Instrument
d vvitches
WARNING
LIGHTS
AND
SYSTEMS
Fig. 3
Hazard
G
REE
N. The direction indicator warninglights will flash when the
hazard
warnin
(1) lights are operating.
Ignition
R
ED
. This light serves the dual purpose
of
reminding the driver to switch off th
(3)
ignition and
of
being a no-charge indicator.
Main
beam
B
LUE.
The
light glows when the headlights are switched on with the beams in
(4) the raised position. The light goes
out
when the beams are dipped.
IF
THE
WARNING
LAMP
(5)
GLOWS
AT ANY
TIME
EXCEPT
WHEN
STARTING
OR
WHEN
THE
IGNITION
IS
SWITCHED
ON AND
TH
E
HAND BRAKE IS APPLIED,
THE
CAUSE
MUST
BE INVESTIGATED
IMMEDIATELY.
Unless as a result of your investigation you are satisfied
that
it is safe to proceed,
you should leave the vehicle where it is
and
call for assistance. Even if you are
satisfied
that
it is safe to proceed, the
car
should only be driven in cases of real
emergency,extreme care should be taken and heavy braking avoided. In deciding
whether
it is safe to proceed you should cons ider whether you will be infringing
the law.
Braking
system
The hydraulic brake system has two independent circuits.
If
hydraulic pressure
fails in one circuit, the remaining circuit will provide an emergency brake con-
dition on the
other
two wheels
and
allow the
car
to be brought to rest by
brake
pedal appl ication. This would be accompanied by the warning
lamp
(5) glowing
on the instrument panel.
AMBER.
The
warning light will glow when the ignition is switched on and
out
soon
after the engine is running, see 'STARTING AND RUNNING IN-
STRUCTIONS'.
Direction
G
REE
N. The warning light flashes when the direction indicators are operating,
indicator
Additional warning is also given by the audible 'clicking'
of
the flasher unit.
(1)
Oil
pressure
(2)
Brake
RED
.
The
warning light serves two separate functions. Firstly, if the brak
(5)
system hydraulic pressure fails the lamp glows ; secondly, the
lamp
glows as (l
hand
brake
'on' indicator. The warning light will only operate when the ignition
is switched on
-see
NOTE.
Seat
belt
RED.
The
warning light will glow for eight seconds each time the ignition start
(6) switch is operated, irrespective of whether the driver's seat belt is fastened- s
NOTE.
Anti-theft
A combined ignition and steering lock with warn ing buzzer is fitted to the car.
warning
buzzer
The warning buzzer will sound if the driver's door is opened while the key is
in the lock. The buzzer will not operate if the key is removed from the lock.
When leaving the car unatt nded a
lway:
Set the
hand
brake.
Lock the steering by removing the k
y fr n th ignition teering lock.
. Lock the car
door
s and rernov th k y.
Further
information on the seat belt warning system will be found on page 24.
NOTE:
As an automatic check the
'BRAKE'
and
'SEAT
BELT'
warning lamp.
will glow each time the ignition key is turned to position
'III'
(starter
m
o
~
o
r
operating). Consult
your
authorized Austin
MG
Dealer
if any
of
these warrun
lamps fail to glow when the
starter
is operating.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
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