Front camera blocked error on a frosty day (UK)

[wenkatn]

Went for a long trip yesterday in my trophy long range after clearing the frost which took 10 minutes by remote heating the cabin. All was good for about 10 miles. Then came the first red alert saying the front camera was blocked and then all sorts of warning on features that rely on front camera like front collision avoidance, adaptive cruise control, lane assist etc. i quickly stopped and checked the front camera which was fine and no condensation inside. Just gave a wipe on the outside and started driving again but the alerts were still there. After a while i tried powering off and then back on the engine which cleared all the errors and warnings. I think we will be seeing more of this during cold weather. At least it didn’t stop me from driving but only disabled a handful of automatic features.

 

[JonnyG]

Could it have been the radar in the front bumper rather than the camera if the camera looked good ?

In the future, I suspect any sleet / snow could soon block that. It always used to cause warnings in VW Golfs that had the low down radar.

How did people find their MG4 last Winter ?

 

[wenkatn]

Could it have been the radar in the front bumper rather than the camera if the camera looked good ?

In the future, I suspect any sleet / snow could soon block that. It always used to cause warnings in VW Golfs that had the low down radar.

How did people find their MG4 last Winter ?

The error clearly stated that the front camera was blocked. I don’t think it’s the front radar in the bumper as that was clear as well of any obstacles.

 

[gazza487]

My 1st frost. Preheated for 10 mins to prevent scraping, drove about 4 miles, went to the shop got back in and it pinged speed limit detection unavailable or words to that effect.

 

[tsedge]

My 1st frost. Preheated for 10 mins to prevent scraping, drove about 4 miles, went to the shop got back in and it pinged speed limit detection unavailable or words to that effect.

To be honest the speed limit detection is so bad that this is a blessing, I always disable it.

 

[mg4mc]

My wife has just back from a w/end away. She told me that on Saturday morning she had an error message about the camera being blocked after she had driven for a while. It was -3C here Saturday morning, but the car was pre-heated and frost free when she set off.

So, a solution to LKA issues is park your car in a freezer!

Are folks in the Scandi countries seeing this error message?

 

[Tigger]

How did people find their MG4 last Winter ?

My Trophy was fine last winter - look at the snow on the car in my avatar, that was in January. Not cold enough here yet for an update - we'll see . . .

 

[GameZone]

I use towing mode to disable LKA and front collision assist permanently anyway

 

[Tigger]

I use towing mode to disable LKA and front collision assist permanently anyway

How do you set towing mode?

 

[GameZone]

How do you set towing mode?

In the MG pilot menu. Set lka and front collision to off. They will both be off next time you start your car, but don't drive before the right monitor is in the menu, otherwise it won't remember.

 

[mg4mc]

IIRC it also switches off blind spot detection, rear collision, parking sensors and possibly something else, which made it undesirable for me.

 

[simonplayspiano]

Ditto here. First frost. Not particularly bad, all the warnings. Everything disabled. Absolutely ridiculous. A car that disables its safety features whenever there’s a frost seems ludicrous to me.

 

[tsedge]

No problems here in the frost - of course the windscreen camera and radar sensor need to be clear for things to work properly, as they do on any car.

 

[andrewhs]

Went for a long trip yesterday in my trophy long range after clearing the frost which took 10 minutes by remote heating the cabin. All was good for about 10 miles. Then came the first red alert saying the front camera was blocked and then all sorts of warning on features that rely on front camera like front collision avoidance, adaptive cruise control, lane assist etc. i quickly stopped and checked the front camera which was fine and no condensation inside. Just gave a wipe on the outside and started driving again but the alerts were still there. After a while i tried powering off and then back on the engine which cleared all the errors and warnings. I think we will be seeing more of this during cold weather. At least it didn’t stop me from driving but only disabled a handful of automatic features.

we had exactly the same , cleared when frost went

 

[Helena999]

Did several trips in snow & frost over the last few days and had the same issues in same model (MG4 Trophy LR). Just kept going as the car itself is fine, and wasn't wanting to use cruise control, don't mind the other extras not working. Assumed it was the camera blocked as I didn't see what it said when the warning came up (my steering wheel position is such that I can't read warning messages when they flash up - they're a stupid distraction anyway).

 

[Trexcarey]

I have had the same issues and when you stop there is nothing on the camera. My car is the ZS Long range as well

 

[bear1]

I had no issues with the camera etc. last winter, just made sure I cleaned the windscreen well.
The lack of an ICE creating heat meant keeping the windscreen wash from freezing was a challenge.

 

[JonnyG]

This is ridiculous ! ...come on MG ....how do they get on in the Nordic countries

 

[mg4mc]

This is ridiculous ! ...come on MG ....how do they get on in the Nordic countries

Their frosts are probably with much drier air than ours which tend to start with a damp evening/night.