MG RX8 - Start-Stop Intelligent Fuel Saving System Failure; Starter Inoperative, Serious Battery Capacity Loss

StartingandDriving
DONOTdisconnectthebatterysensor
unlessabsolutelynecessary.Removal
willresultininaccuratebatterypower
calculationwhichwilleffecttheautomatic
enginestart.
Failuretooperatewiththefollowinginstructionswilleffect
thebatteryperformanceandthefunctionofStart-Stop
intelligentfuelsavingsystem:
1ForvehicleswithStart-Stopintelligentfuelsaving
system,followingre-connectionofthebattery
negativeterminal,thebatteryneedstobeleftforat
least4hours.BeforethistheautomaticStart/Stop
functionalityoftheenginewillbedisabled.
2Ifthevehicleisruncontinuallyformorethan100hours
uninterrupted,thevehicleneedstobeleftforatleast
4hourssothatthebatterystatesignalcanreturnto
normalstate.
3Ifthebatteryrequiresreplacement,ALWA YSusethe
batterywiththesametypeandsamespecications.
Failuretoadheretothiscanaffecttheautomatic
Start/Stopfunction.
Start-StopIntelligentFuelSavingSystem
Failure
IftheStart-Stopintelligentfuelsavingsystemfailureoccurs,
seekalocalAuthorisedRepairer.
WhenotherMILsofthevehicleilluminate,suchasengine
MIL,transmissionMIL,SCSMIL,etc.,theStart-Stop
intelligentfuelsavingsystemmayalsostopoperating.
PleasecontactanMGAuthorisedRepairer .
StarterInoperative,SeriousBattery
CapacityLoss
Inthecaseofseriousbatterypowerloss,automatic
enginestartandkeystartmaynotbepossible.Inthis
case,theengineneedstobestartedbyanexternalpower
supply,referto"JumpStarting"in"EmergencyInformation"
chapterfortheoperatingsteps.
Note:Itisforbiddentoconnectthesecondcable
tothebatterynegative!Itwillresultininaccurate
batterypowercalculationwhichwilleffectthe
automaticenginestart.
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