MG RX8 - Page 250

StartingandDriving
ReleasingtheEPB
•Switchontheignition,pressthebrakepedal,andpress
theEPBswitch.
•IftheindicatorintheEPBswitchandtheindicatorin
theinstrumentpack
areextinguished,theEPBis
released.
StartingAid
TheEPBcanpredictthedriver'sintentionand
automaticallyreleasetheEPB.
Ifthedriver'sseatbeltisfastened,theengineisstarted
up,DorRgearisselectedandtheacceleratorpedalis
depressedforstartoff,theEPBwillautomaticallyrelease.
EmergencyBrakingFunction
InappropriateuseoftheEPBcanleadto
accidentsandinjuries.DonotapplytheEPB
forvehiclebraking,unlessinemergency.
DuringemergencybrakingusingtheEPB,DO
NOTswitchofftheignition,thiscouldresult
inseriousinjury.
Whenthecarisinmotion,incaseofanyemergency,such
asthecarcannotbestoppedbythebrakepedal,itcanbe
deceleratedbypullingupandholdingEPBswitch.
•PulltheEPBswitchupwardandholdtorealizethe
emergencybraking.Duringemergencybraking,the
parkingstatusindicatorlampremainsred,anda
continualaudiblewarningwillsound.
•T ocanceltheemergencybrakingprocess,releasethe
EPBswitch.
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