How to reliably turn lane keeping off?

Koops · Apr 4, 2024

I have tried various ways of turning lane keeping off before I start a journey but the only way to do it reliably has been to do it on the move which is clearly undesirable.
I’m finding that if I turn it off soon after entering the car, sometimes I don’t get the confirmation request, and always it is still active when I check status after driving off.
Today I even had the yellow symbol while driving and yet lane keeping was active (roadside displayed red with warning and gentle steering movement). All very frustrating! Sometimes I change the drive mode from the default NORMAL to say ECO shortly after driving off, perhaps that also resets the lane keeping function?

SimonS · Apr 5, 2024

Rule 1. Press the brake pedal before you touch anything on the screen.

Bricktop X PWR · Apr 5, 2024

If you want to be glitch free (maybe)

Follow rule 1 after rule .5

.5, Unlock, get in, don't touch anything and let screens boot up.

1, Press brake pedal bringing car to ready mode.

2, Now you can switch off LKA.

Lillemy · Apr 5, 2024

I put my car in drive with foot on brake pedal, turn it off from dropdown menu, then it stays off for me until next time I drive the car. And no I do not change driving mode after, only adjustments I do is for regen.

Adam C · Apr 5, 2024

Bricktop X PWR said:
If you want to be glitch free (maybe)

Follow rule 1 after rule .5

.5, Unlock, get in, don't touch anything and let screens boot up.

1, Press brake pedal bringing car to ready mode.

2, Now you can switch off LKA.

I have to admit. On a few occasions I’ve got in the car without pressing the brake pedal, sit there until the screen is loaded up & then wonder why I can’t see the option to turn LKA off ?

Martinonline · Apr 5, 2024

I have never seen the roadside turn red with LKA and the steering wheel would tug rather than give a gentle move indication. What other settings do you have? Were you using any other MG Pilot functions?

GameZone · Apr 5, 2024

I just use towing mode for a permanent disabled LKA. Rear sensors and front collision is also disabled but I don't care.

BishiBoshi · Apr 5, 2024

GameZone said:
I just use towing mode for a permanent disabled LKA. Rear sensors and front collision is also disabled but I don't care.

AFAIK this kills your power delivery and regen braking as well as overall efficiency. Probably not a good idea.

GameZone · Apr 5, 2024

BishiBoshi said:
AFAIK this kills your power delivery and regen braking as well as overall efficiency. Probably not a good idea.

Regen is the same with or without it, and also haven't seen any changes in efficiency.

Rolfe · Apr 5, 2024

I've never had trouble turning it off and it staying off, after the first day or so when I was just getting used to remembering to press the brake pedal first. Only twice, in almost a year, have I seen it come back on very soon after I set off - obviously I didn't do it right. Usually it's straightforward but very occasionally I have to go through it again because it hasn't "taken".

Koops · Apr 5, 2024

Rolfe said:
I've never had trouble turning it off and it staying off, after the first day or so when I was just getting used to remembering to press the brake pedal first. Only twice, in almost a year, have I seen it come back on very soon after I set off - obviously I didn't do it right. Usually it's straightforward but very occasionally I have to go through it again because it hasn't "taken".

I didn’t realise I had to press the pedal first: all worked fine today ?

Martinonline said:
I have never seen the roadside turn red with LKA and the steering wheel would tug rather than give a gentle move indication. What other settings do you have? Were you using any other MG Pilot functions?

I drove the car today with all default settings which included LkA of course. I deliberately drove to the edge of the left and right lane (dashed line to right, solid line to left, which were both depicted as such on the screen) and each time the lane edge shown in the screen turned red, accompanied by a small turn of the steering wheel. Perhaps our software versions differ?

Martinonline · Apr 6, 2024

You have an SE and I have a Trophy so there may be differences. One question: is your LKA set to 'Lane Departure Assist' or to 'Emergency Lane Keeping'?

siteguru · Apr 6, 2024

The SE doesn't have any differentiation ... it is LKA On or Off. In the new drop down menu with 1100R33 the option is called LDP On (Lane Departure Protection), although it's called something slightly different in the normal menus. (I can't remember what exactly).

Martinonline · Apr 6, 2024

So the red lane indication may be peculiar to the SE.

Have any Trophy Owners seen a red lane indication with LKA set?

Koops · Apr 7, 2024

Martinonline said:
You have an SE and I have a Trophy so there may be differences. One question: is your LKA set to 'Lane Departure Assist' or to 'Emergency Lane Keeping'?

Martinonline · Apr 7, 2024

I have changed my Trophy to Lane Departure Assist so I assume I will get the Red indication.

emmadragon · Apr 8, 2024

Martinonline said:
So the red lane indication may be peculiar to the SE.

Have any Trophy Owners seen a red lane indication with LKA set?

Yes, I have seen this. I set my LKA to alert only every journey, although tbh I find the correction quite minor anyway.

jads · Feb 28, 2025

Why not physically blind lane keep assist camera

Rolfe · Feb 28, 2025

I think that's been done. Joanne the Hairdresser, I think. It disabled other things as well, as far as I remember.

pjmmk · Mar 1, 2025

LKA is re-enabled every time you put the vehicle in 'Ready.' That is, when you step on the brake pedal after a shutdown. When I get in the car, I wait for the screens to start up, then step on the brake to get the car 'ready' - that re-enables LKA, so I then turn it off using the touchscreen. It stays off till the next time. If you disable LKA on the screen before the car is 'ready' it'll just get re-enabled again.

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