MGS5 EV Car will not come out of neutral.

[Simmocabs]

My vehicle is fully charge and on the front on my house. I’ve tried to drive off, but the car will not let me select Drive or Reverse. Has anyone else experienced this and is there a solution?

 

[OriginalBigAl]

It might still "think " the charge cable is attached, ? Standard default action is get out, lock it, give it a minute or two and try again.

 

[Simmocabs]

Thanks for your quick response. I put the car back on charge at home and when it had reached 100% i tried it again and the selector was able to select drive and reverse ok. Before I plugged the car in, I completely powered it down for the duration of the charge - about an hour and a half.
It looks like the 12 volt battery had run down. I did some more research whilst the car was charging and found that other owners had experienced similar problems. I’ve only had the car from new since September, so I was quite worried about the situation.
Thanks again for your help.
This forum is absolutely brilliant, putting users together to share problems and solutions. With EVs it seems that this is a better way to find solutions than going to a dealer!

 

[kevin ellard]

Thanks for your quick response. I put the car back on charge at home and when it had reached 100% i tried it again and the selector was able to select drive and reverse ok. Before I plugged the car in, I completely powered it down for the duration of the charge - about an hour and a half.
It looks like the 12 volt battery had run down. I did some more research whilst the car was charging and found that other owners had experienced similar problems. I’ve only had the car from new since September, so I was quite worried about the situation.
Thanks again for your help.
This forum is absolutely brilliant, putting users together to share problems and solutions. With EVs it seems that this is a better way to find solutions than going to a dealer!

I think it might also refuse to select a gear if it thinks the drivers door is open.

 

[Simmocabs]

Thank you Kevin. I think my door was closed, but it’s a useful tip! I believe that my problem was 12v battery related.