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  1. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Very interesting Terry, I'd be interested to know more!
  2. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Same with me, but we shouldn't need to even be thinking about using one on a new car.
  3. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Yep, mine is defo 35Ah. No
  4. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Lanzarote Steve, It's an annual migration to warmer climes! MG's comment already posted here, but I'll post again:- "Thank you for contacting MG Customer Care. I t is possible for the system to monitor the 12 volt auxiliary battery, however this typically occurs only when the vehicle is...
  5. Joningy

    Parasitic drain on 12V battery

    Nobody with a new car should NEED to buy a 12V starter pack! But as so many manufacturers do have battery issues, it's the route me and many have taken. WTF are we supposed to do about it? I know first hand how long it takes to get help when it's needed, so a small investment has eventually...
  6. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    I'm not sure it is duff info now Clive, if the MG4 is 45Ah and the S5 IS 35Ah, just seems a step backwards, but I really cant find out exactly the size!
  7. Joningy

    MGS5 12 Volt Battery Issues

    Didn't know that Clive! Guess I'm lucky having an excellent main dealer in Penton MG, I'll push their excellent service. Seems to me it may be worth travelling a bit for excellence.
  8. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    I was somehow led to believe the S5 has a 35Ah 12v battery Clive, perhaps I was mistaken, but I've just scanned the owners MGS5 manual again and can't see the value for the battery,. I can't remember where I got the idea it's 35Ah, hopefully I'm wrong and it's larger. But whatever capacity, a...
  9. Joningy

    Parasitic drain on 12V battery

    Sadly you aren't alone Carol, there are quite a few moans on here, especially mine. For the umpteenth time and 2nd today, I'd strongly advise buying an inexpensive 12 volt jump starter booster for around £30 upwards, this will get you up and running in no time, it's easy to use, but to repeat...
  10. Joningy

    MGS5 12 Volt Battery Issues

    I am obviously extremely luck with Penton MG in Salisbury, they have now had 3 goes at my 12v battery problem, telling me after the last 3 day investigation, it was my dash cam permanent live causing the 12v drain, I had a loan car for 3 days and on one occasion ordered and paid for a taxi to...
  11. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Yes totally understand that logical condition @stevedee, I haven't yet got to the bottom of the cause of my 12v battery loosing power, MG think it's solely down to my permanent live dash cam, which I've now changed to switched, but the car hasn't been standing idle long enough since it was in...
  12. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    Interesting, so MG have reduced the MGS5 12V battery capacity by almost 50% on a car that possibly needs more capacity than the MG4, seems a case of penny pinching too far, although my local Penton MG have had several MG4's losing 12V power, but mine was the first S5 battery to play up with...
  13. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    What was the original capacity of the MG4 battery Ian? Although I had an MG4, I never needed to look at the battery.
  14. Joningy

    Replacement 12V auxiliary battery for MGS5

    I've searched long and hard to try to find a decent quality replacement 12 volt auxiliary battery for my troubled MGS5 with zero success. The 35Ah battery as supplied is puny at best and may benefit from doubling the capacity to 60 or 70Ah, there doesn't appear to be a like for like (35Ah) swap...
  15. Joningy

    MGS5 12 Volt Battery Issues

    Join the club @SFPlatt , there's quite a lot on the forum, including my thread (12V battery drained in 48 hours whilst locked) Seems to be a fairly common problem, which as many have said MG need to get sorted! Still unable to determine if altering the dash cam feed from permanent live to...
  16. Joningy

    Switching from MG4 to MGS5 . Advice please .

    Haha @5teep , except 12v battery voltage reading, which most of us would like to see in the app as is in the MG4 🤔😂🔋
  17. Joningy

    12V battery drained in 48 hours whilst locked

    I often use eBay, but needed the cable quickly, which amazon delivers on and eBay can sometimes take several days, we are heading away for several weeks next week, leaving the car at an airport car park. The Amazon cable is USB 3 and not 2 like the eBay version, for the extra cash, it's a bit...
  18. Joningy

    12V battery drained in 48 hours whilst locked

    I removed the permanent live from the fuse box to the Viofo A229 pro dash cam, and fitted a new short 23cm USB type A to USB type C cable (amazon details below) to the USB a socket to the left of the rear view mirror on my S5, it's very neat and very little cable is seen and switches off when...
  19. Joningy

    12V battery drained in 48 hours whilst locked

    I've had a reply from MG Customer Service today. my question "Should the high-voltage (traction) battery maintain and monitor the 12 V auxiliary battery even when the car is switched off and locked?" Their answer "It is possible for the system to monitor the 12 volt auxiliary battery, however...
  20. Joningy

    Parasitic drain on 12V battery

    I've got my S5 back, the ONLY abnormal recorded drain was from my permanent live Viofo dash cam! I'd inadvertently disconnected the rear camera instead of the permanent live feed, so it appears to be my fault, ok hands up if it's my mistake, I'll put it down to senility.😂 I hope they are...
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