OBD readers

[Verdigris]

Has anybody found an OBD reader and an accompanying app suitable for MG5s? As well as reading general faults, I'd be interested in interrogating the battery state, in a similar way to Leaf-Spy. The ones I've investigated don't inspire confidence.

 

[Fluffykins]

Posts 5 and 6 here, possibly:

MG5 - OBD to reset HV battery issue

Hi. I've seen a number of threads where people have experienced an HV battery shutdown following a rapid CCS charge. We experienced this on a road trip in Spain, and had a something of a nightmare getting going again. We ended up having to stay the night in a restaurant's store room - long...

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[Verdigris]

Posts 5 and 6 here, possibly:

MG5 - OBD to reset HV battery issue

Hi. I've seen a number of threads where people have experienced an HV battery shutdown following a rapid CCS charge. We experienced this on a road trip in Spain, and had a something of a nightmare getting going again. We ended up having to stay the night in a restaurant's store room - long...

www.mgevs.com

Thank you.

 

[Gomev]

Has anybody found an OBD reader and an accompanying app suitable for MG5s? As well as reading general faults, I'd be interested in interrogating the battery state, in a similar way to Leaf-Spy. The ones I've investigated don't inspire confidence.

Use the search function (top right) and you will find plenty of info.

 

[Dundronin]

OBD (On Board Diagnostics) Dongles (small 'Plug in' to the vehicles diagnostics socket providing bluetooth communications from a smartphone running an app to the MG5 - e.g. see topdon link below). Often called a 'Scanner'. N.B. If an OBD dongle is left plugged in long term this can cause the MG5 alarm to activate !
The ODB socket is above where the clutch pedal would be, behind the plastic dashboard, so you have to be a contortionist to find and access it (see picture below).
Has anyone been able to successfully install an OBD2 dongle and get successful data? Yes - See here :-

OBD-Dongle - MG5 Electric - Allgemeine Themen • MG MG5 Electric - Elektroauto Forum

OBD-Dongle - MG5 Electric - Allgemeine Themen • MG MG5 Electric - Elektroauto Forum

www.goingelectric.de

MG5 EV ODB Info App (Android)

Hello everyone, I'm an MG EP (MG5 EV) user from Thailand. I have developed an Android application to aqquire some data from the vehicle via the OBD like SOH,SOC,Cell Voltage,Milage and BMS firmware version. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moonoi.mgep I am not quite sure that...

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TOPDON Diagnostic Tool TopScan

TopScan is a pocket-sized tool that turns a phone into a scan tool and keeps up with its users as they go beyond basic scans. Connect the TopScan to the OBD port and begin diagnosing through the tool's app. Capable of reading and clearing fault codes, and supports 60+ different vehicle makes.

www.topdon.com

With the right 'app' error codes can be read and cleared as used by the AA (with the necessary knowledge) to re-enable a disabled EV.
Anybody know which 'apps' and dongles and where they can be obtained ?