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The system will display the sideways view at a tee junction on the central screen which could be useful. However when indicating left joining a major road I get the view to the left displayed whereas the traffic and danger is from the right. Is this because the cars are set up for driving on the...

Since buying my S5 6 weeks ago I have not received a single traffic announcement on the radio. The TA is selected to on but the radio seems not to be reacting to traffic announcements. Does anyone else have this issue?

I am sure on my MG 5 I could operate the windows with the key fob. I may be misremembering. But the S5 definitely doesn’t have this feature which is annoying. Is it a feature and I am doing something wrong or is it not?

My MG 5 LR pre FL has always charged smoothly on a Solaredge single phase charger. Have just charged it on my son’s Zappi which is a 3 phase model and although it worked ok the charging power profile had an oscillation on it as shown on photo. Not sure if this is the car or the Zappi and wonder...

On a few occasions the directions on the central satnav screen conflict with the directions shown on the instrument panel whilst use the cars satnav. Yesterday the screen said turn left, which was correct, but the instrument panel said veer right at the same point. It doesn’t happen often and I...

It is a well known issue on MG5 that the door drain seals were not untaped on PDI. happened to me as well as quite a few others. Recently got an MGS5 and inspected the doors, on which there appear to be no drain holes at all which is interesting. But on looking at the rare hatch door the lower...

I select Radio 4 on DAB and then randomly the radio decides to flip to FM. I reset it to DAB and it works fine for a short while and then flips to FM again. Never had this happen on any car I have owned before. Is it my car or does it happen to other people? I can’t find any way to make DAB the...

My pre FL MG5 is wearing the tyres out very unevenly, the inner tread on both fronts is drastically more worn than the outside tread. Dealer at second service said that this is common on MG5s on both front and back and that tracking is not the cause, although I intend to get my tracking checked...

Just had a Solaredge charger fitted. First charge for a trial worked but when disconnected the car then came up with a system fault and refused to power up. Disconnected the battery and the car then reset ok. Until this is resolved would suggest caution about Solaredge chargers.

Son rang to ask me to bring our MG5 over as his Leaf wouldn't charge on his Zappi, but would charge on the granny charger. MG wouldn't charge either so we started investigating the tethered cable for damage and sprayed some WD40 around the terminals. Still no luck. Then we noticed something in...

I expect many owners will already know this but probably worth posting anyway for those who don't. If you open just the boot when the car is locked and shut it again it is locked automatically. However if you put the key into the boot (as I did in error) and shut the lid then after about a...

I came across this discussion about the use of hydrogen as part of the solution to achieving net zero. The discussion is based on hard facts delivered by a very eminent Professor (David Cebon of Cambridge University) and should be required viewing for all MPs and the media who frequently spout...

Just been to LHR and back from Jct 18 of M4 with a strong SW wind. It's blindingly obvious physics but the impact of wind speed on M/KWhr is much more noticeable in an EV when one is concentrating on the GOM and wondering what margin will be left when getting back home! It was 4.5 on way there...

Just talked to a dealer about Exclusive first service and asked whether they will update software. He said that as of the end of last year MG has told them not to update software unless there is a software fault. Should have bought a Tesla which updates itself online, well half a Tesla for the...

In trying to turn on the interior lights I accidentally hit the Emergency Call button which worked very quickly and effectively, allowing me to apologise to the emergency services about how incompetent I was and that I didn't need any help. Then it went off again, very embarrassing. Having...

The tax levied on the average medium sized ICE car per year on its running costs is nearly £1000. For an EV charging at home it is less than £100. If you were the Chancellor what would you do on Nov 17th?

As it has been a very dry year I haven't really used the rear wipers much. This morning when reversing down my drive I turned them on to see where I was going and they didn't work. As soon as I selected N they worked fine. Following some investigation I worked out that the fiendish Chinese...

I have an diesel estate car and on a long trip with 4 up at 70 I usually get over 70 mpg (winter or summer) which works out at a fuel cost of about 12p. Clearly servicing is more costly. The car's range is about 700 miles. If I have to use a charger at 50p per KWhr then my MG5 would cost between...

I haven't been able to find a thread on this subject except in the MGZS forum. Driving down country lanes with trees shading the road edge and in bright sunshine the reflections off the dashboard top in the windscreen makes seeing bicyclists/pedestrians on the side of the road quite challenging...

I have 2 cars of similar size etc, A Skoda Octavia estate and an MG5 LR. Neither my wife or I have had any trouble parking the Skoda neatly but both of us find that with the MG, whether we go in forwards or backwards, we always end up at an angle in the parking space however hard we try to get...