Starting&Driving
EBDintegratesamonitoringsystem.Themonitoring
systemislinkedtothebrakesystemmalfunctionindicator
lampontheinstrumentpack.Referto"WarningLamps
andIndicators"in"InstrumentsandControls"chapter .
Iftheindicatorlampilluminateswhiledriving,orremains
illuminatedaftertheignitionswitchisturnedon(ON
position)andtheparkingbrakeisreleased,itindicates
thereisafailurewiththebrakingsystem,andEBDmay
beinoperative.Insuchacase,stopthecarassoon
assafetypermitsandseekanMGAuthorisedRepairer
immediately.DONOTdrivethecarwiththebraking
systemmalfunctionindicatorlampilluminated.
ElectronicBrakeAssistSystem(EBA)
*
WithEBAequippedinthevehicle,whendepressingthe
brakepedalforemergencybrake,EBAsystemwillassist
thedrivertoincreasethebrakeforceappliedoneach
wheel,soastoallowthebrakeforcetoreachtheworking
pointofABS,therebyshorteningthebrakedistance.
HillHoldControlSystem(HHC)
*
Itisimpossibleforhillholdcontrolsystemto
holdthecarduringuphillinanycases(such
asonslipperyorsnowyroad,orhighland),
anditcannotreplacethedriver'sattention
tothedrivingeither.
HHCisnotasubstituteforparkingbrake
application,otherwisetheseriousaccident
maycause.Thesystemisonlyapplicableto
thehillholdcontrolduringdriving.
WiththeHHCinservice,itisstrictly
prohibitedforthedrivertoleavethevehicle,
otherwisethesevereaccidentmaycause.
Inordertopreventthevehiclefromslipping
byaccidentwhenstartingonstop-and-go
uphillconditions,pleasefullydepressthe
brakepedalforafewsecondsbefore
start-off.
HHCassiststhedriverinstartingthevehicleonuphill,
andmeanwhilepreventsthevehiclefromslippingduring
start-off.
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