MG ZS EV #15 LKA, LDW or MG Pilot. Confused? Which should you use?

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Mike Procter

4 жыл бұрын

MG ZS EV Which to use, how to use, Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keep Assist & MG Pilot

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@alansedgewick 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike, I’ve learnt a bit more about this fascinating car. Your vids are starting to form a very good reference manual for the MG, so keep em coming. Keep well and safe 👍

@PaulMansfield 4 жыл бұрын

Until I watched your video about MG Pilot I hadn't properly understood what it was..I used it extensively coming home from Nottingham, and it made the journey very relaxed, I set the speed to 65 so I didn't have to overtake much and optimise efficiency a bit, was great!

@alloam 4 жыл бұрын

Great summary, Mike. The differences between these different acronyms was definitely confusing though once you start to use them you start to realise the differences. This is very helpful for those with no hands-on experience of them.

@robmoston4263 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks mike another good one ,keep them coming

@keithgeorge7338 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike. Thanks for vid. Hope you are recovering well. I like to drive in MG Pilot and adjust speed up and down on stick to have a comfortable distance if car in front is slow, so pilot not speeding up and slowing all time, because it is surprising how some drivers in front of you fluctuate their speed so much. I find I can relax on steering a bit. Keep safe.

@AbdallaAwad 4 жыл бұрын

Great experience, thanks for the video

@howardsway782 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike a good video, I have thumbed up and subscribed. Can't wait to collect my ZS EV this week. Regarding the maximum automatic distance, it appears to be about a 2 seconds gap, does this stay the same at higher speeds, in other words the physical distance should increase? I agree with you that the time gap should be increased up to 4 seconds for a more relaxed and potentially safer drive. Turning off Lane assist sounds like a good idea. Hope you beat the waterworks problem God willing, very brave and useful of you to share with us.

@frankdavis2316 4 жыл бұрын

Good Video as usual. I’ve got a slight ‘problem’, I rarely Drive above 55 but if I do I am aware of a Wind noise, like poor fitting Door Seals? Is this normal, is it Door Seals or am I expecting too much due to the newly experienced quietness of being in the Car, after having an ICE all my life? One amusing happening recently, a ‘Boy Racer’ came up alongside me, on a Motorway, revving his Engine noisily, challenging me, I assumed, to a ‘Drag Race (?)’, would you believe it? Had I been in a Tesla E Series I might have been tempted, even at my age? Would I have left him behind from Traffic Lights in the MG, I might have given him a surprise at least!!! Great Video, I am very old with not a bad memory but how I’d like to have you alongside me while I get used to all the Car’s Benefits, which don’t come immediately to mind while trying to Drive safely.

@nga2549 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@johnbailes7118 2 жыл бұрын

Nice informative video

@davidpearn5925 3 жыл бұрын

Does 2 pulls active both MG Pilot and ACC ? We’re about to pick up ours Wednesday and I have the impression it’s more confusing than it could be. Like our Tesla I suspect we’ll just use autopilot.

@danarehman6001 4 жыл бұрын

I've been to the mg dealership today (Sheffield) was told the new update cost £80.

@fazkhan8009 4 жыл бұрын

Dana Rehman they did it free for me last month 😲 did you buy your car from them?

@cebudave 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, wonder does the MG pilot work okay in the dark?

@Reddylion 2 жыл бұрын

Nice

@bertiloleandersson927 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks .. very good explaned. Question: Do you trust the pilot to drive your car during your trips... Dose the pilot make your driving easyer...can you relay on it.

@christophertait1257 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video... makes me what to try these settings for myself now. Question - Was I the only one who said "wooooshhh" when you overtook that slow red car ? ;)

@MikeProcter1 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@attorney8452 2 жыл бұрын

How are you with car now? Updates ..? Are you happy with the vehicle ? Any trim noise sunroof noise?

@MrHemlock51 2 жыл бұрын

I assume that, as with other makes of car, the lane departure alert doesn’t bong at you if you’re indicating right?

@JohnDoe-bd5sz 3 жыл бұрын

2 second rule is because you need to be able to react and reduce the speed, the human "processor" is not able to do this safely with less than 2 seconds in between. The ACC can react and apply the right amount of braking almost instantly, this is the reason you don't really need the 2 seconds anymore.

@sulphuricacid16 3 жыл бұрын

I have a brand new mg hs and my mg pilot and lane assist options r greyed out what should I do

@peterthomson127 2 жыл бұрын

Does the ACC gap vary with speed at all? You comment that it is too close for you, less than two seconds (as you adn I both were trained) but when I watch your video it does look pretty much like a two-second gap, certainly at 40 mph. E.G., at 21:53 the car in front passes over a bus stop sign, I count by saying, "a thousand and one, a thousand and two" (my method!) before your car passes over it, so seems ok.

@dutchypiang 2 жыл бұрын

Can you counter the automatic steering to overtake a cyclist or pass a parked car? Or do you need to disengage the feature?

@joetheblowjoetheblowdave968 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. Would you explain the difference between The Auto Hold Brake Switch and the normal parking Brake Switch, and when to use them properly, as I drive mainly in town is it acceptable to have the Auto hold switch turned on all the time . Only picked car up four days ago. Cheers.

@r33gts 4 жыл бұрын

Auto hold can be left on, I do. It does what it says, once you stop and press hard enough on brake pedal, it will hold still until you touch accelerator pedal, at which point it will release brakes and start to move.

@joetheblowjoetheblowdave968 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@keithgeorge7338 4 жыл бұрын

Yeh. I leave auto hold on all the time.

@joetheblowjoetheblowdave968 4 жыл бұрын

Keith George Thank you.

@keithgeorge7338 4 жыл бұрын

joetheblow joetheblowdave Hope your enjoying your new car. Ordered mine online July 2019 and after changing spec got it 3rd March 2020. Getting my free wall charger fitted this week after lifting of shutdown. Only driven 1000 miles! Used it to move house myself during lockdown! Have fun!

@suzetteboyd8224 2 жыл бұрын

Please how do I turn off lane assist- it drives me nuts?

@davidpearn5925 4 жыл бұрын

We are looking forward to it’s arrival in Australia. Apparently the regen doesn’t work in acc/Pilot mode. I wonder if that might be fixed by an OTA update or would that require a hardware mod.

@MikeProcter1 4 жыл бұрын

It will be worth the wait. OTA not available to MG. it’s a dealer visit to update any software in the car.

@tombergman4506 3 жыл бұрын

Do You have to have Your hands on the wheel or can You trick it with a water bottle Ad how accurate does the MG pilot keep You between the lines

@NaughtyGoatFarm 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike I'm interested to know what dash cam you use and your thoughts on it

@MikeProcter1 2 жыл бұрын

Nextbase 522GW with rear camera. I find it works fine. Now transferred to my Soul.

@evgenykyselgov9533 19 күн бұрын

Do you like how LKA works?

@redjohn20001 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mike. Does the Excite model have all the functionality, in this are, as the Exclusive?

@MikeProcter1 2 жыл бұрын

Yes it does

@electriccars-EV 4 жыл бұрын

Cool video @Mike Procter. Can`t find you on my sublist. Have you been able to check? Are we friends?

@briankavanagh7191 4 жыл бұрын

Anyone else found when using ACC and going round a bendy lane you lose power and when past the bendy part it goes back to speed set?

@MikeProcter1 4 жыл бұрын

Yes

@briankavanagh7191 4 жыл бұрын

Mike Procter I’m glad it’s not only me👍

@barryhaeger4284 4 жыл бұрын

Yep it certainly does that - rather good but not perfect. I can understand why though as other CC I've used when they just try to maintain speed increase power because as yu turn into a corner you would naturally scrub off a little speed. I find the MG system decreases the power a little late to optimise control. I really you would if driving manually back off the power as you begin the corner and then power through the corner. However since the MG ACC doesn't use any KERS, the car actually cuts back the power to allow the car to coast mid-bend and then applies a little friction braking if it still thinks you're too fast for the tightness of the corner - not a great receipt for best vehicle control IMHO. I'd like to see KERS retained at the same level you would select when driving without ACC and the algorithm revised to that of best practice driving normally. I realise that this might be a tough call unless the ACC were to be using accurate GPS mapping data to know where the road is going and how tight a bend/curve is.

@manwithcorsae7738 4 жыл бұрын

Do you still lose the speed display on the dash? That was why I turned departure alert off on my the day after I picked it up. It was so annoying having to flick back to the speed display every couple of minutes. Not the best feature IMO.

@MikeProcter1 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately yes. You switch to digital speed and when you change lanes or it loses them and finds them again it reverts back to the ACC/MG Pilot/LKA screen.

@feasy3897 3 жыл бұрын

LKA, LDW and MG Pilot, can't you use all?

@Colin623 3 жыл бұрын

To be honest, I couldn't give a damn about this kind of tech, on motorways probably more useful, but on ordinary roads no, I would rather trust my own built in computer, better known as the brain 😁 plus I actually enjoy driving, so having a buzzer and having all these beeps and steering corrections, would be so unnerving, and wouldn't be able to relax, anxiety levels would far out way any advantages ! so therefor I will stick to my good old Brain cells 👍

@mikethecabbie8476 3 жыл бұрын

Your spelling and punctuation leave something to be desired, but I absolutely agree with you. I am certainly considering one of these, but I cannot see myself using this tech for exactly the reasons you espouse.

@Colin623 3 жыл бұрын

@@mikethecabbie8476 OMG, WHAT A SNOB WE HAVE HOOKED HERE 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@keithgeorge7338 4 жыл бұрын

Is it worth buying a type 2 cable? Does anyone use it very much?

@MikeProcter1 4 жыл бұрын

It depends. If you only ever charge at home, then maybe not, but if there is ever a possibility that you may need to charge away from home- we stayed at a hotel with a 7kW charger, so used our cable to charge up overnight.

@christophermarshall6989 3 жыл бұрын