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Ok I'm guessing you have the SE if you have incandescent bulbs, my Trophy is all LED. The headlights shouldn't stay on when you lock the car, effectively switching it off, even when the switch is set to manual headlights, unless that is another SE quirk. ;) Are you sure the headlamps are lit...

But the only lights left on are the parking lights, tail lights and the front DRLs, which are all LED. The headlights go off when you turn the car off and even if they didn't, they are LED anyway so much less of a drain than halogen headlights. The only time the headlights don't go off is if...

It looks pretty much like the MG S5 to me.

They appear to be separate things: A telematics unit, also known as a Telematics Control Unit (TCU), is an electronic device installed in vehicles to collect and transmit data about the vehicle's performance and location. This data, which can include speed, location, fuel consumption, and...

Old tech, less parasitic drain and (I believe) better quality batteries than the "fit for purpose" rubbish they churn out now. Similarly SWMBO had a 2006 Prius until 2021 with only one 12V change.

I totally agree, updating for the sake of it just gets you out of the frying pan into the fire. In some cases the newer updates just brought new problems with them, the latest is not always the best.

Just curious, what has the telematics unit have to do with the user account ? 🤔

I would say the top priority is to check if the LKA update has been done, the rest is gravy.

Any modern ICE car with the same tech would probably be the same with a 3 year old 12V on it.

Due to my big belly I have no problem moving the car with the seatbelt unbuckled. ;)

Move the key away from the boot and check it, it will always unlock if the key is in range.

I meant negotiation on buying a new car not a new service plan.

My dealer quoted £44 admin fee to transfer the service plan to another MG. I guess that would be a negotiation point if I did buy a new one before it runs out.

I would have tried poking the signal pin in the car's charging socket.

I get all sorts of messages from mine when it's at the dealers being worked on, but only in the app, not SMS. I guess I must have turned that off somehow.

Mine just had the country code set to somewhere in Europe, Poland IIRC. I set it to the MG Assist number easily enough.

You can, but they only insure it for the market value at the time you take out the insurance. So if you rely on your car insurance policy giving you new for old for the first year then take out GAP for the second year the Gap will cover the cost of a 1 year old car.

How to overcome seat belt warnings and associated problems. ;)

FWIW, the car will automatically put the parking brake on when you leave the seat.

And a seat belt cutter. (y)