MG4 Charging port lights stopped working

[siteguru]

Do you mean a light separate to those showing the state of charge? If yes then no - the MG4 doesn't have one.

 

[baader]

I mean the four illuminated LEDs by the charging port, as in the photo.

 

[JonnyG]

Mine start off blue as soon as I open the charging flap. I plug in quickly and they then turn darker blue (or is it lighter). Then they turn green when I lock the car.

If I don't plug in the cable quickly all my lights go out ... not sure if that's right or not ? ... but I once got no green (or any lights on) for the whole charge after leaving it too long to plug in the cable. It did charge though !

 

[baader]

I've had the car for 3 months and in that time I've never seen it light up. So probably another of the many faults on my vehicle. I feel like I just bought the worst piece ever made:-D

 

[JonnyG]

Are those photos from another car then ? .... not yours presumably ?

 

[baader]

The first photo is from the MG4 flyer, so I was wondering if it was glowing for anyone, because my MG4 never glowed at the charging port. I'm going to the dealership tomorrow, so I'll see if I should take it up with them.

 

[Adam C]

As far as I remember when I open the charging door there’s no lights

Plug in the charger it then turns blue

Then once the charge starts it turns green

I think this was the pattern but I’ll double check when I next charge it

 

[baader]

I understand. You don't have to check. It's been confirmed that my MG4 doesn't have a working light because it never illuminates.

 

[siteguru]

I mean the four illuminated LEDs by the charging port, as in the photo.

That's why I was confused, as the original photo you showed has the charging lights illuminated. I had no way of knowing that this wasn't of your own car.

 

[tsedge]

This is a known issue. Removing the relevant fuse or disconnecting the 12V resets the charge port lights and I think there's a software patch to fix it. Almost all the time this is the issue rather than a hardware fault with the charge port.

 

[DevonMG4]

Described here MG4 Charging port lights stopped working #26

 

[siteguru]

In before this thread gets merged with that one.

 

[Rolfe]

OK, I merged them. The earlier one was already in use anyway.

 

[Adam C]

As far as I remember when I open the charging door there’s no lights

Plug in the charger it then turns blue

Then once the charge starts it turns green

I think this was the pattern but I’ll double check when I next charge it

Just correcting myself here as I’ve just pulled onto a public charger

As soon as I opened charging door there was 1 blue light on ( car was on 21% )

Plugged charger cable in, about 30 seconds & the 1 light turned green & it started charging

Once over 25% charged 2 green lights on

I believe then 50% charged & over 3 green lights, 4 green lights 75% & over ( I’m probably wrong here lol )

 

[siteguru]

That's correct - each segment represents 25% of the charge capacity ... 0-25, 25-50, 50-75, 75-100.

 

[Adam C]

That's correct - each segment represents 25% of the charge capacity ... 0-25, 25-50, 50-75, 75-100.

Thank you

 

[Rufus2005]

My charging lights stopped working completely for a couple of months, then all of a sudden just started working again.

 

[DrCAN]

My charging lights stopped working completely for a couple of months, then all of a sudden just started working again.

Same happened to me. The recommended fix didn't work. Erratic functioning is a definite feature of my Trophy!

 

[ttforever]

My lights work but out of sync, so if charged to 50% the 75% light is on etc. Do you think resetting the fuse will sort it, or a dealer job?

 

[Ian Key]

If its 50% to 75% you will have three lights on. Mine is currently at 80% and all four lights are lit.