eCall System Fault

[maskull]

I've had the "eCall System Fault" pop up randomly on my MG5 over over the last couple of weeks . The car seems to be driving normally and I've had no bumps ( other than the obligatory potholes on UK roads) . Any cause for concern ? Should I contact the dealer ? Or will they just fob me off ? . Not overly concerned , but any thoughts appreciated

 

[Tommy]

I often get that, randomly comes up once or twice every 6 months, always thought it was due to loss of coverage / signal. Never bothered getting it checked out

 

[AnonymouseDriva]

Same here. Only had it a couple of times in 2 years, and also believed it to be signal-related. If you give it 5 minutes (and maybe move a bit...) you'll see the little lite on the e-call thing go green and the message will disappear from the alerts section on the dash.

 

[maskull]

I often get that, randomly comes up once or twice every 6 months, always thought it was due to loss of coverage / signal. Never bothered getting it checked out

First time it happened I was driving through Mid Wales so I guessed that to be the case .Yesterday it happened on a road I regularly use ( at least 4 times a week ) and hadn't seen it before on that stretch .
Not too worried especially now that I see I'm not alone

 

[Grriff]

Not sure about the MG5 but on my MG4 the Rescue call telephone number was set to that for 'Cyprus'. If you haven't done so, you may wish to check yours.

 

[Alfgaxatico]

No estoy seguro acerca del MG5, pero en mi MG4 el número de teléfono de llamada de rescate estaba configurado para "Chipre". Si aún no lo has hecho, quizás quieras consultar el tuyo.

Please .. where can I configure it ???

 

[Grriff]

Swipe the Home screen left and tap the Rescue Call button

 

[Darren D]

Just started popping up on mine in the last week too, then disappears?

 

[maskull]

Just started popping up on mine in the last week too, then disappears?

Maybe a problem at MG's servers ?

 

[Alfgaxatico]

The curiosity is that if you press bottom, for call .. operate ok !!!!!
But I see the alarm on table ..
Tuesday go to MG ..

 

[dragon2611]

My pre facelift 5 popped up with it briefly over the weekend but I put it down to a possibly iffy phone mast in the area.

 

[m4rmite]

I got it twice on sunday within a few mile of each other.
All fine since.

 

[reg10]

Mines had that pop up a few times now, the last time it happened 4 times in a mile, on a road I use daily

 

[ASRtichy]

Had that happen a few times on pre-facelift. I don’t know what mobile network it piggybacks onto but normally I have no standard mobile signal either. Has anyone needed to use it? What happens if you press the button????

 

[crispyjay]

Had that happen a few times on pre-facelift. I don’t know what mobile network it piggybacks onto but normally I have no standard mobile signal either. Has anyone needed to use it? What happens if you press the button????

I pressed it a lot recently saying “why isn’t the light coming on?” Oops.

Was hoping for 1 emergency service vehicle for each press but nothing happened.

 

[Gomev]

Had that happen a few times on pre-facelift. I don’t know what mobile network it piggybacks onto but normally I have no standard mobile signal either. Has anyone needed to use it? What happens if you press the button????

Several people have had to apologise nicely for 'accidently' pressing the button.

 

[Edoc16]

I often get that, randomly comes up once or twice every 6 months, always thought it was due to loss of coverage / signal. Never bothered getting it checked out

As did I, wondered if I pressed the E button what would happed but too scared !!!

 

[5teep]

Happens to me too, usually in poor signal areas.