STARTING&DRIVING
InternalLoading
DONOTcarryunsecuredequipment,
toolsorluggagethatcouldmove,causing
personalinjuryintheeventofanaccident,
oremergencybrakingorhardacceleration.
DONOTobstructthedriver'sor
passenger'svisionwithloads.
Foldingtherearseatscanincreaseluggagespace,
referto“RearSeats”describedinthe“Seatsand
Restraints”section.
Whencargoisloadedinthevehicle,placeitatapositionas
lowaspossibleandensurethatitistightlysecured,so
astoavoidpersonalinjurycausedbycargomovementwhen
trafcaccidentsoremergencybrakingoccurs.Ifthecargo
hastobeplacedonaseat,thentheseatmustnotbeusedby
anoccupantduringthattime.
GeneralT owingSafety
Y ourvehiclecantowatrailerifyoucarefullyobserveload
limits,useapprovedequipment,andfollowthetowing
guidelines.Alwayscheckloadlimitsbeforetowing.
T owingloadsinexcessofthemaximumtowingweight
canseriouslyaffectvehiclehandlingandperformance,this
coulddamageyourvehiclesengineanddrive-train.
Note:ExceedinganyloadlimitsadvisedbyMGMotor
isdangerous.Consulttherecommendedloadlimits
andloadingpriortoanyjourney.
Checktheloadingofyourvehicleandtrailercarefully
beforestartingtodrive.
T railerhitchloadshouldneverexceedthelimitadvisedby
MGMotor.
Note:Excessivetowingloadsreducefronttyretraction
andsteeringcontrol,toolittletrailernoseloadcan
makethetrailerunstableandcauseittosway.
Whenaddingacoupling/towingdevicetothe
vehicle:
Whentowing:Allrearvehiclelightsshallremain
visibletoroadusersbehindthevehicleandshallnotbe
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