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    Charging Port Soaked

    Really don't think it matters, we've had our car 2.5 years now. We live on the North Devon coast in a very exposed position where 50+ mph winds with driving rain are common. The rain here literally comes in sideways! Our car sits out in it with the charger connected with no problems at all. I...
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    Are you using a frunk? {aka froot)

    No frunk but my cable has lived under the bonnet for pretty much the entire 2 years we've had the car. It's easier to get to there. The cable is right where it's needed, not the opposite end of the car to the charging point and I quickly discovered, if I kept it in the boot it just got buried...
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    Infotainment system video input

    Has anybody seen the infotainment system on the Pre-Facelift LR removed from the car? Wondering what connections it has, if any and how much of a challenge it is to remove. Want to try and fit a 360 degree camera system without adding another screen if possible.
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    Route planning ?

    I tend to use Plug Share and try to avoid the electric highway chargers on the M5 from Gloucester onwards as they tend to be unreliable and have queues, although there are new chargers in Exeter which are much better. I find Cornwall to be the worst place for chargers. Overall I have found...
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    Are electricians ripping us off?

    The charger might be £700 but then add a consumer unit, some very pricey armoured cable, CT clamp, breaker etc and you've probably got £850 just in materials. He's also got to cover the cost of a lot of training, buying/running a van, paying his personal tax and national insurance, VAT...
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    Buying an EV Beware and watch this first

    No better way to burn money than buying new cars and that's the same whether you buy EV or ICE. If you do but one, you'll get best value by treating it well and keeping it until it reaches end of life.
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    Using Solar to charge your MG5

    We have a 4kw array along with 7.8kw of battery storage which generated over 760kwh in May.House is about 1000ft above sea level, with a south facing roof and no shading at any time of day so the panels are really kicking out about as much they possibly could. Our home EV charger is an old...
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    Autonomous Emergency Braking unavailable

    Had this a few times in our 5 LR when we first got it and was told by the dealer it happens when condensation builds up on the windscreen behind the rear view mirror (in the plastic that houses the camera). When this happens both autonomous emergency braking and headlight auto dip can stop...
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    help! Wife has locked key in boot!

    This is really easy to do if the boot is unlocked with the boot unlock button on the key fob. Like others have suggested you can phone MG Assistance and they will come and break into the car for you. You have to agree to a disclaimer about damage because they don't guarantee being able to get...
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    High Beam Lights

    Wouldn't say mine were ever perfect but they did get noticeably worse. The dealer says the system is logging faults, they just aren't sure how to fix it so have asked MG for assistance. Our car has become quite 'buggy' in the last few months and getting anything fixed is severely hampered by...
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    High Beam Lights

    They worked ok for the first 10ish months and then seemed to get worse and worse with every trip. Ran the car with the auto lights disabled for a while but this resulted in a lot of annoying messages saying the auto high beam was not available.
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    Left leg RHD Facelift

    Yeah I find it a challenge, sometimes I inadvertently rest my foot under the brake pedal which isn't a good idea because when the car auto brakes it makes a very determined attempt to crush my foot with the pedal! I think this is possibly one of the consequences of converting an ICE car to...
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    High Beam Lights

    Finally gave in and took ours to the dealer. They tested the lights and have logged a call with MG for assistance as they can't get them working properly. Not hopeful of a fix any time soon but if I get one I'll let you all know!
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    Snow, steep hills and the MG5 LR

    I think it makes sense to use higher regen on steep hills, in the same way you would put an ice car into low gear to control the decent! On steep hills you always want to maximise mechanical braking and minimise the use of friction brakes to avoid brakes overheating, disks warping and that...
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    Snow, steep hills and the MG5 LR

    Hi, So yesterday we had a couple of inches of snow and I live in a very hilly part of the country. Overall the car handled it well but it did scare the living daylights out of me a few times. Going down a steepish hill, very slowly with regen on full, just feathering the throttle to control...
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    High Beam Lights

    Our 5 LR is a year old now and I've started having problems with the auto high beam. It's turned into a constant battle to not dazzle other drivers. The car will turn the high beam on, often when they aren't needed, and then totally fail to turn them off when something comes the other way much...
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    5 Long Range charging speed

    Yeah the other connector was damaged. I think the electric highway chargers can only charge a single car, even if there are two connectors. If you connect a second vehicle, charging won't start. It gives a message saying something like 'waiting for power to be available'
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    Bit of reassurance for the MG5

    Not at all, like I said... 'As an overall package I think it's hard to beat' But denying this car has shortcomings is not helpful to anyone.
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    MG5 LR 2022 Infotainment

    Did you get anywhere with the dealer on this? We have similar problems with ours. Freezes, crashes and sometimes the touchscreen stops responding completely! Asked the dealer to look at it today when it went in for it's first service and they couldn't find anything wrong with it, I explained I...
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    Home smart charger

    I would ask yourself if you really need a charger. For me I think it was a waste of money as we never use it. I was convinced I would need one but it is turned off these days and I don't envisage a time when we will need to turn it back on. We have a PodPoint solo but use the granny charger...
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