MG4 Tutorial / User Guide - 9. Charging, Charge Settings, Scheduled Charging and MORE - How to MG4
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro, Things to Know
0:48 Before Charging the MG4
1:23 Unlock & Lock the Charging Cover
2:07 How to Connect AC (Type 2) Charger
2:49 How to Check Charging Statues / Percentage - 1. From Charge Port
3:30 How to Check Charging Statues / Percentage - 2. From Dashboard / Screen
4:53 How to Check Charging Statues / Percentage - 3. From MG iSmart App
5:30 How to Unlock the Charger - 1. From Outside using Central Locking
6:53 How to Unlock the Charger - 2. From Infotainment Screen
7:28 How to Unlock the Charger - 3. From MG iSmart App
7:35 How to Unlock the Charger - 4. Emergency Charger Release
8:35 How to Connect DC (CCS) Faster Charger
9:28 Charging Settings via Screen - AC Current / Max Current Selection
11:25 Charging Settings via Screen - Finish / Start Charging, Unlock & Lock
12:13 Charging Settings via Screen - Set "Charge to Percentage" Function
13:44 Charging Settings via Screen - Set "Scheduled Charging"
15:25 Charging Settings via Screen - Energy Consumption & Intelligent Battery Heating
16:57 How to Switch the MG4 on During Charge
18:05 Charging Time - 51 kWh Variant - AC & DC
20:04 Charging Time - 64kWh Variant - AC & DC
21:35 Charging Time - 77kWh Variant - AC & DC
23:27 Outro - Thanks for Watching! - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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The MG community is so lucky to have you Jerry 😊
Thanks for the comment and support!
New MG4 owner here in Norway... Just want to give my appreciation for you fantastic breakdown of the MG. Fantastic job, thank you!!!!
Thank you so much! Glad this video has reached Norway. Hello from New Zealand!
Awesome explanations! I wish dealers were as knowledgeable as you are 👏👏👏👏👏 Thanks a lot! 😁😁
Thank you!
Jerry thanks for producing these videos. I've had my mg4 trophy (UK) for about 9 weeks now and your videos have been immensely helpful.
Thanks for the comment and support!
I'm due to get an Mg4 51kwh in November and I've learnt so much thanks to these videos. Cheers Jerry!
Thanks a lot. Appreciate the comment.
I'm in the UK and I have had my Trophy for six months now and it's only after watchin your videos have I learned how to use the infotainment system. I hate reading manuals and I have on-line manuals even more. Thanks for taking the time to do these "videos for dummies".
Thanks for the support. Glad it helps.
Thanks Jerry! We've had a 64kWh Essence for 16 days now, and have put around 1,800km on it. It's good to have you confirm that we are doing things right. We have a 16A caravan outlet in our garage, and use a portable charger set at 16A - it puts 3.5kW into the car. It is always back up to 80% by the time we need to use the car in the morning. This car is simply superb to drive. 😀
Great comment Adrian. I have a couple of 15amp outlets under my carport which share the same circuit breaker as several indoor 10amp outlets and I've wondered weather 1. the circuit breaker will suffice if I purchase a 15amp mobile charger. and 2. weather the cable to the 15amp outlets is good enough? Any advice?
In all honesty, I would get the advice of an electrician. I used one to install the 16A outlet on an existing 20A supply. He issued a code of compliance certificate for it, which means I won't be in trouble if anything goes wrong with the wiring etc.
Thanks for the comment!
Thank you for these videos. I just got a MG4 and had no idea what to do. From UK
Thanks for the support.
Very informative thanks
Thanks Jerry, another informative video making our MG experience a success, always educational.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the support.
I’m delivering one of these today and it’s my first time driving an EV. This video is a fcuking GODSEND… thank you!
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Thank you, as always, Jerry; your videos are very helpful in demystifying sticky moments. Kind regards.
Thanks Adrienne:)
Just picked up my Trophy Range today! This is a very helpful video!! Thanks a lot!
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just got my MG4 trophy and love it. these vids I watched before getting it and so damn useful !!
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Thanks for doing these videos. Watched a few - discovered something every time.
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@@JerryPanandCars I'm taking my car in for its 1000km check tomorrow. I'll tell the dealer about your videos. No direct sales for you, but maybe a little more fame! Thanks again.
Great video as usual Jerry
Thanks for the continuous support:)
Jerry your mg4 videos are the best on TH-cam
Thank you buddy
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Thanks Jerry, have down loaded all your mg4 tutorials, keep up the greak work.
Thanks again :D
Really good video mate, great job!
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Thanks so much for the video. There is a lot to take in about charging.
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Thanks from U.K. another very useful video, my MG4 should be with me at end of October.
Thanks for the support. Not long to go!!!
Another fantastic video 🎉 thank you from Scotland 🏴
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Thank you!👍
Very helpful. Thank you
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Very interesting and useful, thank you
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Thanks Jerry. It’s great to have an audiovisual presentation of so many things that the manual doesn’t include (and if it does it often manages to hide it). Your revelation of the variable AC current inputs is a game changer for those with a 7kw charger and solar panels. If the sun is not optimal or more appliances are being used, it’s great to have a charging option midway between trickle and 7kw.
Thanks Chris! Great to know the AC input adjustment is helpful in that situation. I can now understand why they add that feature!
Thank you so much!
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Soo helpful…thankyou so much
Thanks for the comment!
Thank you jerry! Im looking forward to get my MG4 tomorrow here in Manila Philippines!
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Thanks!
Thank you so much for the support!
Jerry, your tutorial videos are great... I just got my mg4 three days ago and I love it. I was just curious if fast charging had any bad effects on the life of the battery?
Thanks for the comment. Yes, fast charging will degradate the battery. If you are only using fast charger once in a while for long trips, it doesn't really matter.
Thanks
Great video Jerry. Thank you so much. One question. If I was to purchase a 15amp mobile charger (instead of the standard MG 10amp) and change an outlet to 15amp, would I need to run another stronger cable back to the distribution board?
Good question. I'm afraid I won't be expert on this. It is best to ask an electrician or someone in the EV group for this. :D
Hi Jerry, love the videos they are a great help.If I send a map from my ismart app to the car where does it go? I have a MG4 Trophy and I’m in the UK!
Thanks for the comment! In NZ version, It gets sent to User- Map / POI. I will have a full video explaining this feature in the next few episodes.
Thanks for this video - question about storage, if you park this car at say long term car park for a month, what battery % should it be kept? does it drain even when car is off and locked? and what about the 12V battery will that die like ICE vehicles?
Thanks for the comment. No MG recommendation on this. Some recommends that you leave the car between 40% to 80%. Not too low but not fully charged either. It will drain the HV battery but very very slowly. Maybe like 1% in one month of something. The 12v battery can still go flat like ICE cars. If you need to go away longer than months, disconnect the 12v battery is always a good idea.
Thanks Jerry. For 51kw version, can we utilise the Tesla wall charger (Grey Color one)? As I tried but it showed ‘Connected, not charging’. Am I missing any steps to charger my car with Tesla wall connector.
Is that Gen2 or Gen3? Many Gen2 tesla chargers won't work with other brands.
Found a feature today that really pleased me. The windows have a safety/reverse feature meaning that they cannot crush stray hands out the window.
After unlocking, I always wait a few seconds for the charge port indicators te turn Blue. Then take out the cable.
Hi, great video. I have had mine for 3 weeks now and love it. But 2 weeks in and the MG ismart app stopped connecting to my car. Can’t even find gps. I have done everything I could find online about unbinding and rebinding but nothing works. Do you have a solution please?
Not sure about the solution. Check with the local dealer.
Jerry, does the Excite 51kwh have scheduled charging to time it to charge during off peak hours? Another TH-camr said it’s not available on the base model but idk if he got confused with the 80% limit which isn’t necessary on the base LFP model. Thank you.
All the MG4 has scheduled charging.
Jerry. Thanks fr this info on charging. Any idea why my Excite 64 charge level has turned orange instead of green ? It's about 13' here in Sydney this moring, the battery heater is set on but I don't know if it is actually heating. Struggling out of the garage it was orange. Changed it to 80% 2 days ago on public charger.....I have know idea if it's a problem but the MG forums seem to indicate its just a bug that MG can't explain
Thanks
Mal
Just a glitch. It will go back to Green again.
HI Jerry, i have the supplied home charger and sometimes when I plug in the charger the light goes blue then it turns off and the charging does not work. I need to keep unlocking the car and take the plug out and put it back in until it connects. Sometimes it takes multiple attempts. Do you know any resolution to this?
Have you disabled the scheduled charging?
Hi Jerry, I have the 51 excite is there any best charging practices to keep the battery healthy? E.g. should I charge up to 80% SOC everyday, such that if the battery drops to 75, i should top up to 80 SOC everyday?
Not necessarily to keep it at 80%. It is best to keep it between 20% to 100%. LFP battery is ok with 100%.
G'day Jerry, quick question. Is there an adapter for use with Tesla chargers?? Ive seen a video saying the USA is looking at making the tesla charging plug standard on all cars. I pick up my 77 this week, thanks for any info you have
Thanks for the comment. Do you mean Tesla superchargers? I believe no adapter is needed. As long as that CCS charger is open for all other brands, you should be able to plug in and charge. That is at least the case for New Zealand.
@@JerryPanandCars thanks.. this is a whole new world for me, just had a phone call and pick up my MG4 tomorrow, so I'll be picking up some new skills..
Hi Jerry, did you say you can’t limit charging on excite models? TIA
There is no "charge to percentage" function on Excite 51kWh. It is available for other variants.
Thanks so much for the video Jerry! I have a 51kw MG 4. When i charge 100% with AC on, the estimated range on the headunit shows ~370km. But with AC off the range is ~440km. Is this normal? Will software issue solve this problem (currently the version is R08)?
Thanks for the support!
Not an issue, the vehicle shows dynamic range depending on your usage etc.
@@JerryPanandCars thanks for your response. I actually just got the car 2 weeks ago and have driven the car very carefully and on eco mode everytime. Are you saying that the 100% est. range will change over time?
Hello, do you know any cases that the veichle just ignores the charging limit? Mine has this issue, it goes beyond the limit I define (80%).
Never had this sorry. May need to check with the MG workshop.
@@JerryPanandCars I think it's a bug on europe cars. I have the R24 version and I need to go to the dealer to upgrade. This may fix the issue. I'll come back here again. thanks!
Thank you again for your great video…Jerry 👍. Can we charge MG4 to 100% each time? Or it doesn’t matter to charge to 100% or less? Thank you Jerry 🙏🏻
It depends on the model, ie the battery. The lowest spec model with the LFP battery can be charged to 100% all the time. The other models with the NMC battery can be charged to 100%, but for battery longevity they recommend charging to 80% on most occasions.
I like to charge between 20% and 80%. I believe it helps the life of the batteries. I am retired so do not do any long journeys.
Thanks David. NMC battery - charge to 80% for daily runs. Totally fine to go 100% before you take it for longer trips.
@@JerryPanandCarsHi Jerry. I was looking for exactly this answer. So I have the Excite 51 model so initially I was concern that it has to be charged only up to 80%, so you’ve now confirmed that this model is ok to charge to 100% right?
@@kevinchung3922 Somehow I have just seen this comment. Yes, it is absolutely fine to charge to 100% on Excite 51 model :D
Thanks Jerry, I've got my 51Kw MG4 few days ago and still trying to figure out how to start charging whitout doing it in the app. In your video you plug the car to a charger that is already turned on, and it starts charging alone, without saying so in the app. In mine I just can't replicate it. 😢 What am I missing?
Did you mean your one always need to click start charging in the app? Make sure you turn off scheduled charging and charge to percentage function in this video.
@@JerryPanandCars you are right, it was the schedule charging that was on. Thanks a lot!! Your videos are so great for all of us that bought a MG4 and are a bit lost at start. Great job!!
Hi Jerry i have my excite 64 and my phone is binded with my car and i use it to stop and start charging when i plug in the charger.
Weird thing is i cant do without my phone ??? Why ? So .. if am not home and ask my husband to charge it he cant because he plugs in and the car isnt charging..i need to go to the app and click start charging... so annoying... or am i missing something?? Pls help
I think I saw you in the Facebook group? Disable the scheduled charging :D
Hello please can u tell me where I can find QR code for ismart app in Mg Ehs 2021 please help me out thanks
Not available for MG EHS
@@JerryPanandCars thanks brother
Hey my vehical stops charging at 80 percent how do I change these settings in mg zs ev
Please see this video here: th-cam.com/video/zyUC9NmXaAE/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KgHM51lURmwZt9SG
Mine charge for 3-5 seconds and turns off i have to use the app several times for it to start charging normal. And the timer is random sometimes it charges sometimes only for a few seconds very annoying.
Are they bidirectional could you run a home in an emergency
It has V2L but no V2H. It is rated to 2.7kW max I believe. Not enough to power a home but home appliances etc.
Hello, anyone here has issue with charging port light indicator stop working, after several charging trial?
Might be a small one-time glitch.
I have a 51 excite, my app lets me set maximum charge at at increments of 10, starting from 40%. Is the vehicle different to the app? Or do I have an NMC battery in my 51?? Haha. What’s going on? Also, is there a way to confirm what battery we have?
Yep, I actually found that today when connecting to the iSmart App on one 51 Excite. Could you do a test and see if it actually stops at let’s say 80%? Otherwise I will do a test next week. It’s certainly not available from the screen.
@@JerryPanandCarsyes I’ve tested it, set it to 70% to charge overnight. It hit 70 and stopped. However I noticed the app showing it was still charging the next day, so I stopped it remotely. When I got back to the car, indeed it was sitting at 70%. UPDATE: it looks like the mg charges beyond what I set on the app, is it a bug? Is it a feature that should be disabled for excite? I’m confused now.
@@raikukei Hello. Is it possible to control the heating and cooling from a distance (over 100 meters) using the iSmart application, since the model with a 51 kw battery does not have a 4G connection?
@@Z.o.r.a.nit does have 4G connection so you should be able to remotely start the aircon. I haven’t tried it yet
@@raikukei Thank you. I thought the Excite model does not have 4G connectivity since in Jerry's video I did not see the 4G connection mark in the top right corner of the screen, while the Essence model shows 4G connectivity and signal strength in the top right corner of the screen.
So anyone can come by turn off charger and you would not know? Or yank plug out?
You will know and they cannot unplug the charger when it is on charging.
My MG4SE charges from 5% to 95% in around 5 hours at 7kw so I don’t know where you get your figures from also my granny charger charged it to 100% overnight around about12 hours
Science tells me that’s not correct. 51 kWh battery’s 90% is 45.9kwh, 7kw charger offers 6.6kw of charging speed to the MG4. In the most realistic world, it will take more than 6 hours.
The granny charger literally offers around 1.5kw most of the time, how is 12 hours charging possible if you go from 5%?
Good vid m8 but maybe edit the captions - we all like a good “statue” but maybe you meant to focus on charge “states” ^^
Thanks for the comment and correction. Unfortunately, it is quite time consuming to work on captions through a lengthy video. I have no plan at this stage but I will try my best :D
Thank you my dealership is useless
Thanks for the support.
Sorry. Spell checker. It's should read starting up from garage today.... and
Charged it to 80% .oops
I want in USA Please sell here !
I wish they do but it is very unlikely to happen anytime soon. Chinese cars into the states are close to impossible at this stage.