MG RX8 - Battery; Battery Maintenance; Battery Replacement

Maintenance
Battery
BatteryMaintenance
DONOTleaveelectriccomponentsswitched
onwhenthecarisnotstarted,thebattery
maybecomeatandyouwillnotbeableto
starttheengine.
Opentheenginecompartmentthenyouwillseethe
battery.Thebatteryisdesignedtobemaintenancefree,
sotopping-upisunnecessary.
Note:Whenthevehiclewillnotbeusedfor
anextendedperiod(morethan1month),itis
recommendedtodisconnectthebatterynegative
terminalclampingpilehead.Makesurethatthe
ignitionswitchhasbeenturnedoffbeforeconnecting
ordisconnectingthenegativebatterycable.For
vehicleswithStart-Stopintelligentfuelsavingsystem,
followingre-connectionofthebatterynegative
terminal,thebatteryneedstobeleftforatleast
4hours.BeforethistheautomaticStart/Stop
functionalityoftheenginewillbedisabled.
BatteryReplacement
Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid,whichis
corrosive.
Thebatterycontainssulphuricacid,whichiscorrosive.
PleasegotoalocalMGAuthorisedRepairertoremoveand
installthebattery.Itisrecommendedtotareplacement
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