Recent content by aserraric

If it was built in 2020, it is the Mk. 1 model. As far as I know, this model neither has the 360 camera nor is it compatible with the app. Those features came with the Luxury/Trophy trim on the Mk. 2 (starting in 2021).

The last 20% of charging are the most stressful for a battery. That is true even for LFP chemistry, but to a lesser degree than for NMC. I make it a habit to not plug the car in if the battery is above 75-80% when I get home (unless I know I have a long trip coming up the next day). Anything...

Unless you start with 10% before the mountains, it's not going to be a big deal. You will use some more battery than usual on the incline, but will get quite a bit back on the way back down.

I would really recommend against that. The tyre fix kit is for emergencies to allow you to limp the car to a shop. It will a) not last and b) gunk up the inside of the tyre, making a proper repair or replacement (which will be required no matter what) more difficult and expensive.

Yes, my EVCC (not the CCU!) was swapped from 11408732 to 11505199 for free, but only after a lot of back and forth with MG headquarters. See this thread for more details: MG ZS missing V2L function

Your ZS may not have functioning V2L. See this thread: MG ZS missing V2L function

Please be aware that a 11kW (3x16A) cable will only charge the ZS at 3.6kW. You need either a 1 phase 7kW cable (1x32A) or a 22kW cable (3x32A) to charge at max speed on AC.

There is also an embossed image of a valve next to the larger slot.

The update zip file is the same, you just get a different PDF depending on your choice. I guess the UI differs between Luxury and Comfort, because Comfort doesn't have the connected features. The german "Luxury" trim is more or less equivalent to the UK's "Trophy Connect".

I just took at look at the comma python code required to support a car brand. This seems more like a reverse engineering problem, not just python knowledge. You need to figure a whole lot of CAN bus messages for the various modules (camera, radar, steering, etc.) to control the car. And since...

That is a third-party webpage, and it is incorrect. It also claims 100kW CCS charging power, which is also incorrect.

The battery heating system is not a heat pump. Heat pumps are for the climate control system, as a (more efficient, but more expensive) alternative to the electric heating elements.

Are you sure? I never heard of any model of the ZS EV having a heat pump.

My Carlinkit 5.0 is running version 2024.01.18.1053, which is the latest available right now. I'm also using the included cable (Type A). A black screen that goes away by itself doesn't sound like a cable problem, and more like a software issue. Whether it's the software on the MG, the...

I get that, but I'm not even comparing it to the long factory antenna, but to my little aftermarket stub antenna, which is already significantly worse. Since it apparently can't even match that, I cannot recommend it at all.