Active Grille Shutters

[compass360]

Hi All,

New to the forum and new owner of an MG4 and my first EV.
I had a question on the active front grille shutters. I noticed that the right one closes and opens but the left one stays open for some reason.
I took a picture of it. Could this be a fault or some obscure built in logic?


Regards,
BG.

 

[amdmad]

Somebody's painted on your numberplate also?

 

[compass360]

Somebody's painted on your numberplate also?

I covered the plate number on the picture

 

[amdmad]

Helps with speed cameras I suppose??I

 

[Stageshoot]

Only ever seen both open or closed on mine, would say fault.

 

[Ian Key]

You do have a lot of salt etc. plastered around the shutters which might be causing it to stick. A good hose down and wash and perhaps a gentle prod might get it working again.

 

[hequals4]

Only ever seen both open or closed on mine, would say fault.

Unless it's a SR in which case it's a bonus

Yeah, I'd say fault as well. That's a lot of road salt, very low temps? You'd like to think that MG have tested everything down to the extreme temps but differential expansion and actuators can be a tricky combo to solve.

 

[Goldie007]

Picked our MG4 Trophy up on Thursday and noticed the righthand side is open and the left is shut

 

[Deleted member 10041]

Picked our MG4 Trophy up on Thursday and noticed the righthand side is open and the left is shut

I didn't think they worked independently, might be worth getting it checked. The original posters looked pretty caked in salt, I would imagine yours were pretty clean, so not road grime causing it to stick

 

[Goldie007]

noticed it when I picked it up but did not think anything of it.

 

[compass360]

Yes, we’ve had a lot of snow and very low temps (down to -13 C - Iceland). I noticed it a couple of days ago.
Hence I thought also perhaps it’s stuck due to salt/ grime and perhaps ice. I’ll give it a wash as soon as the weather improves and see if it moves. If not I’ll book an appointment to have it checked.
Thank you for the replies.

Regards,
BG

 

[retrobloke]

Hi All
When are you supposed to see the vents open or closed?
Thanks

 

[the briggie]

Closed when cold and batteries are at low temperature
Open when battery temp is above a preset parameter which is ?
I also have to assume they are motor driven and car has to be in a ready/drive state to enable the motor to activate to open or close the shutters. Don't know if they are mechanically linked or individually driven.

They are meant to air cool the battery and may only activate when the car is in motion so it maybe when parked they should close on shut down but

 

[retrobloke]

Thanks they seem to be open whenever I check maybe an issue!