Content by Joningy in February, 2026

I did exactly the same thing on my MG4, coming to the end of the PCP contract, it was headliningng off to auction, the rears were wearing a a bit, so rotated front for back, they still worked, but obviously not correctly, so someone somewhere will be looking at a front wheel needing pumping up...

Bloody hell, Bloody hell, pleased I don't work as a modern motor mechanic, what happened to oil grease and spanners 😂 😢 👀

That is interesting and a bit risky if you forget to toggle the dash cam off @giantbike66 , but I reckon nowhere near as bad as draining the 112v auxiliary battery. But I wonder why you went that route to power up the device and didn't use the 12v USB A dash cam socket to the left side of the...

Brilliant news on my S5 12v auxiliary battery, after being sat at Gatwick airport for three and a half weeks and my previous experiences of it going totally flat. Despite my fears, it survived and started the car perfectly on our return last night 17th Feb. I've now got restored confidence in...

Fingers crossed you have a goodun, unlike a few of us throughout the world, especially UK.

You'll probably be waiting a long time for any updates ⌚🙄😕

Absolutely spot on Len, we shouldn't even be needing to talk about it! So get things done MG and we'll all have ambient lighting 😂😂👌

If it's an earthing strap! Available on amazon, 10 number for under a tenner, next day delivery. Surely can't be as simple as that!

We've got a mk8 golf on hire here on Lanzarote @salty , it has ambient lighting, it's nice, but as you say it's not a necessity. At home I'd prefer being able to read my 12v battery voltage on my S5 over ambient lighting, given a choice of course 😂⚡but we have neither 😂😂

Ambient lighting would be one of the last things I'd want in any car, it's a fashion thing which definitely won't influence my purchase, but what would influence me are simple, practical additions, like being able to see the 12v battery state of charge or at the least voltage state, it was on my...

Don't jump out of the aircraft @stevedee, it's never worth it for a batt flattery! :ROFLMAO:

Technically you are spot on Terry, I'm absolutely sure the effing car aint gonna start without the jumps start pack, history dictates! :mad: :ROFLMAO:

Oh yes I do! 😂😅🤣 @dicky ticker Dave , a lot of us old barstuards must remember that.

I'm normally a positive person, but in this case, I'm not even "sat on the fence" 🤣 I'm negative and untrusting of the durability of my MGS5 12v battery 🤔 A strong and uncomfortable feeling of Déjà vu, saying very little to my wife to save her form worrying. Just hope I can find my keys at the...

Let's hope you are correct @stevedee when you say the HV traction battery "hopefully" maintains the 12v battery whist "asleep". At least I think you mean that! As we've already discussed, MG maintains it's doesn't do that! We'll soon see now as we are due back to Gatwick in under 2 weeks...

Our other car is a Hyundai Tucson (rare 4WD) it has a lovely lighting system, especially useful are the cornering lights, activated when turning at lower speeds and lights up the nearside kerb/verge area. That is something I really miss having on the MGS5, sometimes at night wondering if I'm...

@Hugo A Go Go same here, slaps on the effing brakes every time, exactly the same on my previous MG4.

A quick update on my S5 parked at Gatwick Airport, I tried to remotely access the MG iSmart app this morning but, I was unable to get any response from it, timing out each try. Does this mean my 12v battery has already drained in 7 days, or does the app "go to sleep" after a period of non use...

Our council started food caddy waste collection last year, we are deep in Hampshire countryside, no mains drainage, every household in our hamlet use either a septic tank, or specialized private sewage solution. We personally don't have any food waste, we compost all veggie waste and any non...

Yes it's crap on the S5, my previous MG4 worked much better, it's sad a more modern car has adopted a retrospective design. MG needs to pull their socks up on a lot of the features on the S5! There has been a lot of comment on this and other simple things which are standard on the MG4, but...

Good idea to have a switched supply, I fitted a Viofo with permanent live, but battery isn't man enough on my MGS5. The S5 has a switched USB-A feed to the left side of the rear view mirror, ideally placed for the dash cam, not sure if the Cyberster has one If not try this thread.. "Cyberster...