Recent content by SteveMSJ

Good point. There’s normally only 2 of us in the car. We sometimes have the grandkids as well but perhaps that hasn’t coincided with adverse conditions😊

Perhaps it depends on where you live. I’m in the uk and leaving it on auto I have very few problems with fogging up. I occasionally use the front and rear window demist functions, if necessary, with the physical buttons.

I too just leave it set to 21C Auto and it works perfectly for me all year round. I occasional nudge it up or down 1 degree with the right hand joystick, but very rarely. I’ve never had a car where the cabin heating works so well. This is in my 74 reg Trophy and since the software upgrades I...

I went to Whinfell Forest Center Parcs last summer. Charging using the Monta app worked with no problems. You effectively get a reserved parking space. There was no cell phone coverage in the EV parking area so best to setup the app with a payment method in advance if you are going there...

It creates a similar HA climate entity as wattmatters has shown above.

Yes, I can start the climate control remotely from HA or from the App. One oddity is that the HA integration doesn’t show the heating/cooling running when you set it in the car. Some cons to this integration: It is not supported currently. It doesn’t check messages like the other integration so...

It has a binary_sensor for the lock status of the car and individual binary_sensors for the open/closed status of each door, window, etc.

This integration also has an instant_power sensor which shows the power to the motor or negative regeneration. I don't use it for anything as it is the value at a moment in time which isn't of much interest. Perhaps the other integration combined the two sensors into one, although I don't...

I'm using the ad-ha/mg-saic-ha: MG SAIC Custom Integration for Home Assistant. There are pros and cons to the two integrations but I'm surprised the one you are using doesn't have the charging_power sensor. Perhaps ask on the github page for that integration.

I find that what ever colour car I have it shows the dirt worse than others in the street. I’m sure it had been cleaned when I bought it 12 months ago. Is this covered under the warranty? 🙂

It might depend on which integration you are using. I have a sensor called charging_power which shows just that.

My 2 previous cars: Renault Clio 2007 - had auto wipe but it was inconsistent requiring regular intervention so generally annoying. Audi A3 2018 - had auto wipe that worked perfectly. I don’t really miss it on the MG4, it is only worth having if it works perfectly and definitely not if it...

Sitting in my local cafe in Baildon, West Yorkshire and spotted a blue ‘Left Hand Drive’ MG4 pass by. Somebody is a long way from home😃

You might find that you have Intelligent Battery Heating turned on as I think it is turned on by default. Once the ambient temperature drops below about 10 C it heats the battery whilst you are driving. As @siteguru points out, this uses a lot of kWh and severely hits efficiency, particularly...

We live on a very steep quiet hill, about 100m long. I just stick it in neutral and gently brake down the hill every couple of weeks, when I remember. Keeps the discs clean, as far as I can see.