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STARTING&DRIVING
Drivesmoothly
Anticipatingobstructionsandslowingdownwellin
advance,avoidstheneedforunnecessaryaccelerationand
harshbraking.Asmoothdrivingstylenotonlyreduces
fuelconsumption,butcanreducetheemissionofnoxious
gases.
Drivinginrain
Emergencybraking,acceleratingandsteering
onslipperyroadswillreducethevehicle's
handlingperformanceandgrip.
Whenrainingthewindowsmayfog,reducingvisibility(Use
theAir-conditioningdemistfunction).
Gripwillbereduced,sopleasedrivecarefully.
Reducespeedwhenitrains.
Avoidaquaplaning(theeffectofalmofwaterbetween
thetyresandtheroad)affectingsteeringandbraking
performance.
Y ourMGisequippedwithBrakeDiscWiping,activated
bythewipersorrainsensor(wheretted).Thiswillhelp
tokeepthebrakepadsanddiscsclearofwaterandhelp
restorebrakeperformance.
Avoiddrivingthroughoodsafterheavyrain,whichmay
leadtoseriousdamagetothevehicle.
FuelSavingandExtendingVehicleLife
Thefollowingaresomesuggestionsonsavingfueland
extendingthelifeofthevehicles.
•Maintainthecorrecttyrepressure;insufcientair
pressurewillacceleratetyrewearandwastefuel.
•Donotcarryunnecessaryweight.Heavyloads
willincreasetheengineloadresultinginhigherfuel
consumption.
•Avoidengineidlingforextendedperiods.
•Maintainslowandsmoothaccelerationandavoidharsh
acceleration;changetoahighergearassoonaspossible.
•Avoidlabouringtheengineoroverrunning.Choose
appropriategearsaccordingtotheroadconditions.
•Avoidcontinuousaccelerationordeceleration.A
stop-godrivingstylewillconsumemorefuel.
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