Speed limiter

[bedsev]

So I've been trying to work out to what extent I'll have a speed limiter when my car is registered on the 15th.

Given that there are no ota updates, I can't see how they will switch it on given it was manufactured before 7/7.

Any ideas?

 

[KMC]

So I've been trying to work out to what extent I'll have a speed limiter when my car is registered on the 15th.

Given that there are no ota updates, I can't see how they will switch it on given it was manufactured before 7/7.

Any ideas?

First Ive heard of this? MG4 you can set it to warn you if you go over.

 

[Anon70]

If you want to see the settings and options you might have, this Jerry Pan video might help, speed limiter is discussed from around time stamp 8:15. All XPower should have all of the options mentioned

 

[bedsev]

Thanks, hopefully that's all then. Main stream media says it needs to cut the power.

 

[Grriff]

I use the speed limiter (MG4 Trophy) because it's so easy to exceed the speed limits in an automatic electric car because it's so quiet. However,
Intelligent speed limiting has to be set up after every power down (this may change)
It has then to be turned on using the steering wheel button
The speed sign recognition is not reliable. It can pick up speed signs on side roads which may be less or greater than the speed limit. This can result in a rapid deceleration which is dangerous for cars behind.
It may not detect some signs.
It doesn't work from the navigation system which is probably more reliable.
It sets the National speed limit as 60 mph, even on dual carriageways
It picks up speed signs from nowhere! We have a 40 limit on on road near us but it reliably picks up 70 mph when there is no sign!
You can override the speed limiting by stabbing the accelerator pedal, but the acceleration is such that you will probably go way over the speed limit.

 

[DixieTGS]

Speed limiter in manual mode works reliably. The limit recognition is then independent and you can use the information as you see fit.

Of course like any car with that type of system it can get a bit embarrassing if you leave it set to 40 and then try and join a motorway. Kick down overrides it O.K., but is a bit too rapid even on an LR - anybody tried it with an Xpower?

 

[siteguru]

As far as I know the mandated speed limiter is only in discussion - it's not yet law. And it won't be retrospective - it'll only apply to new cars that are NCAP ratified after the date upon which the requirement comes into effect.

tl;dr ... don't worry about it.

 

[Chrisdriving]

Effective as of now in EU, UK must have them but they are not activated(yet).

Speed limiters now required on all new cars: know the rules and how they work | Auto Express

Speed limiters are required on all new cars from July 7 2024 but what does that mean for motorists and consumers…

www.autoexpress.co.uk

 

[craigupnorth]

I want my old skyline more and more. Lka is bad enough.

 

[Criches56]

So I've been trying to work out to what extent I'll have a speed limiter when my car is registered on the 15th.

Given that there are no ota updates, I can't see how they will switch it on given it was manufactured before 7/7.

Any ideas?

Speed limiters don't actually limit your speed, they just warn you that you're exceeding the speed limit

 

[AlexC]

MG software updates are so infrequent and rarely even offered I doubt it will be an issue. My Xpower just warns when 10mph over since I got it early June, but I had latest updates applied. Version R59

 

[Rozzy]

Speed limiters don't actually limit your speed, they just warn you that you're exceeding the speed limit

My MG4 speed limiter definitely limits my speed. Very useful, I switch it on every time I'm in the car.

 

[Scarbs]

My wife and I use the speed limiter every time we drive the car. We set the speed limit manually as the intelligent speed limiter does not pick up any speed limit sign which does not use the international standard format. In South Australia there is statewide maximum speed of 50 kmh in built up areas unless otherwise sign posted. These limits are either not sign posted or they are sign posted in yellow and the car does not recognize these. Sometime there is also a delay before the car picks up a speed limit sign. We habitually change the speed with the left-hand toggle stick each time we pass a speed limit change sign. We also have the auto speed limit recognition sign option switched on so if we think we may have missed a sign we can check from the speed limit on the driver's display or the sat nav. The two benefits we like are:
1. We can't speed even when going down steep hills (a favorite place for police speed traps).
2. We don't need to continually take our eyes off the road to check our speed so we feel we are more attentive, and we will pick up traffic hazards more quickly. We have the speed limit alert (set on the driver's right hand toggle switch and screen) turned off as changing it through the driver's menus requires too many menu option steps making it too slow and requires the driver to take their eyes off the road for too long.

 

[Rozzy]

In case this is useful to anyone - on my MG4 Trophy LR, I have to go into "MG Pilot" and turn off the ACC/TJA function on the top line. Then a new line appears, giving me the option of manual or automatic/intelligent speed limiter. It took me ages to find this as the option doesn't appear until you turn the top line to "off".
Manual speed limiter means you set the required speed yourself. Automatic/intelligent reads speed limit from road signs and applies that - which I find can be problematic.
I use manual speed limiting all the time.