MG4 - How do I turn it off..?

[tsedge]

You are the one that sounds annoyed!

I won't say more, don't want to increase people's blood pressure unnecessarily.

 

[HedgePig]

If it annoys you that much, get rid of the car and buy one with a friggin button.

Me: Hey, does anyone know if I can turn this car off?

You : OMG IF YOU HATE IT SO MUCH WHY DON'T YOU JUST BUY A HORSE!!?!?

I have a horse.

 

[HedgePig]

that is some shonky statistics though, of course people who are annoyed by the lack of a physical button will be over represented in a thread about the issue. That’s like saying 90% of people in the new tyre thread are looking to replace their tyres. But that says nothing about the majority of MG4 owners.


Of course they believe you need to be able to turn off the car, hence the button in the seat.

As to why they haven’t also put in a physical on/off button, only the people at SAIC who made that choice really know why, and they probably based that choice on considerations we will never know. So we can’t objectively say it was wrong or right. All we can say is you are among those who don’t like it, and others are among those who do like it or don’t mind.

Like I said before, there are many other things I would like SAIC to pay an engineer for to fix before they put the off button two clicks deep in the screen instead of four.

Anecdotal data is anecdotal. This is a casual forum and I am not alone. Thats good enough for me.

It is interesting that you both acknowledge that SAIC could do many things to improve the car. Whilst simultaneously insisting that the particular query I have, does not matter.

So to your point it's either perfect and we all need to adapt, or there are some kinks worth asking about which are more (or less!) important to various individuals in here.

You can't be almost pregnant.

 

[ReintjeWA]

Anecdotal data is anecdotal. This is a casual forum and I am not alone. Thats good enough for me.

It is interesting that you both acknowledge that SAIC could do many things to improve the car. Whilst simultaneously insisting that the particular query I have, does not matter.

So to your point it's either perfect and we all need to adapt, or there are some kinks worth asking about which are more (or less!) important to various individuals in here.

You can't be almost pregnant.

I never said it didn’t matter, I just don’t have it as high up on my list of niggles as you, it seems to be the main issue for you.

 

[decrep]

Tried my off button today, and yes it does work, but the message had me puzzled, something like,
"activity will be available when you start" I thought that referred to it switching off. Tried all sorts of things but still got that same message. I think I'm getting old!

 

[Wizard of Oz]

Are we done pushing each other's buttons?

 

[siteguru]

I don't remember seeing that message ... the only one I saw was about being in P (park).

 

[QuentinM]

An interesting discussion that i have enjoyed reading, so will add my thoughts.

The “sit to start” seemed to me like a clever gimmick dreamed up by the marketing department to make the car different. It certainly is something people notice.

I have two problems with the way it works. First is about waiting in the drivers seat. I turn things off, then i shift slightly in the seat and everything turns on again. I find that if i turn off the car while I am still inside, it turns back on as i get out.

My main reason for turning the car off is to turn off the lights, which has been mentioned. I would like an easier button for that.

As for a button for on/off,, I think that might involve some discussion and a new definition for what is on and off. My Tv used to have a switch to turn on and off. I now use my remote to turn off my TV. My sister does the same, then turns off the switch on the power bar, and also on the wall, because to her the TV is still on in standby mode.

With the MG, what is off? Even off, the app acceses details, charging is accessible, etc. The next MG might have a button that says Off, but it still might not meet your needs if it turns off the wrong parts of the system.

 

[HedgePig]

I never said it didn’t matter, I just don’t have it as high up on my list of niggles as you, it seems to be the main issue for you.

Unfortunately there isn't a tone button, everything I type is with my tongue firmly in my cheek. I am a little bemused by how much traction the question has got, folks seem to take it as an affront to them personally that someone else is asking for help on solving what is a reasonably (I think anyway) ordinary question.

I have said often, for what you pay this car represents extraordinary value, I do love it. The challenge is for MG to keep it simple to manage costs, I get it. I appreciate your replies.

 

[decrep]

The only way to really turn it OFF, is undo the -ve battery terminal.

 

[HedgePig]

The only way to really turn it OFF, is undo the -ve battery terminal.

I worry that some in here will argue that is a perfectly reasonable action if you want it off off...

 

[gary333]

The only way to really turn it OFF, is undo the -ve battery terminal.

Even the bloody battery terminals on the MG4 are a pain in the backside. Straddling a support beam/brace making it difficult to get a spanner in and moving. Sorry, did I just raise another issue which isn't ideal on this car, i'll have the torch burners after me if I keep on like this.

 

[Kithmo]

The only way to really turn it OFF, is undo the -ve battery terminal.

There is a device you can buy, with an app to isolate the 12v, so that's actually a feasible solution.

 

[ajorge13]

Resumindo, não sei! Acho um pouco irritante... para começar, o rádio fica ligado... o que me incomoda um pouco... estou fora do carro, por que ele está entretendo um carro vazio?
As chaves estão NO meu bolso. Sabe quando você estende a mão para o banco do passageiro para pegar a carteira, um pacote ou algo assim... aí você sai do carro, com a música no volume máximo, e a solução é: tenho que procurar as chaves no bolso (difícil fazer isso com um bolso fundo quando se está sentado), mas agora minhas mãos estão ocupadas... ou tenho que sair, procurar a chave no bolso, trancar o carro, DESTRANCÁ-LO de novo e depois voltar para o carro para pegar as chaves no banco do passageiro.

Parece um sistema realmente estúpido, quando um simples botão de "desligar" resolveria o problema. Acho que minha irritação é legítima: ele liga sozinho quando chego, deveria desligar sozinho quando eu saio?

After turn off at security and than, to turn off the radio, press home for 5 seconds. But this process has a problem, if you move yourself in the sit, you can turn on everything again, ehehe

 

[mj224]

Being a sad git, I sometimes like to sit in the car and have a sandwich...

It would be easier and more intuitive to have an on/off button, but it is little hassle to find the Off button in the menu.

Doing that, the radio still works, and windows can be wound up or down.

 

[ajorge13]

Tried my off button today, and yes it does work, but the message had me puzzled, something like,
"activity will be available when you start" I thought that referred to it switching off. Tried all sorts of things but still got that same message. I think I'm getting old!

After turn off at security and then, to turn off the radio, press home for 5 seconds.

 

[Badger192]

After faffing around installing a dash cam and experiencing the car repeatedly turning on as i fidgeted in the driver's seat, I'm seriously considering wiring up some sort of remote relay system to knock off ALL power via a dash button.

 

[mg4mc]

I thought about diverting the driver seat switch to a dashboard switch - I may well still do it at some point.

 

[Badger192]

I thought about diverting the driver seat switch to a dashboard switch - I may well still do it at some point.

That's a great idea !