Content by nem in December, 2025

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    No S5 Manual

    I just checked and you're right. It used to be there tho, I know I checked it last maybe around the end of October and it was there. Not sure why it's been removed but I'm guessing its an error..
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    Intermittent problems with Android Auto

    Havw you had zero issues after doing this?
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    Straight line stability

    I find it behaves pretty much like a Nissan Qashqai (drove one for a few years). I wouldn't say it's problematic, but it does require some attention when driving in strong side wind (20m/s +).
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    Three Months In An S5

    Sounds like there are multiple manufacturing issues with your car mate. Hope you get them sorted 🤞
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    Three Months In An S5

    I didn't really mean it gets a free pass, but the issue exists on a lot of different cars and model. Yeah, 100% agree on that and I hope it will get some love fixing some of the quirks.
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    Three Months In An S5

    Ghost breaking is super rare here, there is one spot on the motorway (E6) where there is a smaller road passing over where it happens and I've seen many other brands doing it at the same spot. First hand experience in Tesla model S doing the same. As for headlights i have experienced them in...
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    Three Months In An S5

    Tbf some of these points will be an issue in other car brands as well, like: Phone link (AA problems) Auto highbeam Ghost braking (caused by erroneous map metadata I think)
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    Long motorway round trip in MG S5EV – practical charging strategy & costs

    On the few long trips I've taken I have just used ABRP and set it to arrive with 20-50% charge (depending on destination, 50% was for a mountain trip where closest charger was a ways away, but downhill). I have also set some preferences regarding charge stops and it's been working good for me. I...
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    Front Demist button stuck

    If the physical button doesn't work correctly, but the menu button does, this suggest a problem with the physical button. Both the front and rear defrost buttons on mine are kinda soft/sluggish (in lack of a better description), they are however working as they should..
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    Question of the removal of the inner panel on the tailgate.

    You need to be carefull with this as you can damage the electronics controlling the lights if it's driving the lights... A safer approach would be to use a relay driven solution, and the power to the original lights as trigger for the relay.. But then again this might be how the lights are...
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    MG S5: first impressions

    I think what they mean is that Google play handles the security of the apps, ie. the authentication api. But I don't know if that's the case or not, sounds like it tho.
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