found another quirk.

[decrep]

My mate's missus needs a new car, so they wanted to see if the MG4 appealed,
Sat her in the drivers seat, but nothing happened, no lights no nothing!
asked her to bounce on the seat, she gave me a strange look but eventually complied.
Bingo, everything lit up.
She is just too light to activate the seat sensor.
Aren't these cars made in China?
I'm sure she's no lighter than the average Chinese lady.
Or do we just have an insensitive seat?

 

[MG Clive]

I just have to lean inside mine and press down on the seat with my hand to activate it, and I've always thought it was too sensitive.

 

[decrep]

Yes I've done the same, just a bit of hand pressure does it for me but this lady's bum didn't

Maybe a load spread thing?

 

[T1 Terry]

Maybe she has a bony bum and doesn't apply pressure in the right places, a cushion on the seat to spread the load might work .... and get her high enough to see over the dash

T1 Terry

 

[Anon70]

Found a document online that said the airbag activation for the passenger seat requires 29kg (65lbs) of weight on the seat. Not sure if this is for all MG models. I guess a minimum weight requirement would prevent smaller children from activating the car if they sat in the driver seat

 

[ReintjeWA]

Apart from the car not realising she was sat in it, did they like the MG4?

 

[decrep]

Apart from the car not realising she was sat in it, did they like the MG4?

Loved it, I should her all levels of regen and she coped with them fine.

 

[Ethanedwards]

Showing my car to my wife's friend. She sat on the front edge of the seat. Nothing. Turns out that's how she sits in her car. I suggested she sit back in the seat, voila it lit up!

 

[decrep]

>>> Turns out that's how she sits in her car. I suggested she sit back in the seat, voila it lit up!

I can only imagine that happening if the seat doesn't go far enough forwards, weird.

 

[T1 Terry]

I can only imagine that happening if the seat doesn't go far enough forwards, weird.

How do these people work the seatbelt? They would have zero chance in a rear end collision ..... it nearly killed me, wrecked my neck, back and left knee, I can't imagine the damage that could be sustained by the acceleration before being slammed into the head rest and then the back following shortly afterwards, crush the neck down into the shoulders because the head is wedged below the headrest because the head went back first, being the heavier item ..... then being pummelled by the steering wheel airbag and the side airbags if the deployed .....
Often wonder if they actually need driving glasses, they sit so gar forward hoping it will improve their vision of what's ahead

T1 Terry