MG HS - Wading

DRIVETHEVEHICLE
Wading
Donotwadeatwill,highwaterlevelscan
causeseriousengineorvehicledamage.
Ifwaterenterstheairlter,startingthe
vehiclemaycauseenginedamage.
Ifwaterenterstheexhaustpipe,starting
thevehiclemaycauseexhaustsystempart
damage.
Iftheenginestallsinwading,donotrestart
thevehicle.
Damagetoengineandothercomponents
duetowateringressintothevehicleisnot
coveredbywarrantyclaims.
Checkthewaterdepthpriortowading.Ifthewaterlevel
exceedstheexhaustpipe,thevehicleisprohibitedfrom
beingstarted.
Whiledrivingthroughwater,keepaverylowspeed(no
greaterthanwalkingspeed)anddonotstop,turnoffthe
engine,orreverse.
Afterwading,thefollowingchecksshallbeperformedwith
thevehicleinasafecondition:
1Slightlypressthebrakepedaltocheckifthebrakeis
normal;
2Checkifthehornsarenormal;
3T urnthesteeringwheeltocheckifthesteeringpower
isnormal;
4Checkiftheexteriorlampsarenormal.
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