Recent content by dragon2611

I'd be worried about bricking something. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if my car has a weird software version as it was one of the late preface lift models that started throwing check HV battery errors and had to have some software update developed to fix it, i'd not want to cause that issue to...

Concerning that the brake fluid is only recommended on the low mileage services even after 4 years

Because as long as it lasts for at least the warranty period then they don't care... They want to sell you a new car as frequently as possible so they have little interest in keeping yours running.

Recently got an android phone, is it just my imagination or does AA look worse than carplay on the preface lift 5's screen, just looks like the resolution is rather low. Tried with a cable just in case it was the wireless dongle but it's the same wired, It felt like there was more UI junk...

Just a word of caution with E.On Next you will get put on a standard tariff initially whilst they setup connectivity to the smart meter. Mine ended up being some E7 one with 32p/kwh during the day at 15p at night I think it was.

I think EON would work out slightly better for me than octopus if I were to swtich as their off peak rate is longer and cheaper than octopus go (My EVSE isn't compatible with intelligent)

Or even the 12V socket, doing a DC > AC > DC conversion to charge a phone is rather wasteful the inverter losses are probably several orders of magnitude above what the phone would use.

Which still reads higher if the battery is more charged and drops with load... Also it's the overall 12V system voltage afaik. not specifically the DC-DC output voltage.

Seems a bit low, My 12V battery is getting as low as that, used to be around 14.5 and 13.9 (depending if headlights are on) I suspect it's on it's way out and needs changing. Particularly as when I drove it shortly after charging the HV battery overnight it was at around 14.5v yet drove it...

On the prefacelift mg5 it can be a bit tricky not to charge to full each time to be fair. Depends what control you have from the EVSE side as there's none from the car side. I can "Usually" do it via home assistant but sometimes the session does drop/reset and I still end up charging to 100%...

Maybe, I think there have been cases of batteries showing an ok resting voltage but completely collapsing when any load is placed on them.

Remember to be sure to press the foot brake when you press the start/on button or it won't close the contractors and you'll get that message. The other times I've had that have been if something upsets the car whilst trying to charge at which point you either have to leave the car 10mins or so...

Elevation and the number of hills would presumably also have something to do with it as well as weather, not sure if's my use of the heater or if the 5 really doesn't like temps below about 10c

Now I use Carplay and a pre facelift MG5 so things may behave differently for you I've had a carlinkit mini (v3 so carplay only), 2 android AI boxes (Force car into carplay then boot full andorid) and a generic Carplay/AA dongle. It's the latter Carplay/AA dongle that's been the most...

Mine usually clears after a few meters if that (I've had to pull the 12v off a couple of times when it got into a sulk after a disagreement with a public charger/EVSE)