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Tried booking 71 PreFL MG5 LR Exclusive in with Islington Motors for Tesla Charging update. Initially Islington suggested they expected it to be warranty work, but later contacted me to say that MG had issued a bulletin indicating that the software update was "considered to be an enhancement"...

I'm well aware of the 75kg dynamic load limit for the 71 plate MG5 LR Exclusive; can anyone point to a reliable source for what the static load limit is? Interested because of possible roof tent use - if there was one under 75kg, that'd be ok for dynamic load, but I don't really want to trash...

Not sure of the relevance?

Has anyone figured out how to switch off all the annoying little animations - e.g. when you adjust the a/c temperature (not required, it shows at the top of infotainment screen anyway!); when main beams come on (should be obvious because you can suddenly see things)... is it possible?

Yes - seems the best approach to plug in, lock doors, start charging - then unlock and get back in once charging established.... just a bit convoluted! Think I'll try this approach next time.

Attached photo of error message... I think it was an ABB unit, but my recall may be off. Not visited Rugby services, or (knowingly) stopped at a Tritium charger before.

Yes - I did a few. There's a lot of discussion about "charging while sat in the car" or "locked / unlocked" charging, but it seems to be related to the MG ZS EV, rather than the MG5. TBH I'm not sure why locking/unlocking should make any difference at all. It makes no difference on our Leaf...

Hoping someone can tell me what rookie mistake I am making. Pulled in to a Gridserve 120kw rapid this evening. Pressed 'P'. Powered off. Walked to front, opened flap & removed bungs. Selected CCS on the charger, tapped payment card (accepted!), plugged cable in. Charger said 'Connected', I hit...

We deliberately went for a non-tethered charger when we got our Leaf (Gen2), with the idea that it'd give us more flexibility longer term, the premise being that if we bought another EV (lo and behold!) then we'd just have a cable with each vehicle. Otherwise we'd have ended up with a Type1...

Picked up our 5LR Exclusive last week. Bought through Affinity, ordered Oct 16th. Our dealer (Bath MG) told us Type 2 cables were included in the Affinity scheme, but that they had no stock. Anyone else experienced this? Anyone have any idea when stock might trickle through? Charging on the...