OPD not enabling when pre-heating

[Slinkton]

Firstly, the app is amazing, really improves a lot of things about the car, so thanks.

I have MG4 control default profile configured to enable ECO mode for driving as well as OPD, however, as the weather is getting colder i have started enabling the heating via the Ismart app however i've been finding when I do this, the car will have set the drive mode to ECO but OPD will not be enabled.

Apologies if this is listed elsewhere but couldn't find anything, unsure if this is a bug, a limitation or just something I have set incorrectly. It does appear to work normally when I do not enable the climate control remotely however. Thanks.

[SliDeeN]

Hi, and sorry for the late reply, I don't get notifications when there's a new discussion.

It seems to me that ODP isn't available in ECO mode, just like in snow mode.
I'll have to check it out in the car tomorrow.

[Slinkton]

No problem, you can respond as slow as you like 😂

OPD does work in eco as that is the settings I use generally. As a work around I have set the app to update the profile every time the car enters ready mode (I think it was in automations?)

Suspect it might be something due to the state the car is in when it wakes due to the climate control being turned on, it does put the car into eco just not OPD.

[SliDeeN]

Thanks for the information. I'll try to reproduce this tomorrow to figure out what's going on and fix the problem 🙂

[SliDeeN]

I'd like to try to clarify things before running some tests and attempting a fix.

1. You usually use a profile with ECO mode and One Pedal Drive (OPD) enabled, if I understand correctly. And everything works properly: switching to ECO mode and activating OPD.
2. The issue you’re describing occurs ONLY when you activate the pre-heating via iSmart before getting into your car. ECO mode activates correctly, but OPD does not. Is that right?
   Was your battery level at 100%? Because the car blocks OPD use when the battery is full and only allows activation after a few percent of the battery has been used.

Thanks, that will help me pinpoint the problem.
If you can, please send me the logs the next time this happens.
To retrieve them, just click five times on the MG4Control logo in the top-left corner, then go to the “Settings” tab and select “Info”—you’ll see a “Diagnostics” button.
You can copy the log file to a USB drive and send it to me here.

[Slinkton]

Thanks for taking a look, I've reverted my settings to try and replicate the issue. I did manage to get it to do it once but i couldn't find the diagnostics button...now that I have I can't seem to get it to do it a again.

As to your 2 questions.

1. Correct, works totally normal when no pre-heating was requested via the app. As the temperature has started getting colder, I have only started using pre-heating occasionally recently.
2. Yes, this is what i was experiencing, whenever using the app to heat the car, when i get in, the car would be on ECO drive mode, but OPD would remain disabled. The battery was not at 100%, it will have been between 40-80%

That said, though it seemed to be consistent before i changed the settings, after reverting them that doesn't seem to be the case. It's possible that i am incorrect about what is causing it to not enable OPD, I will try and do more testing over the next few days and see if i can replicate it again now I have a USB drive prepared.

[Slinkton]

managed to replicate it today at approx 18:50ish .

I'll try and do some more testing but one thing I did differently was enable the front heated windscreen rather than the general climate control buttons. I'll do some more testing and see if i can replicate it again.

MG4Control_diag_20261112_185441.txt

[SliDeeN]

The logs don't allow me to identify the cause of the problem.
I've added additional logs and included a triple check of the ODP settings at startup.
Can you download this experimental version to see if it fixes the problem or not and send me the logs?
Thanks.

https://we.tl/t-GJFKRyEu4yWJL7Ez

Note: This is beta version 2.7.0 with an additional fix.
So you’ll have all the latest features and the complete redesign. I’d rather let you know in advance.

[Slinkton]

Will install it and give it a go, just a heads up but I might not get time to do some proper testing until Sunday.

Though I have run a few more this evening before installing the new software and it did seem to fail to engage OPD whenever i specifically use the front windscreen button to prepare the car.