Badger192
Standard Member
So the car went in today for the software updates and 'the fix' for the system restarting....
The dealer said they hadn't been able to replicate the power down issue (which happened 9 times out of 10 for me
) and hoped the software update (R40) had resolved it for me.
I was in a bit of a hurry to perform my own on site testing (silly me!!)
When starting up, the screen Initially appeared a very light greyish colour - (in fact no colors at all) just like an incorrectly plugged in VGA monitor (Showing my age here folks). I was a little confused but as i was in a hurry for an appointment i had to accept it. After a few mins driving this corrected itself and normal screen returned - happy days!
This happened again on my way home which was a bit concerning however, when i tried later on the normal colours appeared on start up.
I was also pleased that i was now able to use one of those cheap Bluetooth USB dongle thingys that allows a phone to connect to Android Auto without a lead and also make hands free calls whereas previously the car couldn't connect to 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously (1. the phone 2. the dongle)
Anyway, I reached my destination and performed the menu shutdown procedure - still powered up and has done consistently since....
At one point i received 2 email alerts warning me of brake and airbag alarms had been triggered so was hoping they'd been fettling around under the driver's seat to sort the sensor out...
The dealer had given me a 75 plate MG4 as a courtesy car which performed flawlessly. I obviously performed the same shutdown procedure numerous times - and worked perfectly every single time!
So.....I'm now rejecting the car as it obviously has a fault (which might explain why i'm it's 3rd owner in 2 years), which is a bloody shame as i've grown quite fond of it however, thanks to this Forum i've now learned of the differences between models and will 'upgrade' accordingly (Mine's the one without the rear windscreen wiper).
Let's see how things pan out tomorrow at the Dealers...
The dealer said they hadn't been able to replicate the power down issue (which happened 9 times out of 10 for me
) and hoped the software update (R40) had resolved it for me. I was in a bit of a hurry to perform my own on site testing (silly me!!)
When starting up, the screen Initially appeared a very light greyish colour - (in fact no colors at all) just like an incorrectly plugged in VGA monitor (Showing my age here folks). I was a little confused but as i was in a hurry for an appointment i had to accept it. After a few mins driving this corrected itself and normal screen returned - happy days!
This happened again on my way home which was a bit concerning however, when i tried later on the normal colours appeared on start up.
I was also pleased that i was now able to use one of those cheap Bluetooth USB dongle thingys that allows a phone to connect to Android Auto without a lead and also make hands free calls whereas previously the car couldn't connect to 2 Bluetooth devices simultaneously (1. the phone 2. the dongle)
Anyway, I reached my destination and performed the menu shutdown procedure - still powered up and has done consistently since....
At one point i received 2 email alerts warning me of brake and airbag alarms had been triggered so was hoping they'd been fettling around under the driver's seat to sort the sensor out...
The dealer had given me a 75 plate MG4 as a courtesy car which performed flawlessly. I obviously performed the same shutdown procedure numerous times - and worked perfectly every single time!
So.....I'm now rejecting the car as it obviously has a fault (which might explain why i'm it's 3rd owner in 2 years
), which is a bloody shame as i've grown quite fond of it however, thanks to this Forum i've now learned of the differences between models and will 'upgrade' accordingly (Mine's the one without the rear windscreen wiper).Let's see how things pan out tomorrow at the Dealers...
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