Disable camera when turning

Seawolf · Apr 16, 2022

Never really saw the point to this feature. I am turning right, I can see what cars are coming, so I don't really need a distorted view of the same vehicles !

LittlePluggers · Apr 16, 2022

Maciej said:
At the moment when I stop at traffic lights and indicate turn screen shows me a side of a car I am turning to. I don't an t this to happen. It makes it difficult to use sat nav as screen exits sat nav at every traffic lights and reconnects once turn is completed

When it pops up there is a cog top right where you can turn it off. I agree it's annoying.

Seawolf · Apr 16, 2022

Cracking ! Thank you. It'll be switched off next time it activates ! ?

Gadget Geek · Apr 16, 2022

Let's hope there are no dare-devil cyclists you haven't seen in the mirror trying to undertake when you turn.

LittlePluggers · Apr 16, 2022

The position of the camera would give you a great shot of their wheels, curb and not much else. I suspect the blind spot monitor light would come on in any event.

Maciej · Apr 17, 2022

LittlePluggers said:
When it pops up there is a cog top right where you can turn it off. I agree it's annoying.

Thanks I turned my off way better makes navigation so much easier in unfamiliar places. I am less of a risk to other drivers when I know where I'm going.

pjmmk · Mar 27, 2025

I wish you could turn this thing off completely. It's such a pain in the neck when it fights with Android Auto for control of the screen - when you're indicating the screen flashes. It's ridiculous.

MG Clive · Mar 27, 2025

pjmmk said:
I wish you could turn this thing off completely. It's such a pain in the neck when it fights with Android Auto for control of the screen - when you're indicating the screen flashes. It's ridiculous.

Do you mean the camera coming on when using the indicators?

You can turn this off by activating the camera screen, then press the little 'cog' icon at the bottom right of the screen, you'll then see an option to turn on/off 'Camera activation when using turn signals', or words to that effect.

pjmmk · Mar 27, 2025

MG Clive said:
Do you mean the camera coming on when using the indicators?

You can turn this off by activating the camera screen, then press the little 'cog' icon at the bottom right of the screen, you'll then see an option to turn on/off 'Camera activation when using turn signals', or words to that effect.

Thanks, but I've already turned that off. That option just turns the cameras off at low speed. I really don't want it using the cameras at all, they're not good enough or placed well enough for that purpose anyway and the screen's too small to make it useful. It works in the Tesla because the screen is much larger and the images are a high enough quality. For me, they're just a pointless annoying distraction on the MG.

MG Clive · Mar 27, 2025

Oh ok, unfortunately I don't think you can turn the cameras off completely, I thought you meant disabling them when using the indicators.

pjmmk · Mar 27, 2025

MG Clive said:
Oh ok, unfortunately I don't think you can turn the cameras off completely, I thought you meant disabling them when using the indicators.

I do. But that option only disables them at low speeds. The screen still flashes like crazy if AA is using it and the indicators are used at higher speeds. I'm beginning to think they gave the software development process to their local junior school as a fun project.

Kithmo · Mar 27, 2025

MG Clive said:
Oh ok, unfortunately I don't think you can turn the cameras off completely, I thought you meant disabling them when using the indicators.

Other than with turn signals and reversing, when else do they come on ?

pjmmk · Mar 28, 2025

You can turn them on manually...

Kithmo · Mar 28, 2025

pjmmk said:
You can turn them on manually...

If you don't turn them on then you won't have to turn them off, so I don't understand why you're asking if you can turn them off permanently, just don't turn them on.

pjmmk · Mar 28, 2025

Kithmo said:
If you don't turn them on then you won't have to turn them off, so I don't understand why you're asking if you can turn them off permanently, just don't turn them on.

They turn on automatically when you use the indicators. You can't stop them doing that. And when they turn on, they fight with Android Auto for control of the screen resulting in it flashing. That's the problem.

Kithmo · Mar 29, 2025

pjmmk said:
They turn on automatically when you use the indicators. You can't stop them doing that. And when they turn on, they fight with Android Auto for control of the screen resulting in it flashing. That's the problem.

Ah I get it now, you meant you have turned them off but they still come on.
They shouldn't do that, back to the dealers then.

fred12345 · Mar 30, 2025

pjmmk said:
They turn on automatically when you use the indicators. You can't stop them doing that. And when they turn on, they fight with Android Auto for control of the screen resulting in it flashing. That's the problem.

My ZS side cameras never turn on when indicating at speeds higher than 5-10 mph and when they do, the screen just switches from AA to camera view without flashing ... the only time it annoys me is when there are number of quick and slow turns whilst using google navigation screen and I need to see the map ...

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