STARTINGANDDRIVING
CatalyticConverter
Exhausttemperaturescanbeextremelyhigh,
DONOTparkongroundwherecombustible
materialssuchasdrygrassorleavescould
comeintocontactwiththeexhaustsystem
-indryweatherarecouldresult.
Theexhaustsystemincorporatesacatalyticconverter,
whichconvertsharmfulexhaustemissionsfromtheengine
intomoreenvironmentallyfriendlygases.Three-way
catalyticconverterequippedonthevehicleisshownin
theimage(D).
Catalyticconvertersareeasilydamagedthroughimproper
use,pleaseobservethefollowingprecautionstominimise
thechanceofaccidentaldamage.
Fuel
•Useonlyfuelrecommendedforyourcar .
•Neverallowthecartorunoutoffuel–thiscouldcause
seriousdamagetothecatalystsystem.
Starting
•Donotcontinuetooperatethestarterafterafewfailed
attempts;seekanMGAuthorisedRepairer .
•Donotoperatethestarterifanenginemisreis
suspectedanddonotattempttoclearamisreby
pressingtheacceleratorpedal.
•Donotattempttopushortowstartthecar.
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