Recent content by gwatuk

@siteguru can you tell me any more about raising Service NOW (SNOW) cases?

We have a MG4 SE SR which is due its first service. The dealer has said "the only software updates that will be carried out as standard will be the software update for the lane assist. The only other time that we are allowed to do software updates is if you have any particular concerns with...

:mad: (but thanks for the info)

Just a quick question ... With this update, does the adjustment of the setting for the speed limiter now change in 1 mph increments as well? (I hope not - that would be real pain.)

I've just signed up for a MG service plan, so I thought I'd check out the included MG Assist (which is provided by AA). I looked at the AA website information and discovered this about their app: "It's OK when you've got the AA app in your pocket Report a breakdown quickly and track when your...

I just posted this in the dealers section for Wilsons (Epsom): (Apologies for the duplicate post.) Just got an email from Wilsons reminding us of our first service. MG4 SE SR. £189 :eek::mad:(n)(n)(n) Current charge as part of an MG service plan (eQuote) is £114 (Oxford).

Just got an email from Wilsons reminding us of our first service. MG4 SE SR. £189 :eek::mad:(n)(n)(n) Current charge as part of an MG service plan (eQuote) is £114 (Oxford).

For the benefit of anyone else finding this... I've just discovered that Home Assistant is able to send a command to the car to start or stop charging. (And quite a few other commands.) It's extremely simple once you know what you're doing 🤣

@Julian Edwards this is what my Home Assistant system reports for the car's power. This is also with a granny charger. (This may not be exactly what the power is going into the battery but it's probably fairly close.) It seems to charge at a higher rate at the start of the charging period and...

Thanks for that, and apologies to @Coulomb for not paying attention to it. However I think I may be able to solve this problem. The Home Assistant system enables me to open and close the car doors. When the car is charging opening the doors stops the charge - I can see that the current going...

So I've convinced myself that what I'm doing is OK when starting the charge, but I also often stop the charging process while it's running (by disconnecting the granny charger from the mains). Can anyone see a problem with this (although it's not the ideal thing to do)?

Aha - breaking the rules, you missed point 1: 1 Ensure the vehicle is power OFF and all doors are closed. :ROFLMAO:

I don't know. But surely the effect on the car is the same as when someone is charging at a commercial charging point and they return to the car while it's still charging and they tell the charger to turn off. (I'm assuming that's possible, but I don't have much experience of this, I always...

What I'm doing is this: 1 Ensure the vehicle is power OFF and all doors are closed. 2 Open the charging port door. 3 Connect the 7 pin charging plug to the socket on the vehicle. Lock the vehicle. 4 Connect the charging device plug to the domestic electricity supply. Slightly different...

When the Shelly relay switches on the granny charger doesn't respond for 6 seconds, it then draws 7.3 watts for exactly 8 seconds and then draws the full 2.16 kW. So I don't think the relay contacts are getting hammered. (And the relay has temperature, overpower, and overvoltage load...