MG HS - Towing; Towing Function

PREPARA TIONSFORTRIP
T owing
T owingFunction
T owingDeviceSafetyPrecautions
Exceedinganyloadlimitsadvisedby
MGMotorisdangerous.Consultthe
recommendedloadlimitsandloadingprior
toanyjourney.
Excessivetowingloadsreducefronttyre
tractionandsteeringcontrol,toolittle
trailernoseloadcanmakethetrailer
unstableandcauseittosway.
Pleasebesuretoreadthetowingguidelinescarefully,
useapprovedequipmentandcomplywithloadlimits,and
alwayscheckloadlimitsbeforetowing.
T owingaloadexceedingthemaximumtowingweightwill
severelyaffectthemanoeuverabilityandperformanceof
thevehicle,whichmaycausedamagetothevehicleand
driveline.
Whenttingatowingdevicetoyourvehicle:
Whentowing:Alllightsattherearofyourvehiclemust
remainvisibletoroadusersbehindyourvehicleandmust
notbefullyorpartiallyblocked.
Ifthelightsourcesareblockedwhentowing,auxiliarylight
sourcessuchaslightpanelsshallbeused.
Whennottowing:Thettedtowingdevicemustnotblock
anylightsources.Ifthetowingdevicefullyorpartially
blocksalightsource(suchasfoglamp),itmustberemoved
orretractedwhennottowing.
TowBar
Itisrecommendedtottheoriginaltowbarapprovedby
MGandusethespeciedconnectionmethodtosecurethe
tractionframe.PleasecontactalocalAuthorisedRepairer
formoredetails.
SafetyChain
Safetychainmustbeusedtopreventthetrailerfrombeing
accidentallydecoupled.Ensurethatthesafetychainis
securelyattachedtothetrailerandyourvehiclebefore
startingoff.
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