MG RX8 - Brake; Brake Pads; Brake Fluid Check and Top up

Maintenance
Brake
BrakePads
DONOTrestyourfootonthebrakepedal
whiledriving;thismayoverheatthebrakes,
reducetheirefciencyandcauseexcessive
wear.
Reasonableusagescopeofbrakefrictionpair:notlessthan
2mmforminimumthicknessofbrakepads,30~32mmfor
frontbrakedisc,and10~12mmforrearbrakedisc.
Fortherst1500km,youshouldavoidsituationswhere
heavybrakingisrequired.
Rememberthatregularservicingisvitaltoensurethat
allthebrakecomponentsareexaminedforwearatthe
correctintervals,andreplacedwhenrequiredtoensure
longtermsafetyandoptimumperformanceduringthe
intervalprescribedinServicePortfolio.
Thecarneedstoruninfor800kmafterthebrakepador
discisreplaced.
BrakeFluidCheckandT opUp
Brakeuidishighlytoxic,keepcontainers
sealedandoutofthereachofchildren.If
accidentalcontactofbrakeuidissuspected,
seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
Preventbrakeuidcomingintocontact
withtheskinoreyes.Ifthisoccurs,rinse
immediatelywithplentyofwater.Ifeyes
arestillred,painfuloruncomfortable,seek
medicalattentionimmediately.
Thebrakeuidlevelshouldbecheckedweeklywhenthe
systemiscoldandwiththecaronlevelground.
Theuidlevelcanbeseenthroughthereservoirandshould
bemaintainedbetweenthe'MAX'markand'MIN'mark.
Note:Donotallowthebrakeuidleveltodropbelow
the'MIN'markorabovethe'MAX'mark.
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