MG HS PHEV - Driving on Hills; Energy Regeneration

STARTING&DRIVING
DrivingonHills
Incaseswhereashortstoponahillis
required,suchasatrafcjam,DONOT
momentarilyapplytheacceleratorto
prevent"rollback".Thiscouldcause
thetransmissiontooverheatandresultin
damage.
HillStart(StartAssist)
Incasesofahillstart,wherethevehiclehasbeenstationary
forsometime,thefootbrakehasbeenreleasedandthe
electronicparkingbrakeapplied,thestartingaidfunctionof
theelectronicparkingbrake(EPB)canbeusedtoprevent
thevehiclefromrollingbackwards.Withtheseatbelt
safelyfastened,pressthefootbrake,applytheelectronic
parkingbrakesystem,andselectthedesiredgear(D/R),
thenreleasethefootbrake;presstheacceleratorpedalto
engagevehicledrive,theelectronicparkingbrakesystem
willautomaticallybedeactivated.
ModelsttedwithHillHoldControlcanusethisfunction
toassisthillstarts.Fordetailsonhillholdcontrolsystem,
pleasereferto"FootBrake"of"BrakeSystem"section.
Note:Theaidofthesefunctionscannotdefythe
lawsofphysics.DONOTdrivethevehiclebeyondits
physicallimitations,lossofcontrolwillstilloccur.
EnergyRegeneration
Decelerationcausedbyenergyregeneration
isNOTasubstituteforbrakingrequired
forsafety.ALWAYSprepareforbrakingto
ensuresafedriving.
Whenthevehicleisinabraking,over-runorcoasting
state,theenergyregenerationfunctionisactivated,the
motorconvertspartofthekineticenergyofthevehicle
intoelectricenergy,whichisthenstoredinthehighvoltage
battery.
Energycannotberegeneratedorislimitedundersome
conditions,suchas:
•Ngearisselected;
•Duringtorqueintervention(gearshifting,tyreskidding,
etc.);
•Highvoltagebatteryisfullycharged;
•Highvoltagebatterytemperatureistoohighortoolow.
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