Steering wheel message.

[SMc]

Hi, hubby was on his way out to work when a steering wheel message said "Steering wheel not straight" and the car in neutral, he said the wheel was straight, phoned the MG dealer and they said ring AA assist. I went on YouTube tube, said to reboot via home button and hubby also connected the charger, done the trick, it started but is this a common problem?

 

[Bricktop X PWR]

Come on @Ian Key!
Let's have it ?

I have heard of the car not being happy with the steering wheel having some lock applied, but not straight ahead.

 

[SMc]

I just hope it's not a regular occurance, hubby said steering wheel was straight and was in neutral. Only had the car since last October...

 

[siteguru]

(Steering ... Stirring is something different entirely)

 

[SMc]

Oh yes lol ? sorry, you can tell I'm not the driver ?

 

[lsb777]

I sometimes get a message to "turn the steering wheel straight" or words to that effect. Usually if I've parked up with with wheels turned. A quick spin to centre them and all good.

 

[SMc]

I sometimes get a message to "turn the steering wheel straight" or words to that effect. Usually if I've parked up with with wheels turned. A quick spin to centre them and all good.

Thank you, I'll pass this message onto hubby.

 

[Rolfe]

(Steering ... Stirring is something different entirely)

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[siteguru]

You missed post #3

 

[Rolfe]

Pedant. Done now.

I've only seen this when I have actually parked with the wheels turned quite far, but given the times the car throws up spurious messages ("Low ambient temperature, turn on battery heating?" said when it's 17C out, anyone?) I suspect this is just another one to ignore.

 

[SMc]

Pedant. Done now.

I've only seen this when I have actually parked with the wheels turned quite far, but given the times the car throws up spurious messages ("Low ambient temperature, turn on battery heating?" said when it's 17C out, anyone?) I suspect this is just another one to ignore.

Luckily after a reboot and connecting the charger though it didn't need charging the car started, I just hope it doesn't happen again.

 

[Rolfe]

I think, honestly, if you get the message and the wheels are actually straight, just ignore it and it will go away. It will probably stop happening of its own accord.

 

[Deleted member 14300]

I've had this when I parked with wheels not straight. I've also had put hands on steering wheel. Ignore it ...

 

[Tigger]

I suspect this is just another one to ignore.

Agreed. It happened to me yesterday (wheel not straight). I ignored it - no probs.

 

[Rolfe]

I think I got a momentary "regenerative braking performance reduced" message this evening when the car was on 91%. I think sometimes one of these warning messages comes on in error and the car goes "oops" and cancels it before you quite see it.

 

[Ian Key]

It's a badly worded warning that the wheels aren't pointing straight ahead although the steering wheel might look as if it is and the car won't go in a straight line when you start to move. Ignore it and carry on as normal.

 

[Ayoull]

I think I got a momentary "regenerative braking performance reduced" message this evening when the car was on 91%. I think sometimes one of these warning messages comes on in error and the car goes "oops" and cancels it before you quite see it.

That warning also comes up when the HV battery is cold as too much regen can put too much energy into the battery, so the BMS is restricting regen like it would restrict rapid charging

 

[siteguru]

That warning also comes up when the HV battery is cold as too much regen can put too much energy into the battery, so the BMS is restricting regen like it would restrict rapid charging

Agreed. I've seen the message a few times lately when using the car after it has been sitting idle for quite some time in cold temps.

 

[Rolfe]

That warning also comes up when the HV battery is cold as too much regen can put too much energy into the battery, so the BMS is restricting regen like it would restrict rapid charging

That's interesting, that would probably explain it. Although the warning was almost too quick to see.

 

[Steve Nug]

Thank you, I'll pass this message onto hubby.

I sometimes get the same message too after being parked with steering not straight. Centring the wheel makes the warning go away.