Satnav issue not solved by dealer

[billdunstew]

I have a month old MG5 LR and am trying to personalise the satnav. My aim is to activate the audio and visual warnings for locations such as schools, hospitals etc. Although I have found my way through the settings menu, and then pressed 'close' the satnav refuses to co-operate. I spent a happy half an hour with the supplier this morning, but the sales expert could not help, and the technician 'who knows about these things' is on a fortnights holiday. I have read the threads about disconnecting the 'dead reckoning' feature, but my satnav does not have the same setting called 'map features'. Has anyone any ideas? I know this is not critical, but if the features are listed it should be possible to activate them?

 

[Ozzie1989]

The dead reckoning issue was more for the MG ZS I believe (although happy to be corrected) so it may be you're confusing the two as the settings are different.

Have you had a read of the separate Infotainment manual posted on this forum?

 

[billdunstew]

Hi, Yes I have read both the one supplied with the car, version 1 2021, and one downloaded today from MG. There are just two sentences about Alert Points, the issue I have is that touching the required alert produces no response from the unit. When I had a test drive in a MG ZS I was impressed by the way it warned me of schools, am now trying to get the same info in my MG 5.

 

[Slipstream]

MG5 doesn't support those features only the ZS face-lift

 

[billdunstew]

That might well be the answer, but why does the the Infotainment Manual issued with the car, version 1 2021 on p 58, and the online version on page 55 say 'Alert Points: Touch it to receive a warning when approaching Alert Points like school zones or railroad crossings"; and why do the alert points come up as an option in 'settings' complete with a box to be ticked?

 

[Aceselect]

That might well be the answer, but why does the the Infotainment Manual issued with the car, version 1 2021 on p 58, and the online version on page 55 say 'Alert Points: Touch it to receive a warning when approaching Alert Points like school zones or railroad crossings"; and why do the alert points come up as an option in 'settings' complete with a box to be ticked?

It does say in manual may not be available in your region, ie UK for this car.