First journey...... initial thoughts

[Weeble]

I took the car for its first run today for about 75 miles. Overall I was very happy with the performance and handling, but found several 'niggles' that i need to sort out... so here's a couple of questions to begin with.

1. Is there any way of retuning the DAB radio? I've seen reports that the radio is not the best quality but it dropped out so regularly that it got beyound a joke. Not a case of weak signals as the route was one I travel regularly with no reception problems. I just wondered if it had been originally tuned in a different area and needs resetting. But how?

2. Is there a way of making Google maps the default navigation system? I found the inbuilt navigation system and Google fought each other sometimes when returning from another menu selection... biggest annoyance was that it often deleted the route in google.

More to follow.

 

[5teep]

DAB reception might be down to the antenna, you could check and possibly upgrade it if you need to.

 

[Jamesrr]

2. Is there a way of making Google maps the default navigation system? I found the inbuilt navigation system and Google fought each other sometimes when returning from another menu selection... biggest annoyance was that it often deleted the route in google.

Yes, just use Android Auto and don't turn on the inbuilt nav system. I recommend never using cars inbuilt satnav systems. They're invariably worse than AA / Google maps and you are reliant on the manufacturer to keep them up to date.
AA does this automatically and also has all the traffic data collected by the millions of users driving around you.
Further I use AA for all my music entertainment while driving including radio and don't generally even use the inbuilt DAB/FM but YMMV.

*Note we have 2 MG4s rather than the S5 but they're very similar so I can't see why the above doesn't apply.

**Does the inbuilt satnav automatically turn on in your S5?

 

[Bam Bam]

1. Is there any way of retuning the DAB radio? I've seen reports that the radio is not the best quality but it dropped out so regularly that it got beyound a joke. Not a case of weak signals as the route was one I travel regularly with no reception problems. I just wondered if it had been originally tuned in a different area and needs resetting. But how?

No idea, but I read that as 'returning' and I wondered how you were planning to return the radio. D'oh.

2. Is there a way of making Google maps the default navigation system? I found the inbuilt navigation system and Google fought each other sometimes when returning from another menu selection... biggest annoyance was that it often deleted the route in google.

Can you plug your phone in and use android auto?

That is what us plebs have to do with the standard MG4.

 

[Alb]

AA is wireless on the MGS5.

 

[gus]

Here are my thoughts on my first long journey (well return journey) ACC worked really well until it had a motorbike in front, then it just didn’t know what to do, it even recognised that it was a motorbike on the display, dropped 20mph speed and wanted about 1/2 mile gap!! In Wales the auto limit really struggled (it did save me a ticket at one point) yet in England so far it has been ok. It just doesn’t like the speed signs right after the roundabout and misses them. Economy a heck of a lot better than the ZS, in 32 degrees the air con kept us at a fantastic 19 degrees. Shame I had to get out when we got home. Radio reception a bit dodgy in the valleys but along the A40 and M4 didn’t drop at any point.

 

[Slipstream]

No idea, but I read that as 'returning' and I wondered how you were planning to return the radio. D'oh.


Can you plug your phone in and use android auto?

That is what us plebs have to do with the standard MG4.

Me too works fine

 

[gus]

Yes you can plug in and use AA and charge, or you can use wireless.