update in the UK (SC077 ?)...
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    Android auto

    I failed to find the post with a product link that I was looking for, but across all the MG models many people mention using USB hubs. One such post linked to https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09MRYH52V/ref=twister_B0BLZ79QQF?_encoding=UTF8&th=1 Personally I don't like the idea of physically...
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    Android auto

    Anything that is an 'active' device. It needs to receive USB messages from the car and then send them on to the phone. In effect you now have 2 short USB cable runs from the car to the phone, instead of the one long one (one cable from car to dashboard, connector, cable from dashboard to car...
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    Android auto

    Try a little USB powered hub, sometimes called a USB splitter. The short tail on it that plugs in to the car, is in fact better than your 10cm cable as it is hard wired at one end. You can then have a longer cable from the hub to the phone. This has worked for several people.
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    Compressed Air Generation Anyone?

    The number of house holds is from National records of Scotland 2023, and the energy usage from Ofgem. But it may be quite reasonable to define both of those in a very different way in the context of the video's subject. Your point about uniformity could be be very significant if the figures...
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    Compressed Air Generation Anyone?

    Going from the number of homes they said it could power, I thought you could get a very rough estimate of the energy it can hold to see which unit they meant: Typical UK annual household electricity use = 2700 kWh Household use in 12 hours = 3.7kWh Number of households in Scotland = 2.5 million...
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