STARTING&DRIVING
IMPORTANT
•Ifyoutrytostartconsecutivelyfor3timesand
itfails,pleaseseekassistancefromyourlocal
authorisedMGdealer .Whenattemptingtostartthe
carconsecutivelypleaseallow10minutesbetween
attemptstoallowbatteryrestorationandengine
cooling,failuretodothismayresultinbatteryor
enginedamage.
•DonotleavetheignitionswitchinpositionIor
positionIIwhentheengineisnotrunning,otherwise
itmayleadtobatterydischarge.
•Thevehicleisttedwithengineimmobilisation
system.Anyindependentlymadekeycannotstart
theengine.
•Y ourcariscontrolledbyelectroniccontrolsystems.
Whenstartingtheengine,pleasemakesure
therearenoelectronicdevicesthatcancreate
electromagneticinterferencenearthevehicle.This
maycauseissueswiththeelectroniccontrolsystems
onthevehicle.
StoppingtheEngine
Stoppingtheengine:
1Afterbringingthecartoastop,AL WAYSapplythe
parkingbrake;
2Applyparkingbrake;
3Forautotransmissionvehicle,placetheshiftleverinP
position;
Note:Iftheparkingbrakeisappliedbuttheshift
leverisnotfullyintheparking(P)position,then
theremaybebeariskofthevehiclesuddenly
movingandcausinginjurytoyourselforothers
whenstartingtheengine.
4Formanualtransmissionvehicle,placetheshiftlever
inNposition;
5T urnthekeyfromON/RUNpositiontoLOCK/OFF
positiontostoptheengine,andremovethekey.
Note:Afterstrenuoustowingordrivingathigh
speed(particularlyinhotweather),itissuggested
toallowtheenginetoidleforafewminutesbefore
199
4