MG RX8 - Page 233

StartingandDriving
speedislowerthanacertainvalue,thetransmissionwill
automaticallydownshifttoanadjacentlowgeartoavoid
engineameout;whenthevehicleaccelerates,andthe
enginespeedrisesupcontinuouslytothemaximumspeed
allowablebythegear,thetransmissionwillautomatically
upshifttoadjacenthighgeartoprotecttheengineifthe
upshiftisnotrequired.
T oreturntoothergearmodes,movetheshiftlever
leftwardsandselectD.
AutomaticT ransmissionOverheating
Protection
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ForMiddleEasternmodels,thetransmissionoil
temperaturemaybetoohighwhenthevehicleisrunning
athighspeedinhightemperature(vehiclespeedisgreater
than140km/handambienttemperatureisabove40
℃).Atthistime,theentertainmentdisplayprompts
‘T ransmissionoiltemperatureishigh.Pleaseeaseoffthe
acceleratorpedalandlowerthespeedtobelow125kph’.
Pleasefollowtheon-screeninstruction,otherwisethe
vehiclepowerwilldecrease.
AutomaticT ransmissionFailure
Whenthetransmissionhassomefaults,theengine
emissionmalfunctionindicatorlampintheinstrument
packilluminatesorthemessagecentredisplays"EP".
Whensomefaultsoccur,thetransmissionwillenterLimp
Modeandthevehiclewillonlyfunctioninsomegears;
whileinindividualcasesitmayfailtoreverse.Ifsome
severefunctionalmalfunctionsoccur ,thevehiclewillbe
inoperative.
Note:Insuchacase,seekanMGAuthorisedRepairer
immediately.
Note:InLimpMode,theTiptronicfunctionis
disabled.
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