MG HS PHEV - High Voltage Battery Pack; Precautions and Restricted Conditions for Use of Battery

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HighVoltageBatteryPack
Precautionsandrestrictedconditionsfor
useofbattery
Ifthevehicleisnotgoingtobeused,parked,
orstoredforalongtimeitisnecessaryto
chargethevehicleatleastonceevery3
months.Duringthistime,theHighVoltage
batterystateofchargeshouldnotbeallowed
todropbelow50%.
Failuretofollowtheseguidelineswillresult
inHVbatterydamageandinvalidatethe
warranty.
DONOTattempttodismantlethebattery
packoranyHighVoltagecomponents-
THESEAREDANGEROUS.Anysignsof
dismantlingordamagecausedbyattempts
todismantlewillinvalidatethewarranty.
1DONOTparkthevehicleinconditionswherethe
ambienttemperatureexceeds45°Cformorethan15
days.Thiswilleffecttheperformanceandservicelife
ofthehighvoltagebattery.
2Itisrecommendedusingthevehicleatleastoncea
month.
Wherepossibleitisrecommendedthatyoucarry
outa5-hourslowchargeeverymonthtoextendthe
servicelifeofhigh-voltagebatterypack.Ifthevehicleis
notinuseforalongtime,makesurethattheelectricity
chargelevelofhigh-voltagebatterypackisdisplayedas
3～5segmentsontheinstrumentpackgauge;ifitis
notinuseformorethan3months,youmustconduct
anequalisationchargeforhigh-voltagebatterypack.
Thebatterymanagementsystemwillmonitorthe
statusofthehigh-voltagebatterypack;after
monitoringforaperiodoftime,ifanequalisation
chargehasnotbeencarriedoutforsometimethe
messagecentreintheinstrumentpackwilldisplay
‘PleaseSlow-ChargetheVehicle’.Atthistimeyou
mustcarryoutanequalisationcharge.Foroperation
mode,pleasereferto‘EqualisationCharging’in
‘Starting&Driving’section.
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