MG RX8 - Page 216

StartingandDriving
ColdClimates
Intemperaturesof-10℃andbelow,enginecrankingtime
willincrease.Itisessentialthatallunnecessaryelectrical
equipmentareswitchedoffwhilecranking.
IMPORTANT
•Ifyoutrytostartconsecutivelyfor3timesand
itfails,pleaseseekassistancefromyourlocalMG
AuthorisedRepairer .Whenattemptingtostartthe
carconsecutively,pleaseallow10minutesbetween
attemptstoallowbatteryrestorationandengine
cooling,failuretodothismayresultinbatteryor
enginedamage.
•DonotleavetheignitionswitchinpositionACC
orpositionON/RUN/STARTforalongtimewhen
theengineisnotrunning,otherwiseitmayleadto
batterydischarge.
•Thevehicleisttedwithengineimmobilisation
system.Anyindependentlymadekeycannotstart
theengine.
•Y ourcariscontrolledbyelectroniccontrolsystems.
Whenstartingtheengine,pleasemakesure
therearenoelectronicdevicesthatcancreate
electromagneticinterferencenearthevehicle.This
maycauseissueswiththeelectroniccontrolsystems
onthevehicle.
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