macd2401
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- Location
- Stonehouse, Scotland
- Driving
- MG ZS EV
Finally home (it's a bit of a hike) and fed, so another update.
Shout out to the person on the phone at MG Assistance, sounds like they were having a mare of a day today. They managed to override the system, so no costs to me for the recovery. MG Linwood will be getting a call tomorrow. I have a service plan (so likely not payment related) but the vehicle was in the hands of MG when the service was initially due, and that was explained to them at the time. It's probably an oversight, but we'll see in the morn.
By the time the tow truck got there (about an hour or so) the 12V was so low, the hazards had stopped working.
Had a bit of a chat with the tech at Rutherglen. It's a well known car in there now . As a few have already said, the thinking is the 12V system isn't charging the battery, so they'll be taking a look at that as the likely culprit. He also filled me in on what happened when it was in previously, and what little info MG gave him about what they did to it. Hv battery pack was removed, did some tests and some work on it...
As an aside...some peeps seem to be driving with their eyes shut. It failed on a motorway slip road, I had the hazards on, and the warning triangle out 100+ yards up the road, and people STILL nearly ran into the back of the car. Until the cops turned up, and then their brains just stopped working all together
Shout out to the person on the phone at MG Assistance, sounds like they were having a mare of a day today. They managed to override the system, so no costs to me for the recovery. MG Linwood will be getting a call tomorrow. I have a service plan (so likely not payment related) but the vehicle was in the hands of MG when the service was initially due, and that was explained to them at the time. It's probably an oversight, but we'll see in the morn.
By the time the tow truck got there (about an hour or so) the 12V was so low, the hazards had stopped working.
Had a bit of a chat with the tech at Rutherglen. It's a well known car in there now . As a few have already said, the thinking is the 12V system isn't charging the battery, so they'll be taking a look at that as the likely culprit. He also filled me in on what happened when it was in previously, and what little info MG gave him about what they did to it. Hv battery pack was removed, did some tests and some work on it...
As an aside...some peeps seem to be driving with their eyes shut. It failed on a motorway slip road, I had the hazards on, and the warning triangle out 100+ yards up the road, and people STILL nearly ran into the back of the car. Until the cops turned up, and then their brains just stopped working all together