MG HS PHEV - Vehicle Start-Off

STARTING&DRIVING
leverforwardorbackwardtotherstunsteadystate
position,andthevehicleengagesNgear .
WhilstinDgear,pushtheshiftleverforwardtotherst
unsteadystateposition,andthevehicleengagesNgear.
WhilstinRgear,pushtheshiftleverbackwardtothe
rstunsteadystateposition,andthevehicleengagesN
gear.
•D:Drive
Thisisusedfornormaldrivingandwillallowautomatic
selectionofdrivegearsdependingonvehiclespeedand
acceleratorposition.
WhilstinPgear,withthebrakepedaldepressed,press
andholdtheUNLOCKbutton,pushtheshiftlever
backwardtotheend,andthevehicleengagesDgear.
WhilstinRorNgear,pushtheshiftleverbackwardto
theend,andthevehicleengagesDgear .
Thehighlightedletterintheinformationcentreindicates
theselectedgear.
Kick-down
Thedrivewheelsmayskidwhenkick-downis
activatedonroadsurfaceswithlowadhesion,
thismayleadtothevehicleslidingoutof
control.
WithDgearselected,pressingtheacceleratorpedalall
thewaydowninonemotion(alsoknownasKick-down)
willprovidebetteraccelerationperformanceduring
overtaking.Undercertainconditions,itwillallowthe
transmissiontoshifttoalowergearimmediately,and
providefastacceleration.Oncetheacceleratorpedal
isreleased,itwillresumeasuitablenormalgear(based
onthevehiclespeedandthepositionoftheaccelerator
pedal).
VehicleStart-off
Pistheinitialgearpositionafterthevehicleisstarted.With
thebrakepedaldepressed,aftershiftingtothedesired
gearandwaitingforthefullengagementoftheelectric
drivetransmission,releasethebrakepedalanddepressthe
acceleratorpedaltobeginvehiclemotion.
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