How to change radio station between favourites while driving?

[PurpleHelen]

How to change radio station between favourites while driving?
I have discovered (no thanks to the online owner manual!) how to save favourite radio stations, and how to change between them on the infotainment screen, but how can I do this easily whilst driving? There must be a way to do so on the steering wheel, surely? Trying to do so on the screen is very distracting, requiring several steps. Even my old Skoda let me do so on the steering wheel, but I can't figure out how on my new HS Hybrid+ Trophy. Any help out there please guys?

 

[salty]

To the forum.

 

[pete l]

Nope, not possible.

 

[MG Clive]

Doesn't the right joystick on the steering wheel change radio stations, up/down for volume, and left/right to change stations ?

 

[PurpleHelen]

Doesn't the right joystick on the steering wheel change radio stations, up/down for volume, and left/right to change stations ?

Yes, but it changes to the next of hundreds of stations, not the few favourites, so that's useless I'm afraid.

 

[WhyQueue]

I am not a fan of the User Interface (UI) design full stop. MG really needs to hire a properly credentialled Computer Human Interface Design Professional and not depend on a high school dropout from poorly funded contractors or where-ever they bought the software from.

First, my car did not come with the Infotainment Centre User Manual - only the Owner's Manual so there was no information about the UI. I am sure there was supposed to be one there, but it probably got lifted by someone in the MG distribution chain, and my dealer refused to take any responsibility for it what-so-ever. Thanks to somebody on this site I got a PDF copy, so that part is solved.

Second, the audio selection system is very difficult. There is one off screen button to access PART of audio source controls - Bluetooth and USB. The USB choices offered are USB1 and USB2 even though only USB1 can supply audio data - USB2 is power only, no data. To get to the radio, you have to go back to the Home page, swipe left, select the Radio folder, and then you can find the station controls. This is STOOPIDLY complicated. And the left/right source arrows on the homepage don't work half the time either, especially when trying to switch back to the radio after the bluetooth has taken over (see next paragraph).

Third, the BlueTooth function and audio system priorities are completely out of wack. If my wife is driving and I pick up my phone to check something or other, the BlueTooth recognises that my phone is awake and perversely switches the audio source to Bluetooth, turning off the Radio or USB that I was listening to. Furthermore, it positively refuses to switch back to whatever I wanted to listen to for some unfathomable time period no matter how many times I hit play on the USB or Radio. This issue is the same whether or not Android Auto is playing.

I don't know how to determine what software level is installed, but has this kind of issue been addressed by any fixes you know about?