MG RX8 - Page 259

StartingandDriving
systemwillmaintainthesetspeedwithoutpressing
theacceleratorpedal.
Note:Thesetspeedheldinthecruisecontrolmemory
willbecanceledwheneitherthecruisecontrolleveris
switchedto"Stop"position(7)ortheignitionswitch
turnedoff.
T argetCruiseSpeedAdjustment
Whenthecruisecontrolisactive:
Pushtheleverupwards(1)andhold,thiswillincreasethe
speed.Releasetheleverswitchwhenthedesiredspeedis
reached.
Pushtheleverdownwards(2)andhold,thiswilldecrease
thespeed.Releasetheleverswitchwhenthedesiredspeed
isreached.
Inaddition,thesetspeedcanbegraduallyincreasedor
decreasedbyturningtheleverandimmediatelyreleasing;
turningupwards(1)willincreasethespeed,whileturning
downwards(2)willdecreasethespeed.T urningthelever
oncewillincrease/decreasethespeedappr.1km/h.
Whenthecruisecontrolsystemisinoperation,thevehicle
stillcanbeacceleratedbypressingtheacceleratorpedal
(suchasovertaking).Releasingtheacceleratorpedalwill
returnthevehicletothesettargetspeed.
Pause
Whenthecruisecontrolsystemisactivated,thefollowing
operationswillbringthesystemtoStandbystate:
•Leverswitchmovedto'Cancel'position(3).
•Brakepedalpressed.
•P ,RorNgearisselected.
•Thepoorroadconditionbringsthestabilitycontrol
system(SCS)intooperation.Forsafetyreasons,the
cruisecontrolsystemwillautomaticallyexittoStandby
state.
•Whentheabrupthillresultsintheexcessivedecreaseof
thespeed,thecruisecontrolsystemshallautomatically
exittoStandbystate.
•Electronicparkingbrake(EPB)isoperatedinan
abnormalmanner.
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