MG MG4 - Equalisation Charging; Intelligent Charging

FOREWORD
•T ryandusethevehiclebetweentherecommended
ambienttemperatures.
•Donotparkorstorethevehicleforlongperiodswith
alowstateofcharge,wherepossiblechargethevehicle
assoonaspossiblepriortostorage.
•Removeunnecessaryarticlestoreducethevehicleload.
•UseofhighpowerconsumingsystemssuchasA/C
andheatingwilluselargeamountsofpower.Thiswill
reducethedrivingrange.
•Atahighspeed,wherepossible,closethewindowsto
reducewindresistanceandpowerconsumption.
•T rytomaintainasteadyspeedatalltimes,avoid
constantaccelerationandbraking.
•Duringacceleration,applytheacceleratorpedalas
gentlyaspossible.
•Duringdeceleration,releasetheacceleratorpedal;
undercertainconditionswhennotapplyingthebrake
orgentlyapplyingthebrake,theenergyregeneration
system(KERS)willassistinchargingtheHVbattery
andextendthedrivingrange.
EqualisationCharging
Inordertoassistinextendingtheservicelifeofthehigh
voltagebatterypackitisrecommendedthatanequalisation
chargeiscarriedoutatregularintervals.
Pleasesee"EqualisationCharging"inthe"Starting&
Driving"section.
IntelligentCharging
The12VbatterySOC(StateOfCharge)isconstantly
monitored,whenthevehicleispowerOFFitispossible,
undercertainconditions,thattheHVbatterywill
automaticallychargethe12Vbatterytoensurethe
vehiclestarts.Thisfunctionwillactivateandswitchoff
automatically.
Note:Thesystemwillsuspendintelligentchargingifa
faultispresent,whenstartingorthevehicleisbeing
chargedbyanexternaldevice.
Note:Thedrivingrangewillbereducedafter
intelligentcharging.
Note:Theintelligentchargingfunctionissuspended
whenthehighvoltagebatteryisinalowSOC.
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