Jomarkh
Prominent Member
Mine creeps, will see how fast it goes in reverse at the weekend. Does kers3 work in reverse and flash the headlights?
In regards to auto hold, is it ok to use it all times? I'm asking as my previous electric car didn't "creep" and I'm sort of use to it, auto hold would sort of make mg5 "not creep".
Sometimes I find that auto-hold is on when I drive, sometimes it's not - I only notice when I stop. Not figured out the how or why.Creeping is one of the few things I really don't like about the MG5. It feels unncessecary to me and is asking for accidents when the car just starts moving. I live in hope there will some day be a software update to disable it but I know that day won't come.
yeah - I never understood why an EV would creep. It's not as if the engine has to be 'running'. I also assumed it was so that it felt like other automatic cars (even though technically, it's fixed gear, not automatic shift). Surprised it's not an 'option' in the menus. Guess that's more development though. They would then need to design a new full screen graphic to tell you if the car was creeping or not...I understood EVs don't naturally creep, and it has been built-in so people used to driving autos aren't disappointed.
I also heard they can go as fast backwards as forwards except they are limited.
Both seem to make sense, though I am not especially technical.
Creep is handy for parking in a tight spot, you don't have to keep going from accelerator to brake when manoeuvring.yeah - I never understood why an EV would creep. It's not as if the engine has to be 'running'. I also assumed it was so that it felt like other automatic cars (even though technically, it's fixed gear, not automatic shift). Surprised it's not an 'option' in the menus. Guess that's more development though. They would then need to design a new full screen graphic to tell you if the car was creeping or not...
I've never owned an automatic though so it did seem stranger to me.
Yeah, I see how that would be tricky without it in the absence of a clutch.Creep is handy for parking in a tight spot, you don't have to keep going from accelerator to brake when manoeuvring.
Same as me but it is fun blasting away from the lights once in a while..., as I am retired and never in a hurry to go anywhere.
Hill start assist covers the roll back (for 2 or 3 seconds) if you don't use auto hold.I'm a left-foot braker so it's a non issue, also makes sure I don't creep backwards during hill starts.
I remember reading something like that, but I remember reading it differently and can't find it now.Don't think anyone else has mentioned this, but I've read somewhere, maybe in the manual, that just holding the car with the footbrake should be avoided because it puts strain on the transmission.
Why wouldn't it be ?In regards to auto hold, is it ok to use it all times? I'm asking as my previous electric car didn't "creep" and I'm sort of use to it, auto hold would sort of make mg5 "not creep".
I find if it only really jolts if you are in Eco mode, in Normal it works fine...
I always used P until recently when my eldest son also bought a 5 and told me he used the autobrake all the time, particularly when driving around Edinburgh. I now use that most of the time, although, as others have said, the car does start with a very slight jolt, so when I am in tight spaces I revert to P