How do you stop the charge?

[Alb]

I think it's being used as a bit of generic terminology though it does relate only to VAG cars AFAIK.

 

[Lovemyev]

Isn't VCDS for VW vehicles only?
Maybe you know something that would help us all?

Thank you @IanMG and @Alb for pointing this out.
After owning many previous VAG vehicles over the years, I am getting my VCDS ( VAG ) mixed up with the OVMS system that can be used, on some MG's ( in conjunction with a OBD dongle ) to investigate HV battery SOH and firmware numbers I believe.
I think somebody has / had one of these items for sale on the forum recently ???.
It's still hard shaking of some of my previous VAG habits even now !.
My late farther once said to me :- "The man that does NOT make any mistakes, does no work".
How true he was.

 

[Gadget Geek]

Thank you @IanMG and @Alb for pointing this out.
After owning many previous VAG vehicles over the years, I am getting my VCDS ( VAG ) mixed up with the OVMS system that can be used, on some MG's ( in conjunction with a OBD dongle ) to investigate HV battery SOH and firmware numbers I believe.
I think somebody has / had one of these items for sale on the forum recently ???.
It's still hard shaking of some of my previous VAG habits even now !.
My late farther once said to me :- "The man that does NOT make any mistakes, does no work".
How true he was.

VAG, VCDS, OVMS, OBD, SOH . . . This is a dyslexic's nightmare. (Anyone care to fill in the missing letters?)

 

[Lovemyev]

VAG, VCDS, OVMS, OBD, SOH . . . This is a dyslexic's nightmare. (Anyone care to fill in the missing letters?)

Sorry - I do totally understand why this appears to be a lot of old gobbledygook !.
Here is a brief breakdown of the terms.
VAG - pretty simple, is the VW / Audi / Group.
VCDS - VCDS stands for VAG-COM Diagnostic System. As insinuated by the name, VCDS is a diagnostic software different from any diagnostic tool you can buy online. This is because VCDS is the closest dealership diagnostic tool for consumer-grade individuals. With more capabilities than standard OBD-II scanners, here's more about what you can do with Ross-Tech's VCDS.
OBD - OBD II is an acronym for On-Board Diagnostic system.
SOC - State Of Charge.
OVMS - The Open Vehicle Monitoring System allows a user to connect to the CAN bus in a vehicle so that the user can view and monitor several parameters of vehicle operation, such as state of battery charge for an electric vehicle.
It's all a bit "Geeky" but very simply, most of them are just software programs that allow the user to get a full insight of what is going on with the systems of their cars ( without getting too technical ).
SOH - State Of Health, is a pretty well known one on electric cars.
SOC - State Of Charge, is another common turn of phrase used in the EV world.
Typing out their full title every single time is very long winded, but I do get your point @Gadget Geek

 

[IanMG]

Sorry - I do totally understand why this appears to be a lot of old gobbledygook !.
Here is a brief breakdown of the terms.
VAG - pretty simple, is the VW / Audi / Group.
VCDS - VCDS stands for VAG-COM Diagnostic System. As insinuated by the name,
OVMS - The Open Vehicle Monitoring System allows a user to connect to the CAN bus in a vehicle so that the user can view and monitor several parameters of vehicle operation, such as state of battery charge for an electric vehicle.

Please don't apologise! I asked the question hoping that you or someone had found a program that worked for the 2022 Facelift MG ZS Ev cars!
EV Watchdog doesn't yet, as Daniel is, as I understand, still finding the PIDs to get it to work on the Facelift car. Interrogating the car for its VIN is one hurdle I understand.
So if anybody has managed to find a 'simple' program and unfortunately OVMS isn't simple, please let us all know!
VCDS had/has its quirks but it was/is a great program for fault finding and changing settings in VAG vehicles.
We just need one for the new Facelift MG, the equivalent of the IIDTool for the Land Rover brigade.

 

[sgt4hed]

Just unlock car and pull out on AC easy

This does not work on my MK2...

 

[N2STY]

This does not work on my MK2...

Then you need the update

 

[IanMG]

This does not work on my MK2...

So how do you stop an AC charge?
Some manufacturers require a double press on the fob, others it is only a single press.
MG have opted for a single press which is a bit silly as it halts the charge sequence if you just want to get in the car!
A double press at least allows you get into the car and see the charge status on the instrument cluster or wherever it is located without interrupting the charge.

 

[sgt4hed]

So how do you stop an AC charge?
Some manufacturers require a double press on the fob, others it is only a single press.
MG have opted for a single press which is a bit silly as it halts the charge sequence if you just want to get in the car!
A double press at least allows you get into the car and see the charge status on the instrument cluster or wherever it is located without interrupting the charge.

Log in to the app click the charge bar then hit stop charging and enter pin

 

[sgt4hed]

Then you need the update

I am up to date apparently ?‍

 

[N2STY]

You can't be as people that had the so called Anti breaking update and cars delivered recently can unlock and it pauses charge for cable removal

 

[sgt4hed]

You can't be as people that had the so called Anti breaking update and cars delivered recently can unlock and it pauses charge for cable removal

I will have to ask the dealer about it when it goes in for the steering colum UJ replacement

 

[Nosoupforyou]

I always use the app to stop the charge

 

[N2STY]

I always use the app to stop the charge

OK but do you have to can you just unlock car and remove cable if you wish if you can't then there is a update available for your car

 

[Nicko]

OK but do you have to can you just unlock car and remove cable if you wish if you can't then there is a update available for your car

I agree with N2STY, I unlock the car, plug my AC charger in, lock the car. It starts charging. when the charging is finished I unlock the car, the plug releases and I remove it. I use a Podpoint solo 3 tethered charger.

 

[Nosoupforyou]

Where I haven’t used the app I unlock the car press start go to the charging page on the info screen and stop the charge there. But the app works fine. But yes when I unlock the car and the charge is stopped I can remove the cable straight away (blue lights on the charging port)