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MickeySw reacted to Richierich37's post in the thread Anyone else getting dcdc charge fault & more errors leading to MG5 breakdown? with
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Didn’t want to risk it so I’ve arranged a Recovery Company to lift the car tomorrow morning and deliver it to the EV garage! Just not... -
MickeySw reacted to Coulomb's post in the thread Anyone else getting dcdc charge fault & more errors leading to MG5 breakdown? with Agree.
Yes, charge the 12V battery with an ordinary 12V battery charger! The car could shut down any moment with only 11.8V.
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MickeySw replied to the thread Anyone else getting dcdc charge fault & more errors leading to MG5 breakdown?.It’s highly recommended to externally charge even a brand new 12V aux overnight as you don’t know how long it’s been sitting on a shelf...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Anyone else getting dcdc charge fault & more errors leading to MG5 breakdown?.The CCU (Combined Charge Unit) in a MG5 has two functions: provide low voltage power (14V ish) when driving or charging convert AC...
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MickeySw replied to the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive).It looks like the car successfully balances the cells in an hour and a bit. Can you confirm that all looks good when you turn on the...
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100% is fine all the time if you use it a lot. Mine is charged to 100% every night, it's rarely more than 20% by the time I get home so...
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MickeySw reacted to RichP's post in the thread Anyone else getting dcdc charge fault & more errors leading to MG5 breakdown? with Sad.
Kind of, neither the dealer or MGUK could fix it. In the end I had to take legal action and the dealer replaced the vehicle.
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MickeySw replied to the thread Mg5 charging issue.There is no app, SoC limit or schedule on a PFL MG5. Something similar happened to ours last month; a hard reset (12V aux disconnect)...
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MickeySw replied to the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive).If yours is a long range model, then a reported SoH of 98% seems (given the age and mileage) excellent as in ‘too good to be true’. If...
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MickeySw replied to the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive).‘Snail mode’ is a condition where the car limits the available power to prevent damage. A very common one is when a cell voltage drops...
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MickeySw replied to the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive).Moving the steering wheel fully left & right should clear all the errors that will appear after re-connecting the 12V aux, otherwise...
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MickeySw reacted to hastykev's post in the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive) with Like.
I shall try that tomorrow! I'm investing in the ODB dongle I've seen recommended here. I have two others, neither work with Car Scanner.
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MickeySw replied to the thread MG5 won't balance charge (2020 pfl exclusive).It’s rare, but I have heard of MG5’s suffering from what appears to be a voltage imbalance caused by a weak cell. I would start with a...
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Resetting the accumulated trip should reset the GOM to WLTP figures at 100% (less any degradation), @M44LCY seems to be an odd case, but...
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MickeySw replied to the thread Caution before buying electric.… and sell the energy back to the grid to get rid of the stolen goods asap…
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