Found ZS Service Book Download

[N2STY]

Some people will be interested

 

[N2STY]

Is this the 1st time we have seen written down what's to be expected on a service?

 

[Vipar]

Won’t open for me.

Edit got it to open in books thanks

 

[Deleted member 10911]

Some people will be interested

She’s an odd one. I believe our Australian intervals are 24 months / 20,000 km.

 

[N2STY]

She’s an odd one. I believe our Australian intervals are 24 months / 20,000 km.

Here in the UK it's 12 months/15k miles

 

[billybonfire3]

Well I didn't get the 3k one to check battery for starters

 

[N2STY]

Well I didn't get the 3k one to check battery for starters

And this may catch people out when it comes to battery warranty?

In order to maintain the performance of the high-voltage battery pack, the customer shall carry out equalizing charge
regularly (at least once a month), as detailed in the User Manual.

Does the BMS remember equalisation/balancing charge?

 

[Gadget Geek]

Just printed out on A5 paper.

 

[Squeak]

Here in OZ it's 24 months / 20k km . The service charge $$$ is $232.00 fixed. The first service at 1k km was FREE ... still have 14,000 km to go.

 

[Lovemyev]

In order to maintain the performance of the high-voltage battery pack, the customer shall carry out equalizing charge
regularly (at least once a month), as detailed in the User Manual.

This is interesting ????.
Is it a blanket wash recommended instruction for both standard range & long range ZS EV Gen 2 facelift models here I assume ?.
As we know the standard range Trophy facelift has a chemical pack type that wants for a full 100% charge, each and every time you plug the car in.
It has no way to set the SOC other than to charge to 100% - regardless on user needs, okay let's go along with that charge to full battery theory, for the standard range model for a second !.
The Trophy long range, with a completely different battery chemistry, offers the owner a sliding scale SOC level to choose what he / she requires to match up and coming journey type.
Suggesting charging up to 80% SOC for routine day to day trips and recommending 100% SOC for longer trips only.
Actively discouraging charging to 100% on a regular basis, to be kind to your HV battery.
This is seen as a good practise for this type of battery.
So, as we know battery balancing can only take place AFTER the battery has hit 100% SOC.
Therefore the policy of NOT charging to 100% SOC on the LR model, unless on a longer trip, sort of contradicts itself surely ?.
Question :- Should Trophy LR owners be flying in the face of MG's good practise and balancing their packs once a month or not is the 99 dollar question and why ?‍??.

 

[N2STY]

The regen unbalances the battery which makes sense short 100a DC bursts of current ?

 

[Deleted member 10911]

This is interesting ????.
Is it a blanket wash recommended instruction for both standard range & long range ZS EV Gen 2 facelift models here I assume ?.
As we know the standard range Trophy facelift has a chemical pack type that wants for a full 100% charge, each and every time you plug the car in.
It has no way to set the SOC other than to charge to 100% - regardless on user needs, okay let's go along with that charge to full battery theory, for the standard range model for a second !.
The Trophy long range, with a completely different battery chemistry, offers the owner a sliding scale SOC level to choose what he / she requires to match up and coming journey type.
Suggesting charging up to 80% SOC for routine day to day trips and recommending 100% SOC for longer trips only.
Actively discouraging charging to 100% on a regular basis, to be kind to your HV battery.
This is seen as a good practise for this type of battery.
So, as we know battery balancing can only take place AFTER the battery has hit 100% SOC.
Therefore the policy of NOT charging to 100% SOC on the LR model, unless on a longer trip, sort of contradicts itself surely ?.
Question :- Should Trophy LR owners be flying in the face of MG's good practise and balancing their packs once a month or not is the 99 dollar question and why ?‍??.

Isn’t the battery a Lithium Iron Phosphate? Or are we talking the liquid to cool the battery? If we are, I’m backing away slowly, pretend I were never here.

 

[N2STY]

Isn’t the battery a Lithium Iron Phosphate? Or are we talking the liquid to cool the battery? If we are, I’m backing away slowly, pretend I were never here.

Long range is NMC
Standard range is LFP

 

[Lovemyev]

LFP - Used on the standard range models, MG recommended that you charge to 100% each and every time you plug in, due to the battery chemistry type.
NMC - Used on the Long Range models, MG recommend that for day to day use, it is recommended that you charge to 80% SOC and then reserve charging to 100% SOC for the longer trips.
Charging to 100% SOC every single session, is less kind for long term health of the NMC battery chemistry.
A little more unclear is how you are to treat each different batteries chemistry’s with regards to carrying out the balance cycles ?.

 

[N2STY]

Balancing is done the same way once charged to 100% keep plugged in overnight is the easiest forget about it way
just charging to 100% every day will still unbalance the cells like I said regen don't help

 

[AK OK]

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Service type A & B appear to be identical? ???‍

 

[N2STY]

Service type A & B appear to be identical? ???‍

I think they are apart from on b you do the 2 year stuff on top

 

[AK OK]

I think they are apart from on b you do the 2 year stuff on top

Rather pointless having A & B columns really ?

 

[Lovemyev]

On the Gen 1 model, the second service was pretty much the same content as the first service, but they replaced the cabin filter I seem to remember ?.
Some owners had their brake fluid replaced also, but not us.

 

[profdraper]

Is this the 1st time we have seen written down what's to be expected on a service?

In Austalia, here is the MG Precise Service Plan where we can enter details about our model, year, grade etc then see servicing details. MG Precise Price Servicing | MG Motor Australia

In the UK, this same link appears to direct owners to their dealer. MG Service Plans | Car Maintenance