Alarm functionality

[ajw1100]

Many of my previous cars have had alarms, but reading the Alarm section in the manual it seems the MG system lacks some, of what I would call important options. No mention of any way of locking the car without the alarm being fully activated like when maybe it is being lifted by a breakdown truck or towed. No mention of an interior pressure change setting off the alarm, like when some scroat smashes a side window.
As I mentioned in other posts I use a fan heater to warm up the car, defrost or de-snow, in my previous cars I could put most in transport mode (That's what I called it) so the doors and tailgate would be locked but activate the alarm if a door was opened without the alarm being turned off by the key fob. I guess the alarm was also activated by the heater changing the interior pressure, as if I did not put the car in my transport mode the alarm would go off about 1~2 minutes after a full alarm set.
Seems it's all or nothing. Maybe I have not yet found the right button or setting.

 

[Jto]

Hi
use the engine just few minutes until warm will defrost in no time, if sitting on the driven will not use a lot of gold petrol, now the better weather is coming using more EV. Did you get the wall box installe.

 

[ajw1100]

Hi Jto.
Yip, I doubt I will not need to worry about this until next winter, but I do not want to run the engine on the drive without me in it or it being locked. I do not know yet if you can have the engine running and the car locked at the same time, I have a lot to learn.
My Zappi is up and running (Making full use of the current grant), I've only done one charge so far, Tried to set up an economy 7 late night charge on the phone app. Set it as scheduled for 4 hours from 00.01 for a 4 hour duration then went to bed. Woke up at 02.30ish and checked the app, not charging . Set it to manual and it charged up okay, I have yet to find out if the Zappi stops charging if the battery is full before the scheduled end time. I presume it is far more intelligent than I am so it will stop when full.
I will contact MyEnergi to find out why it did not start at the time I set. I probably had something set wrong somewhere.
I have not gone to Octopus Go at the moment as with my small usage my Octopus economy 7 and gas tariff work out cheaper than changing to Go and a new gas tariff. I will review it when I get more info on future tariffs.

PS. I am also trying to help the Mrs' out with setting up her new Kona MH and what does what and how it does it.
Great fun..........

 

[Jto]

When next down ok it I pop round if in will knock.

 

[ajw1100]

Hi Jto.
Welcome any daytime we are in! If both cars on the drive we are both in, only one car we may not be.