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As the motor runs in (beds in) the petrol engine seems to get smoother & smoother & more powerful. That was my experience of a brand new MG3 when I had one for 3 weeks last year. To start with there was some vibration from the petrol engine, but after 3 weeks the motor had loosened & was...

hmadsen is correct. Your car must interface with the MG mainframe computer at their headquarters. The computer will scan your cars entire system, offer R27 & then update the other computer modules on your car. There are 6 main computer modules that will update & upgrade after the R27 is...

Indeed I am hmadsen. Thought that's what they were talking about. Note to self: must read all of the thread! Yes, know the other stuff thanks.

Hi Miles12, a big hello from me. It's a great place on here. You can find out pretty much anything about your MG here. So enjoy.

Just remembered that when I did the 100% charge without a balance the car still had regen braking available, as normal. Mostly you'd think that shouldn't be. Yet the charge had finished. When I do a full equalisation to 100% from just below the low battery warning, smart charging turned off...

I have measured the battery voltages per cell using OBD2 reader at 100% without doing an equalisation. I don't know if I've still got them noted down. I remember they were not too bad regarding balance at that time. From memory the car was just 2 months old. I do know after a full equalisation &...

It's pretty easy to buy a new front camera if that's what you are talking about. If you are fairly handy at DIY replacing it is easy. It does mean popping the front bumper unit off though so you need another person to assist.

Susanna, it's unlikely to be a faulty unit especially with the VGate. What scanner app are you using? It's nearly always the app that won't allow a connection. You may need to try other apps to find the one that works. Follow the downloaded connection instructions to the letter. It will work...

Yes, I tend to agree. But I think these batteries are proving very robust overall. My neighbour who lives just a bit up the road from me has a Tesla with the long range NMC battery. I don't know what size it is, but that's not important. The car is on a 4yr lease & is 3yrs old with just under...

Yes, it's seems a bit contradictory. But the damage/degradation the battery experiences by NOT doing a regular 100% full & proper equalisation is much worse than if you do it. NMC batteries are not fragile although that's the impression we can sometimes get from reading some stuff that's out...

Hi Mickey, yes it is confusing when manuals are not precise. I'm not used to that in engineering. I bought my ZS EV LR brand new last January. I cover about 6000 to 6,500 miles a year by car & about the same on my motorcycle. I did my first full equalisation charge after 6 weeks of ownership &...

The ZS EV manual states that the only way to do a 'full & proper' equalisation charge is to do a full slow charge to 100%. That's page 176. I felt this wasn't exactly very clear & so after clarification by MG & my dealer, I confirmed it means taking the SOC down to just below the low battery...

Hi Mickey, I think maybe you are misunderstanding what I've said & this may be the way I've explained it. I have already said/eluded to a battery equalisation/balance being one process & a BMS recalibration another. Doing one (an equalisation/balance) can lead to the other if done correctly ie...

Hi decrep, yes, we both know what the process is but to be absolutely clear for those that are not sure, a battery 'balancing' is the process of 'equalising' the charge across all the battery cells in the EV battery pack. Equalisation & balancing are one & the same thing. A BMS calibration is...

Yes, this is what I have advised Pete to do. On the ZS EV LR you only need to take the SOC down to just under the low battery warning before undertaking a full uninterrupted equalisation charge. This will occur at around the 20% SOC area but will vary from car to car by just a little depending...

Yes, you are quite right hmadsen. My description of what happened was incorrect/not clear. When I had this issue on my driveway, although it wasn't really an issue as the car only moved forward a foot or so, it was after I had removed my foot from the brake then reapplied it clumsily at an angle...

I very much doubt your battery is about to die anytime soon Susanna! Glad to hear you have ordered an obd reader. You'll be good.

Hi bruce, in my case I switch off smart charging in the Octopus app. My wall box is a MyEnergy Zappy charger. In the MyEnergy Zappy app I switch to 'fast charging' mode which starts the charge process. It then just starts going non stop at 7.2kw until 100% then over a period of time gradually...

If you are granny charging then you won't be using any form of smart charging so that's good for a balance charge, if not somewhat lengthy. Good luck!

Susanna, you seem to be a pretty smart cookie from some of your posts that I've read. I don't think you will have any difficulty on that front. Not trying to sound condescending.