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We had a problem when the electric handbrake would not release on the N/S/R on our ZS EV on a Saturday morning, a few years ago now. The A.A. ( MG Assistance ) attended pretty quickly and the agent managed to release the brake. The car was then able to be driven carefully straight to the local...

By disconnecting the negative terminal, you are effectively conducting a complete 12 volt reset of everything. Therefore ALL of the modules in the car with be reset again.

The fuel lines on strimmers etc are usually made of a plastic / silicone mix and the fuel causes the pipes to become hard and brittle. They then split and leak, I choose check and replace the lines if necessary as part of the pre season service. They never last more than a couple of years tbh.

It could be al lot worse !. The flap could be the correct colour and the rear quarter could be miles out. Easy fix that !. They will likely just repaint the door that is already fitted as new flap will only come in primmer.

Totally agree, we had a VW Golf PHEV for almost 4 years and I tried both standard unleaded fuel and the high octane unleaded, normally Shell V Power. You could definitely feel the difference running on the VPower fuel, it felt much smoother to drive somehow. On a similar subject, I always...

Had a similar experience with our S5 only today. Returned to the car after about a 15 minute stop to pick up some items. Booted up the car and went to move away. The car gave out numerous bongs and warning lights on the dash. Very similar list to yours. It allowed me to drive home, but I noticed...

I have a 🍏 IPhone 15 and it works wirelessly with no problem.

Surely if you have a dongle you can see your battery SOH on there 🤷🏻.

We live in a relatively small village and I was shocked to see another S5 in blue, pull alongside me at the school a few months ago !. I have seen another white S5 using a rapid charger at a local hotel close by and spotted a black one, parked up in a supermarket only last week. Not seen a red...

We made a trip on Monday up and over to Harlech. The weather was not great and the wind was strong and cold. Normally, we would only have the heater on for a short time, but that day it was on for the whole journey, both there and back !. It’s about 55-60 miles and we had consumed roughly about...

I agree, I don’t find our S5 to be over thirsty tbh. Although using the cabin heater in cold weather does absolutely murder the range. But this standard fair really. I refuse to be uncomfortable while driving, so turning off the heater is not an option !. It’s one of the few disadvantage of...

If you don’t have a device to interrogate the SOH of the HV battery, you could perform this simple DIY basic check. Before your next charge, reset ALL 3 of your mileage trips, using the R/H button on the steering wheel. Charge the car to 100% SOC and allow it to complete a balance cycle. When...

I would have to question the validity of the service conducted in December myself ?. I find it difficult to believe that the shockers only started leaking, about 4 weeks after it was serviced myself. Also when the car was sold in January, why was the leaking shocks not picked up up on the PDI...

As I suspected then, it looks like the car is still bound to the previous owner. I never understood why the sales person who buys in the car, does not ensure that this has been done tbh ?. Unless the car has been bought in for stock that is. Everybody is different of course, I know. But when I...