MG RX8 - Hill Descent Control (HDC)

StartingandDriving
HillDescentControl(HDC)
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HDCsystemisjustanauxiliaryfunctionfor
comfort.EvenwhenHDCsystemisinuse,
thedrivershallstillpaycloseattentionto
thedrivingstateofthevehicle,andtake
activecontrolwhennecessary.Becausein
certaincases,HDCmayremoveitselffrom
theoperatingstatetemporarily.
Undersomedrivingconditionsondownhill
surfaces(e.g.drivingdownaslopewithhigh
speed,theslopeislessthan10%,etc.),HDC
isinoperative,sothedrivershallberequired
tocontrolthespeedbydepressingthebrake
pedaltoensurethesafedriving.
HDCsystemisanauxiliaryfunctionspeciallydesignedfor
drivingonacutedownhillsurface.HDCsystemreduces
thespeedbyapplyingthebrakeforce,thusassiststhe
drivertodriveonacutedownhillsurfacewithlowspeed.
Therefore,pleasedonotusethisfunctionwhendrivingon
theordinaryroad.
WhentheHDCisworking,thebrakesystemmaygenerate
vibrationornoise.Itisnormalduringtheoperationof
HDC.
Note:Duringtheoperationofhilldescentcontrol
(HDC)system,pleasedonotswitchtheshiftleverto
"N"position.SuchoperationmaydeactivatetheHDC
function.
HDCSystemOn/Off
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