No drive on MGS5

[Ian Key]

Fault has reappeared. I noticed this time that power was available, but the handbrake wouldn't release. Same message about seatbelt, but also android auto disconnected. I am sure last time this happened I also had a message about low phone battery. So, again, I wonder if my phone is interfering with something?

I'd be surprised if it was.

Which MG EV have you got? Your profile says "Not an MG"

 

[TonyP]

MGS5....will have to change profile!

 

[TonyP]

Happened to my partner for the first time today at traffic lights today, again. She had to put the car in neutral and back into drive to clear fault. Are the traffic lights infra red sensor beams blocking the camera and the car thinks that it cannot move forward?....just a thought.

 

[TonyP]

I am now convinced that this problem is due to the brakes temporarily sticking when manually using the electronic handbrake and then not immediately releasing when pressing the accelerator pedal. The seatbelt warning is misleading as the fault can be cleared by putting the car into park and back into drive thus resetting the system. After 'cleaning' the discs with some heavy breaking the issue has gone away.

 

[Dario]

I had the tech guy out from the finance company. As i expected the fault did not occur when we took the car out on test. When he put the code reader on the car he found a fault with the brake switch sensor. He said he did not believe that this would have caused the problem. I have subsequently spoken to a friend of mine would is a garage owner. He believes the brake switch sensor fault may be the issue. I'm going to run the car down to him so he put put the reader on it. If the fault is still showing i will book the car in to my local MG dealer. As for the fault it is still occurring now and again. As always there is no rhyme or reason to when this happens.

 

[TonyP]

Brake switch fault may be registering due to brakes sticking? Try cleaning them will some heavy braking.....put the car in snow mode to turn off regen braking when 'cleaning' discs.

 

[Guinea Pig]

I have had the no drive/seatbelt problem a few times. The solution for me is to use the handbrake (or auto hold) and not the P (park) mode while stopped.

It seems like you're just using auto hold, which is odd. I've never had it (so far) while using auto hold.

 

[TonyP]

I've been using the handbrake manually by physically lifting the handbrake button and this is when the problem has occurred.I agree that the problem doesn't seem to appear using auto hold which engages just the brakes and not the handbrake....not my preferred option.

 

[pwatsonuk]

New car picked up on Friday, and I had this issue at a set of lights yesterday. Moving to neutral and then going back to drive seemed to cure it, but this may be coincidence as I was trying other things for several seconds before hand.

Going for a drive afterwards and stopping for 5 mins with the handbrake engaged didn't cause the problem to re-occur.

WIfe warned, just in case it happens again!

 

[DAS]

My MGS5 seems to have developed the same issue - 5 times in last couple of weeks, stopped at lights, in drive (not park) with parking brake on, press accelerator, warning tone and seat seatbelt warning on dash. Only me in car, nothing on any seat. Cleared after a bit of random panicking so not sure what worked! Is there a way of telling which seatbelt is the problem? In my panic I haven't really managed to look to closely at the warning message on the dash. Bit nervous now to use the parking brake which can't be good. Anyone managed to find the issue/fix it? Thanks.

 

[Dario]

My MGS5 seems to have developed the same issue - 5 times in last couple of weeks, stopped at lights, in drive (not park) with parking brake on, press accelerator, warning tone and seat seatbelt warning on dash. Only me in car, nothing on any seat. Cleared after a bit of random panicking so not sure what worked! Is there a way of telling which seatbelt is the problem? In my panic I haven't really managed to look to closely at the warning message on the dash. Bit nervous now to use the parking brake which can't be good. Anyone managed to find the issue/fix it? Thanks.

I Don't think it has anything to do with the seat belts. I have yet to get my car in to have the the foot brake sensor checked but i have been told that it might be this. My car still does this from time to time. No way of telling when it is going to happen. What i do now is push the park button and then quickly put it back into drive. That way i'm not rocking back an d forth waiting for the thing to right itself. Oh and just to remind everyone the dealer swapped my original car for the exact same model delivery mileage car because of this fault. Within a week the replacement car (that which i have now) was doing the same thing. Apart from this the car has been fine.

 

[DAS]

I Don't think it has anything to do with the seat belts. I have yet to get my car in to have the the foot brake sensor checked but i have been told that it might be this. My car still does this from time to time. No way of telling when it is going to happen. What i do now is push the park button and then quickly put it back into drive. That way i'm not rocking back an d forth waiting for the thing to right itself. Oh and just to remind everyone the dealer swapped my original car for the exact same model delivery mileage car because of this fault. Within a week the replacement car (that which i have now) was doing the same thing. Apart from this the car has been fine.

Thanks for quick reply! Going to call dealer soon, starting to seem like a common issue. Trouble is I need the car every day for the time being so difficult to find time to take it in. Got car mid-Feb, doing a fair few miles at the minute, was getting used to and starting to quite like it now I've bottomed out most of the settings.