Level 1 regeneration. MGS5.

[john1000uk]

Well, having written reams on how level 1 regen is the one for me, I've been trying level 2 regen and I'm actually finding its pretty good. Bit of a shame the setting cannot it seems be stored as my preferred setting, but its not the end of the world considering what a good car it is.

 

[Jazzyboy]

Well, having written reams on how level 1 regen is the one for me, I've been trying level 2 regen and I'm actually finding its pretty good. Bit of a shame the setting cannot it seems be stored as my preferred setting, but its not the end of the world considering what a good car it is.

Personally my preference is 3 as its like driving with one pedal driving.as you approach a junction I take foot off gas and it slows perfectly

 

[mdiox]

Well, having written reams on how level 1 regen is the one for me, I've been trying level 2 regen and I'm actually finding its pretty good. Bit of a shame the setting cannot it seems be stored as my preferred setting, but its not the end of the world considering what a good car it is.

I have gradually went from regen 1 to 3 and then OPD. The more I use regen, the more i want the regen to be stronger and eventually came to a point that i'd prefer it to stop without pressing the brake pedal. Oh and the car remembers if you have set it to OPD - until u start changing drive modes.

 

[Pete G]

I always use level 3 regen on our ZS EV. I don't see any reason to use the other settings,
I can watch the range increase as we go down the mountain from our house, and also hardly ever have to use the brakes except to come to a complete stop.
The ZS remembers my favourite setting for regen, but have to switch to eco mode when I start it up.
I prefer eco mode too, for me the less battery used the better.

 

[Lovemyev]

I always use level 3 regen on our ZS EV. I don't see any reason to use the other settings,
I can watch the range increase as we go down the mountain from our house, and also hardly ever have to use the brakes except to come to a complete stop.
The ZS remembers my favourite setting for regen, but have to switch to eco mode when I start it up.
I prefer eco mode too, for me the less battery used the better.

There is one advantage of using the lower strength regen mode on the ZS EV and the other models at least !.
It helps reduce the rust building up on the brake discs, especially the rears !.
There are multiple posts covering the premature replacement of these items at a dealer costs of around £400.
Some on cars only two years old and especially for low milage users cases.
The braking achieved by the regen mode, is the primary cause of this condition unfortunately.
We all love to see our range increase when travelling down a steep hill and gain back a few extra miles on GOM.
But it can come at a price when gaining back those few extra miles.
I would suggest that reducing the Regen once a week and giving the footbrake a bit of work to do, is not such a bad idea.
This is in the long term interest of facing a pretty substantial bill for disc and pad replacement.
After all, you would need to regain a lot of miles back, to help recover the outlay of early brake work IMO.
You get “owt for nowt” as they say ! .

 

[john1000uk]

I have gradually went from regen 1 to 3 and then OPD. The more I use regen, the more i want the regen to be stronger and eventually came to a point that i'd prefer it to stop without pressing the brake pedal. Oh and the car remembers if you have set it to OPD - until u start changing drive modes.

Oh, that sounds interesting about it remembering opd mode.

 

[peterseddon]

In my ZS I use ACC a lot which uses the brakes to slow so they got regular exercise so were still in great condition when I traded the car for the S5 . I've noticed that the S5 uses regen to slow in ACC so will have to regularly give the brakes something to do. Not tried OPD yet though.

 

[mdiox]

There is one advantage of using the lower strength regen mode on the ZS EV and the other models at least !.
It helps reduce the rust building up on the brake discs, especially the rears !.
There are multiply posts covering the premature replacement of these items at a dealer costs of around £400.
Some on cars only two years old and especially for low milage users cases.
The braking achieved by the regen mode, is the primary cause of this condition unfortunately.
We all love to see our range increase when travelling down a steep hill and gain back a few extra miles on GOM.
But it can come at a price when gaining back those few extra miles.
I would suggest that reducing the Regen once a week and giving the footbrake a bit of work to do, is not such a bad idea.
This is in the long term interest of facing a pretty substantial bill for disc and pad replacement.
After all, you would need to regain a lot of miles back, to help recover the outlay of early brake work IMO.
You get “owt for nowt” as they say ! .

Oh, i was under the impression that regen does not engage the brake pads and discs, and that the brakes will last much longer? I have not seen any purple residue when washing my wheels for about 2 months now. I may have understood this wrongly then

 

[mdiox]

Oh, that sounds interesting about it remembering opd mode.

Yeah, the only issue now is when another driver (aka my wife) drives the car, she would need to disable to OPD, and let the regen be on 1, then enabling MG Pilot.

How i wish theres a profile setting for different users...

 

[Pete G]

There is one advantage of using the lower strength regen mode on the ZS EV and the other models at least !.
It helps reduce the rust building up on the brake discs, especially the rears !.
There are multiple posts covering the premature replacement of these items at a dealer costs of around £400.
Some on cars only two years old and especially for low milage users cases.
The braking achieved by the regen mode, is the primary cause of this condition unfortunately.
We all love to see our range increase when travelling down a steep hill and gain back a few extra miles on GOM.
But it can come at a price when gaining back those few extra miles.
I would suggest that reducing the Regen once a week and giving the footbrake a bit of work to do, is not such a bad idea.
This is in the long term interest of facing a pretty substantial bill for disc and pad replacement.
After all, you would need to regain a lot of miles back, to help recover the outlay of early brake work IMO.
You get “owt for nowt” as they say ! .

There is no problem for us using brakes to keep the rust off the discs.
The mountain we live on is 1430 metres high. We live at nearly 900 metres elevation. ( So a bit higher than Scaffel Pike). Even with regen on 3 our brakes get used on the way down to the highway. Which is 10 kilometres down from our house.
Our nearest town is all down hill from us ( 38 kilometres away) so the brakes get use a little, on the way.

 

[Lovemyev]

Oh, i was under the impression that regen does not engage the brake pads and discs, and that the brakes will last much longer? I have not seen any purple residue when washing my wheels for about 2 months now. I may have understood this wrongly then

Don’t worry about the life span of brake pads on an EV as they are likely to out last the car.
It’s the LACK of use of the footbrake that is likely to cause premature replacement of both pads and discs due to corrosion build up eating away at the surface of the disc.
In this case, more is better ( in terms of use of the footbrake ).
I try to remember to drop my Regen strength down to the lowest setting at least once a week, before settings off on a trip.
This way at least they get a bit of exercise .
If you have a route close by that has a long down hill section, then drop the Regen to minimum and use the footbrake to slow the down the speed of the car.
The S5 defaults to LOW on the Regen level, so I commence my trips in this mode to begin with, then increase the strength after covering a few miles when the brakes have been used.
Low mileage users are a lot more likely to suffer from this premature corrosion used of course.
OPD although great for economic reasons, is not necessarily great for the long term health of your brake discs.