MG4 X Power Vibe/Hum 65 to 75mph

unbornidentity said:

It’s probably the LKA recall (they did mine), though hopefully you’ll have more luck with vibes than me.

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I listed the faults politely but I also listed the plus points in the email. Funnily enough I’ve set LKA to low and usually don’t have the time to switch it off, and after about 180 miles of M4 driving I can’t say it bothered me at all. In fact it was less stroppy when changing lanes without indicating (only when slipping back in after passing an HGV - I’m not that rude a driver!) than the 5!
Could the LKA detectors be linked to the speed limit recognition?
The vibes on the XP are akin to when you’re travelling in a Prius (used to ride in them many times a day fetching trains from Old Oak), and the ICE kicks in.

Mickandsej said:

I listed the faults politely but I also listed the plus points in the email. Funnily enough I’ve set LKA to low and usually don’t have the time to switch it off, and after about 180 miles of M4 driving I can’t say it bothered me at all. In fact it was less stroppy when changing lanes without indicating (only when slipping back in after passing an HGV - I’m not that rude a driver!) than the 5!
Could the LKA detectors be linked to the speed limit recognition?

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Mine wasn’t too bad before the recall either and was far less aggressive than my SE was. It’s much more gentle when it pulls you back now. I think it is linked as they mentioned something about speed recognition getting an update too.

I turn LKA off in both my cars whenever I drive them. Not because they're particularly strong or dangerous but because it makes the steering feel broken when it jiggles the wheel. I hate that feeling. And in my area you have to drive on or over lines to avoid the appalling potholes and narrowing lanes. I can see it being useful on motorways and long runs on dual carriageways but on our narrow single lane roads it's nothing but a pointless nuisance.

Trouble is all this kit is nanny state stuff. It has to be default due to idiots like the Winnebago cruise driver….
When I first got my MG5 I inadvertently turned on Traffic Jam Assist on an open A-Road, I genuinely thought my track rod was loose. The car had 200 miles on the clock!

Mickandsej said:

Trouble is all this kit is nanny state stuff. It has to be default due to idiots like the Winnebago cruise driver….
When I first got my MG5 I inadvertently turned on Traffic Jam Assist on an open A-Road, I genuinely thought my track rod was loose. The car had 200 miles on the clock!

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The problem is the kit doesn't work as it should, and turning it off is a pain (or used to be numerous clicks)
Fair enough now it seems to behave but it needs a physical button to turn it off.

LenEV2016 said:

The problem is the kit doesn't work as it should, and turning it off is a pain (or used to be numerous clicks)
Fair enough now it seems to behave but it needs a physical button to turn it off.

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That’s what I can’t stand about these advanced safety systems. They have to default to on and have to be made so they can’t quickly be turned off but aren’t actually ready yet technologically.

It’s legislation and NCAP requirements being introduced before the technology really exists. I hate LKA and speed warnings but only because they don’t work properly. The update my car has had improved both significantly, especially compared to my SE. LKA doesn’t seem dangerous anymore. It rarely plays pulls at the wheel erroneously and when it does it’s not a massive yank. I don’t blame the manufacturers for this stuff, they would probably rather not have to put it on in the first place. I really admire Renault for sacrificing safety stars by adding a button that turns off things you don’t like in one go.

I know someone with a new Corse-e and LKA can be switched off by pressing one button

JonnyG said:

I know someone with a new Corse-e and LKA can be switched off by pressing one button

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Original Megane etechs have the same physical buttons for LKA, now Renault have went with a button for all safety systems.

The set up in the Megane is one of the things I like the best about my relatives Megane.

Google operating system is flawless and physical buttons for fan, temp, rear screen, seats steering wheel, LKA, traction control

JonnyG said:

I know someone with a new Corse-e and LKA can be switched off by pressing one button

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They keep moving the goal posts and some legislation only applies to cars designed or built after a certain cutoff date. I think (though I’m not sure) cars with a single button to turn LKA off have to be held down for several seconds.

All new cars sold in the EU from a date last year had to have intelligent speed recognition that warns the driver and has an audible alarm with a speed limiter defaulted to on. Cars had to be retrofitted if sold as new! Great Britain has partially followed that legislation but doesn’t require the speed limiter to default on thank god! Northern Ireland has had to follow all of it. Something positive about Brexit at least

Again, it’s just not ready. Mine has the intelligent speed limiter as something you can turn on in MG pilot but the car often gets the limit wrong. It picks up the limit from junctions you are driving past though the sat nav, tells you off, then goes back to the correct limit after a few seconds. If I have ACC on and speed recognition on it brakes then accelerates again. If I forget to turn speed recognition off and ACC off, it erroneously bongs at me. If the speed limiter was defaulted on it would bong at me and erroneously slow down even with ACC off. As it doesn’t work perfectly it just gets switched off rendering it pointless.

Not only that but it likely to frustrate anyone behind you when you suddenly brake for no apparent reason passing a side road down to its speed limit then accelerate back up again a few seconds later.