MG MG3 - Start Inhibition; Stall Assist

STARTINGANDDRIVING
•T ransmissioninNeutralposition:presstheclutchpedal
oracceleratorpedal.
Withtheenginestoppedintheautomaticstop/start
condition,thefollowingactionswillcauseanautomatic
restart.
•Batterypowerfallsbelowapresetlimit.
•Thevacuuminthebrakingsystemfallsbelowapreset
limit.
•Thevehiclebeginstomove.
•TheStop/Startmainswitchispressed.
•Defrostofwindscreenisselected.
AtthistimetheStop/Startfuelsavingsystemindicator
ontheinstrumentwillextinguishtoindicateenginestart
phase.(1ingure)
StartInhibition
Note:WhenavehicleisunderautomaticStop/Start
controlandtheengineisrequiredtorestart,but
neutralpositionisnotselected,theenginewillrestart
whenneutralpositionisselected.
Ifanyofthefollowingconditionsoccurduringautomatic
enginestop,theenginecanonlyberestartedusingthe
key,duringthistimetheinstrumentpackindicatorwill
extinguish.
•Thedriversideseatbeltisunbuckled.
•Thedriversidedoorisopen.
•Bonnetisopen.
AtthistimetheStop/Startfuelsavingsystemindicator
ontheinstrumentwillextinguishtoindicateenginestart
phase.(1ingure)
StallAssist
OnceStop/Startintelligentfuelsavingsystemisenabled
withoutinhibitionconditions.
Iftheenginecutsout,orisstalledwhilstStop/Startis
enabled,selectionofneutralandpressingtheclutchpedal
willautomaticallyrestarttheengine.
Note:Extremelylowbatterypowermayresultinthe
enginenotre-startingautomatically,orevenusingthe
key.Inthisinstance,externalpowerisneededtostart
theengineorthebatterywillrequirere-charging.See
thesection‘EmergencyStarting’inthe‘Emergency
Information’Chapter.
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