STARTINGANDDRIVING
distributesbrakingforcesbetweenfrontandrearwheels,
underallloadconditions.
TheEBDsystemislinkedtothebrakesystemwarning
lightontheinstrumentpack.Ifthislightilluminateswhile
driving,orremainsilluminatedaftertheignitionisturned
onandreleaseparkingbrake,thereisafaultwiththe
brakingsystem,andEBDmaynotbeavailable.Ifthis
occurs,stopthecarassoonassafetypermitsandseek
anMGAuthorisedRepairerimmediately.DONOTdrive
thecarwiththebrakesystemwarninglightilluminated.
ElectronicBrakeAssist(EBA)
Y ourcarisequippedwithElectronicBrakeAssist,which
reactstothespeedatwhichthebrakepedalisapplied.If,
inanemergencysituationthebrakesareappliedfasterthan
thelimitssetwithinthesystem,thenfullABSapplicationis
appliedtobringthecartoastopintheshortestpossible
distance.
HillHoldControl(HHC)
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HHChaslimitationswhensubjecttoadverse
conditionssuchaswetoricysurfacesand
slopesinexcessof30degrees.
HHCisnotasubstituteforparkingbrake
applicationwhencarryingoutahillstart.
DonotexitthevehiclewithonlyHHC
applied,itmayleadtoaseriousaccident
whenHHCenable.
Thecarmayrollif'pull-away'isnotachieved
immediatelyafterreleasingthebrakepedal.
Alwaysensurethebrakepedalispressedor
EPBapplieduntildriveistakenupbythe
clutch.
Firmapplicationofthebrakepedalwhen
stoppingisrequiredbyHHCtogenerate
sufcientbrakepressuretomaintainhold.
HillHoldControlisacomfortfunction.Itworkson
inclineswhenthecardetectsithascometoa‘standstill
status’.Oncetheclutchpedalhasbeenpresseddownand
thebrakepedalreleased,thevehiclewillmaintainpressure
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