MG MG6 - Page 143

STARTINGANDDRIVING
•Avoidunnecessarystoppingandbraking,maintain
steadyspeedandattempttoanticipatetrafclights.
Keepanappropriatedistancefromothervehiclesto
avoidemergencebrakingandreducebrakepadwear.
•Avoidtrafccongestionandjamareasasmuchas
possible.
•Donotridethebrakepedal,thiscancausepremature
wear,overheatingandincreasedfuelconsumption.
•Maintainanappropriatespeedonthehighway.Higher
speedsusemorefuel.Appropriatespeedcansavefuel.
•Maintainthecorrectwheelalignment.Avoidcollision
withthekerbandreducespeedonun-maderoads.Out
ofspecicationwheelalignmentnotonlywillleadto
excessivetyrewear ,butalsoincreasestheengineload
andfuelconsumption.
•Avoiddrivingonmudorbeaches.Thiswillprevent
corrosionofthevehicleunderside.
•MaintainthevehicleinaccordancewithMG
recommendations.Dirtyairlters,oiletc.,willreduce
theengine'sperformanceandraisefuelconsumption.
T oextendthelifeofallcomponentsandreduce
operatingcosts,regularMGApprovedmaintenanceis
needed.
•Donotstoptheenginestraightafterhighspeedorlong
ascentsortowingatrailer.Allowtheenginetoidlefor
20to100secondsdependingupondrivingloadsand
conditions.Avoidhardaccelerationonacoldengine.
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