STARTING&DRIVING
InternalLoading
DONOTcarryunsecuredequipment,
toolsorluggagethatcouldmove,causing
personalinjuryintheeventofanaccident
, ,
,
emergencybrakingorhardacceleration.
DONOTobstructthedriver'sorpassenger's
visionwithloads.
Foldingtherearseatscanincreaseluggagespace,referto
‘RearSeat’describedinthe‘SeatsandRestraints’chapter.
Whencargoisloadedinthevehicle,placeitataposition
aslowaspossibleandensurethatitistightlysecured,so
astoavoidpersonalinjurycausedbycargomovement.
GeneralT owingSafety
Y ourvehiclecantowatrailerifyoucarefullyobserveload
limits,useapprovedequipment,andfollowthetowing
guidelines.Alwayscheckloadlimitsbeforetowing.
T owingloadsinexcessofthemaximumtowingweight
canseriouslyaffectvehiclehandlingandperformance,and
coulddamageyourvehiclesengineanddrive-train.
Note:ExceedinganyloadlimitsadvisedbyMGMotor
UKLtdisdangerous.Consulttherecommendedload
limitsandloadingpriortoanyjourney.
Checktheloadingofyourvehicleandtrailer
carefullybeforestartingtodrive.
T railerhitchloadshouldneverexceedthelimitadvisedby
MGMotorUKLtd.
Note:Excessivetowingloadsreducefronttyretraction
andsteeringcontrol,toolittletrailernoseloadcan
makethetrailerunstableandcauseittosway.
T owbars:OnlygenuineMGapprovedtowbarsshould
bettedtoyourvehicle.Onlyusetheattachmentmethod
speciedbythevehiclemanufacturerforsecuringthe
251
4