MG RX8 - Electronic Brake Assistance (EBA); Hill Hold Control (HHC)

StartingandDriving
lampontheinstrumentpack.Referto"WarningLights
andIndicators"in"InstrumentsandControls"chapter .
Iftheindicatorlampilluminateswhiledriving,orremains
illuminatedaftertheignitionswitchisturnedon(ON
position),itindicatesthereisafailurewiththebraking
system,andEBDmaybeinoperative.Insuchacase,
stopthecarassoonassafetypermitsandseekanMG
AuthorisedRepairerimmediately.DONOTdrivethe
carwiththebrakingsystemmalfunctionindicatorlamp
illuminated.
ElectronicBrakeAssistance(EBA)
ThecarisequippedwithEBA.Whenthebrakepedalis
appliedforemergencybraking,EBAsystemwillhelpthe
driverincreasethebrakingforceactedoneachwheel
toreachtheworkingpointofABS,therebyshortenthe
brakingdistance.
HillHoldControl(HHC)
HHChaslimitationswhensubjecttoadverse
conditionssuchaswetoricysurfacesand
steepslopes.Andthedriver'sattentionto
drivingsafetycannotbecompromisedeven
whenHHCisenabled.
HHCisnotasubstituteforparkingbrake
application,otherwisetheseriousaccident
maycause.Thesystemisonlyapplicableto
thehillholdcontrolduringdriving.
WiththeHHCinservice,itisstrictly
prohibitedforthedrivertoleavethevehicle,
otherwisethesevereaccidentmaycause.
Inordertopreventthevehiclefromslipping
byaccidentwhenstartingonstop-and-go
uphillconditions,pleasefullydepressthe
brakepedalforafewsecondsbefore
start-off.
HHCassiststhedriverinstartingthevehicleonuphill,and
preventsthevehiclefromslippingduringstart-off.
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