Strange goings on.. (over-revving change in behaviour)

[Pigger1972]

Got my mg3 hybrid in November did the running in bit no excessive revving of engine etc until 900 miles...then just lately I have noticed it's not kicking down and excessively revving when going to overtake..smoother in town too..was wondering if it's had an "over the air update"?? If that's a thing??...anyone else noticed if theirs seems a bit smoother on acceleration??

 

[Porthole4]

I don't think there are OTA updates for the MG3

 

[Coulomb]

I don't think there are OTA updates for the MG3

True. But if MG suddenly had thousands of cars to update recall style, that might push them to try at least that one update over the air. What could possibly go wrong?

Presumably, the cars and servers are all ready, just that MG are presumably afraid of a mass bricking, and what that would look like in the tabloids.

But my feeling is that an update would never happen without the owner giving permission. What if someone was ending night shift, and at 3am found that the car had started an update! Please wait... 10%... 12%...

Do any Tesla owners know how Tesla do it? Maybe there is a setting on how and when to perform updates?

I wonder if the 900 miles is significant. If it was 936 miles, then that's 1500km (firmware presumably works internally in km), and that might trigger some different behaviour now that the engine is presumed to be "run in". Or maybe it works on engine run time, which might work out to 900mi for one driver, and 742mi for another.

 

[Pigger1972]

I don't think there are OTA updates for the MG3

Can't see anything anywhere that confirms or dismisses it..very secretive about everything to do with the car I'm finding..

 

[Mark Torre]

That’s strange, mine ran perfectly at first then the over-revving started almost as soon as it was run in. Mine is particularly bad on an incline, up to 5k and vibrating - sounds like a 20 year old diesel! It’s been in four times and they keep saying it’s normal, and are now refusing to look again. I’m so fed up with it that I asked for a trade in fee and they offered 9k less than I paid 6 months ago. I keep hoping for a recall…

 

[mick78]

True. But if MG suddenly had thousands of cars to update recall style, that might push them to try at least that one update over the air. What could possibly go wrong?

I'm not sure that the architecture itself supports OTA updates, if there is even the hardware necessary between the modem that does the app and the whole internal control units. Or the basic SW architecture permitting it; AFAIK, the MG3 (or ZS Hybrid) are not setup for any OTA updates.

 

[Pigger1972]

That’s strange, mine ran perfectly at first then the over-revving started almost as soon as it was run in. Mine is particularly bad on an incline, up to 5k and vibrating - sounds like a 20 year old diesel! It’s been in four times and they keep saying it’s normal, and are now refusing to look again. I’m so fed up with it that I asked for a trade in fee and they offered 9k less than I paid 6 months ago. I keep hoping for a recall…

Might sort it on first service?? But if you have said they have already had it in then who knows..mine is deffo different now than it used to be..hope you get yours sorted..