Recent content by Ron Tanner

We plan to travel with our caravan for the next 3 months. Can some advise me if it is ok to have the MGEV plugged into home socket for the period of time that we will be away. Will there any damage to the battery over a long period. Cheers, Ron

Hello Alb, Many thanks for your reply. The car is currently with the dealer who is scratching their heads as to what to do to make the sound work. Ron

Hi, Can anyone advise me how to turn on speaker’s sound on an MGZS EV which alerts pedestrians around the car? Cheers Ron

Hi Chris, I gave you the wrong mileage. 260 Km = 162 miles. Cheers Ron

Hi Chris, My other problem is the “Droning noise” that should be heard to warn pedestrians in the vicinity particularly when reversing. I can’t get this to work. Apparently this is compulsory for an EV. A noise generator is fitted that comes through the speakers. Can you shed some light on this...

Hello Chris, I have figured out the H-Vac !! It’s when you turn off all systems. I got 261 km ( 225 miles) Thanks for helping me out. Cheers Ron

Hi Chris, A rather stupid question. How do you turn off the H-Vac pump. The owners manual does not give me any clue how or what to do. Cheers Ron

Thanks for the feedback. The funny part is, that the brakes only squeal when I am reversing down my drive way ( a bit of a slope) and NOT when I am driving the car.

I live in Melbourne and have the MG EV for 8 months. I now find that when fully charged from my home plug points it shows 100% and 260 km. However when I start the car the Indicator shows only 220 km. The dealer is of no help and gives me stupid answers. Can anyone help as to the reason for the...

When I reverse the brakes squeak. I have been told that this is a warning to pedestrians around. Is this correct or am I being had. Look forward to receiving your feed back. [ Edited moderator: fix spelling in heading for easier searching. ]

W have 6 months ago taken delivery of an MG ZS EV and trying to get some sense out of the dealers in Melbourne. The Owners hand book is very clear on page 133 the car is equipped with a pedestrian alert system that can be turn ON or OFF. The dealer tells me that the owners hand book is generic...