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STARTING&DRIVING
obscured/partiallyobscured.Ifwhentowinglightsources
areobscuredasecondarylightingsourceshallbeused
suchasalightingboard.
Whennottowing:Thettedtowingdeviceshallnot
obscureanylightingsource.Ifthetowingdeviceobscures
orpartiallyobscuresalightingsourcesuchasthefoglamp
itmustberemovedorretractedwhennottowing.
T owbars:OnlygenuineMGapprovedtowbarsshould
bettedtoyourvehicle.Onlyusetheattachmentmethod
speciedbythevehiclemanufacturerforsecuringthe
towinghitch.ContactyourauthorisedMGdealerfor
moreinformation.
Safetychains:Safetychainsmustbeusedasa
precautionarymeasureshouldthetrailerbecome
unintentionallyunhitched.Makesurethesafetychainis
securelyattachedtoboththetrailerandthevehicleprior
todeparture.
Altitude:Y ourenginedeliverslesspowerathigher
altitude.Ifyoutowatrailerinamountainousareayou
shouldreducethecombinedvehicleandtrailerweightby
10%forevery1000mofelevation.
Gradients:Wherepossible,whentowing,youshould
planyourjourneytoavoidsteepgradients.Theadvised
braketowingmassstatedassumesamaximumgradient
capabilityof12%.Wherepossibleitisrecommended
youdriveongradientslessthan12%.Followthetrailer
associationsrecommendationsforsuitableroads.
Runninginperiod:Avoidtowingatrailerduringyour
vehiclesrst650miles(1000km).
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