Content by TimothyN in February, 2026

Rewrite of the radio software. I have completely given up on using the radio, as it is junk, but it still comes on when I first get in, playing ghastly rock music.

Oh I wish I could stop mine coming on automatically. Swap?

You know it's "hey Siri", and not "g'day Shiela"?

Um, yes, derr.

I do remember buying breakfast for the crew (2 pilots and hosts) in Alma Ata (as it was called then) and my $1 bill being refused as far too much, they didn't have the change.

Trophy. But the motor's the same, right?

I think that there is something wrong with mine. I mean, it's reasonably sparkly acceleration, but only about the same as my Audi turbo diesel. It's not like a bike, for example.

I was thinking more in terms of perceived loyalty and continuity? Or record keeping?

In the 80s, I used to drive around the Soviet Union a fair bit, in my capacity as an executive jet pilot. There were many things to dislike and despise about the place, the fact that nothing mechanical worked, that the food was awful and the people permanently drunk. But the thing that really...

I bought from a dealer at a distance from me (Epsom) because it is the only one in the M25 open on a Sunday. Is there anything lost or gained by going to a more local dealer (Bromley) for service and future support?

Maybe you are confusing Tireless with Tiresome?

The poor girl needs some sleep, and you are in Australia....

Yes, one of several really bad design choices on the S5 is that the bottom of the rear mist panel is used instead of a functioning DAB aerial. The result is not just poor demisting, but dreadful DAB performance. What is this "blue sky" of which you speak? I remember my father talking about...

I think that the trend is in the opposite direction. The concept of data sovereignty is being brought to the fore by the actions of Google who, under the instructions of the Trump regime, disconnected a judge in the Hague with whom MAGA disagrees. As a result many European countries either are...

Well, look at US-EAST-1 (Northern Virginia) at the weekend and then decide.

Please read the thread! But short answer: "no"

There still seems to be a lingering belief that this had to do with an update. I don't think that's right at all. An AWS server went down, meaning that our cars couldn't contact mothership. It would seem that that is enough to cripple them, because they go into some kind of loop or limp mode if...

The day my car lost her data, Love gone, I started to hate her, But now it's returned, I'm no longer spurned, I'll try to relearn to rate her.

It depends where you've been. If you can do what you want on the pull down drawer, then you can swipe it up again, revealing the CarPlay screen again.

I have just done a search on that text for the word "sorry". Couldn't find it anywhere…

I've only just noticed that there is a data toggle switch on the pull down drawer, so if this happens again we can disconnect from the network in two clicks.

I am also up and running this morning. I don't think it was anything to do with software upgrades, it seems from all the evidence that AWS went down, and took the MG network with it. I don't think that absolves MG in any way. They should write their software such that if it can't get through...

That's got page 3 of the infotainment system sorted out. I used the power of free speech offered by Grok self referentially last night to make a video of EM telling the world his true nature, but I fear it would breach this forum's community guidelines. (I still hold that he is one, mind you.)

So, are you going to change the car or the wife?

It wouldn't be a massive burden to turn data on just before you lock the car, and turn it off again as you get in.

Does that make my experiment with Starlink nugatory?

I'll take a photo of that page before I leave it to its own devices on Starlink. I will try to do it without a factory reset.

I'll try to leave it connected for a couple of hours tomorrow.

What are the settings to do so? WLAN? I can do it easily because the Starlink Mini is in the car anyway...

Can I force the car to use a fast WiFi to download?

An interesting day to place an order! Good luck!

To me, this sounds more like a rote response than anything based on knowledge or experience. Whenever you report a fault on consumer electronics, they always start by telling you to do a software update and factory reset, however much of a pain in the arse that causes (such as losing all your...

My comment on that FB advert: Prior to this weekend, I would have recommended the S5, which I have had for 8 months, but it would seem that every S5 in the world has been brought to its knees by some central computer or comms fault. I would now advise people to steer well clear, not only of...

Was there ever any doubt? Firstly, every online provider/supplier does. Secondly, this is especially the MO of Chinese industry and if we care, we shouldn't buy Chinese.

Incidentally, the benefits of getting 4.2 over 3 is not just a 35% saving, it can be a 1600% saving if it means that you can charge only at home at 6.7p per kW as opposed to 89p at fast chargers.

That may be a permanent response to a very temporary problem.

250 miles is 3.9 miles/kWh on a 64kWh LR battery. Most people would consider that very optimistic. I do get an average of 4.2, but I drive very, very economically. I think most people are hovering around three, or even less, so they aren't reasonably expecting any more than 190 miles.

This forum is my only window onto the world of MG. Indeed onto the world of EVs. So could someone tell us what is going on in the wider blogosphere? Has this got on the news, even the motoring news? If this happened to other car brands, it would be headline news. Indeed, I would expect other...

My WLAN has been off throughout, so that's not the solution. Totally switching off data seems to be the answer.

Worked for me! Thank you…

If you read back through this thread, or, indeed, almost any posting on this thread, you'll see that it is a worldwide problem, nothing to do with your car.

To be fair, I am on a long journey down to the West Country, and everything important is working. I have adaptive cruise control, Lane Keeping, OPD, all that stuff. I am using my iPhone for Google Maps and BBC Sounds, and everything is pretty much ok, it's not the end of the world! Having said...

Exactly the same issues today (Valentine's Day) in the UK. I actually find it reassuring that we are all in the same boat, and it's not my car!

I am having exactly these issues today. (Except CarPlay, not android, but I'm sure that's irrelevant) I have twice stopped the car and locked it, waited a few minutes then started again. It works for two or three minutes then seizes up again. It never happened on my Austin Seven…

This kind of vehicle is commonplace in Puerto Rico

I checked the tyre pressures and made them the same to within .1 PSI Front left shows 2 psi lower than that the rest. Is there anything to be done, or do I just suck it up?

I've never driven a Spitfire, but I've flown one. Any points for that?

I have set a steering wheel button to 360° view for exactly that reason.

I like to fly along Military Road...but I'll be considerably lower than you. Now, that's what I call 'fun' 😊

My local supplier did a part-ex on my Bridgestones, but it was after 5000 miles. He didn't give me very much, but it was better than a poke in the eye. Very slightly changing the subject, are the TPIs usually as wild as mine? I'm not talking about going up and down as they get warmer, but that...

The thing that seems to attract most dirt is the rear camera. At this time of year it is pretty much unusable, as it becomes a smudgy mess in one journey. I have still yet to see another S5 in the wild.

My son has an old Leaf with a knackered battery and it has a 30 mile/50km range. He says that's fine as the only use of the car is the school run, which is a 16 mile/26km round trip. I am defecating bricks every time I drive it.

I'd love to know whether the whole "damage by charging" thing is much more true of DC than AC?

When The Queen Mary first became a financial black hole in Long Beach, right back in the 70s, a local politician suggested leaving the keys in the ignition.

I don't know about Gemini, but ChatGPT has two modes. I have always used Thinking Mode since it was introduced a few months ago, and it does seem to make it hugely more accurate and less likely to "fantasise".

You are not being logical. If you are sure the car won't start, you may as well leave the keys in it.

I installed my first dash cam after I had a head-on collision, where I braked and was stationary before the impact, but the oncoming vehicle skidded and hit me. At the scene, he agreed that it was 100% his fault, which he later denied and we went knock-for-knock. Never again. (I did write...

I had a red 1959 "Austin Seven" which was a very, very early Mini. My very first car. ** Sigh It had a black roof, but I am not sure whether that was factory or painted later. We painted his name Борис Николаевич Лобачевский on the side. Oh, what japes. 🤣

In my setup, everything is definitely on Starlink WiFi

Well, my new MO is to have an iPhone 8 (without a SIM) plugged into USB for CarPlay and using Wi-Fi to Starlink, and an iPhone 12 plugged only into Starlink and only connected to the car for power, and there is no interference.

Oh yes! A bit confusing in the context of dipping!

I was away in the Caribbean for 2 weeks last month and the car was fine when I got back.

I don't think it's right to say that the 2CV was a leader in this respect (much as I loved early Citroens, and the 2CV in particular). The mechanically dipping headlight was a Cadillac invention as early as 1917. It was replaced by the Osram dual filament bulb in 1925, a much neater, better...

Is that to say that if you pay 1200% on the price you get 20% greater efficiency? I think I'll stick with 6.7p and 20% loss (call it 8p/kWh, so still less than 10% of the cost) 🤣

Yes, my silver one is still adequately clean after 8 months. I may have lower standards than some of you, and I have wiped the rear camera and number plate from time to time.

OK, guys, before we get smutty, I have been wrongly accused on this one (as a flying instructor telling a lady student to do a "balls-out climb" in response to "Terrain - Terrain".) She said that she couldn't do a balls-out climb like the boys can. I told her that the expression comes from...

I don't understand what you mean by this. The cheapest public charger I have seen was 49p. That's 7 times what we are paying overnight at home, so I am confused by the 25%... Incidentally, I have done my own calculations (which are made more difficult by the amount of V2L I do...the tumble...

To be fair, the quantity and quality of information that flows through this forum is greater than I would expect the average car salesperson to know (they are, shall we say, an academically self-selecting bunch) so it is not surprising that the combined knowledge of those of us on this forum...

As I mentioned in another thread, they don't have auto- or manual-dipping in Puerto Rico. It's horrible.

I'm sorry, I'm sitting out in the car, and it's not quite as I painted. It seems that I can have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi simultaneously, but I can't then have CarPlay

It seems that (forgetting about CarPlay altogether) I am not permitted to have BT and WiFi simultaneously. See the above diagram (solely with reference to the iPhone 12) and it seems that that is not possible, which seems nonsense, as I am permitted, for example, AirPods and WiFi, so why not S5...

So the short answer is that using the Starlink will forever preclude Bluetooth and vice versa? Airpods here we come 🙄

I understand that, but in another thread I have been discussing the apparent inability to connect the phone to Starlink via WiFi and to the car via Bluetooth. I was hoping that I could introduce the middle man.

So, should I be able to stream the car through the Starlink? I really get so confused between the different connectivity options. If I stream the car into Starlink, and have a hotspot in the car, will my iPhone route to Starlink if attached to the car?

Oh, I actually do unlike them. Can't help it. Sorry. 😂

...talking of auto-dim mirrors, I've just got back from two weeks in Puerto Rico. Cars there have dimming switches in the same way that BMWs have indicators; one assumes that they must be fitted, but no-one ever, ever uses them. Driving up steep, very narrow, mountain roads with minimal road...

Right, I think I've tried everything, and the iPhone 12 is not going to work usefully on USB CarPlay. I should explain that the use-case results from that the phone signal is appalling around here (NW Kent). For example in just about the whole of this area: (including, ridiculously, the...