Gen1 Locking charging cable.

[alekc]

I was under assumption that if I am charging the car and I lock it, then the locking cable should be locked as well preventing theft. I've tried it out today (with the granny charger), and it was not the case at all. I was able to pull out the charging cable without any effort from the car while locked and under charge.

Am I missing something, or should I query the dealer about this?

Cheers.

 

[Lovemyev]

When you insert the type 2 plug into the charging port, as you press the lock button on the fob, you should hear the locking pin engage into a square slot, located on the underside of the type 2 gun.
This should be pretty much instant and should be needed before the car starts receiving a charge from the Granny.
It’s a safety feature obviously.
Usually, if the pin fails to engage then the charging process should not commence.
You should not be able to remove the type 2 gun when the car is charging.
Does it do the same on a wall box or on a public charger ??.
The car somehow believes that the lock plunger is constantly locked or the locking pin has broken ???.

 

[alekc]

I usually lock via button on the door handle, but this should not affect the functionality. It is a granny charger supplied by MG (I will try later a public one to see if there is any differences). I do hear a sound on locking & unlocking the car coming from the area of the charging connection.

Looking with the torchlight at the connection, nothing comes out of the hole at 3 o clock in the socket.

 

[ARealHuman]

I have a gen1, never used the granny charger. However, when charging, I can lock the door via the button on the door, or the fob, the result is the same. I hear a brief whizzing noise which is the lock engaging, can't then remove the charging gun until the car is unlocked by wither method.

 

[alekc]

Meanwhile found a solution

 

[Kithmo]

There's a release cable under the bonnet for the charging socket lock, make sure it's not stuck in the pulled position, maybe give it a tug or two to release it if it is.

 

[alekc]

Yeah, I tried that (as far as I felt comfortable given how flimsly looking it is) but no luck so far. I might raise it during the next service, can't be too bothered travelling 17 miles to the nearest MG for such thing (especially since the lock over solves this issue brilliantly)

 

[DBedford]

Meanwhile found a solution

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Pavement obstruction issue again, I can feel it coming on

 

[alekc]

Nothing I can do about that, it's one of those London 5kw charging points right in the middle of the pavement