Why does my radio cut out?

[bimbamboodle]

Hello, me again! I’m beginning to despair that in 2023, in a car that can almost drive itself, I can’t be sure to complete a trip without the radio conking out?! It then won’t change stations from the selected favourites and I find it distracting trying to deal with it! What/how/why etc can it be sorted please?

 

[DB Go Rex]

in a car that can almost drive itself

I think that’s a very generous reading of the lane keep assist!

Hold down the home button and the infotainment will reboot.

Also see

Radio cutting out with notifications

Hello all I am annoyed with the constant cutoff's of the radio with the notifications on my phone then having to manually turn the radio back on any known fixes apart from turn Bluetooth off which would be a lot easier if i didn't need it.

www.mgevs.com

 

[bimbamboodle]

Thanks! It just blows my mind that such a bog standard thing in a car can cause so much frustration/annoyance!

 

[marsw2]

Got the same problem in latest MG5. Seems any sort of 'ping' and the DAB radio shuts down. Impossible to sort. Come on MG get this sorted.

 

[steve1973]

That's the same gripe it seems on all MG's Infotainment is a joke. If soft reset doesn't work disconnect battery for 10 sec's as was told to me by the garage and first suggested on here.

 

[Nicko]

I had the latest update the other week and the problem with the radio seems to have gone?

 

[steve1973]

I had the latest update the other week and the problem with the radio seems to have gone?

Which problem? Radio quiting or notifications keep stopping DAB?

 

[Nicko]

Loosing the station and unable to select my saved stations

 

[steve1973]

Loosing the station and unable to select my saved stations

I was informed this will happen again as there was no fix so hope you are right.

 

[fmzsev]

It happens a lot in other cars We had a courtesy BMW it cut out, current a leasev23 plate Toyota it cuts out to

To me the new cars designs with have an issue picking up the dab signals or there is something wrong with signal.

Our old car was 18 plate juke it rarely cut out

 

[marsw2]

Fmzsev, I have other cars that occasionally loose the DAB signal but the issue in my MG5 is different. I think have tracked it down to itp being triggered by any sort of alert from other parts the the MG software ie "collision warning" or "speed camera ahead". These pings seem to switch off DAB and you only get it back by poking around on the interface. Very distracting and quite dangerous if uou let it get to you. Am moving back to FM untill get hoped for software update/fix.

 

[Kithmo]

Same on my MG4

 

[sash4812]

My MG radio cuts out everytime I get a notification on my Samsung phone. Any solution to this that anyone knows?

 

[carol16]

Try adjusting the bluetooth settings on your phone. Select bluetooth, then your car, press cog then switch off audio, leaving just contacts and calls.