MG ZS Series - Hill Descent Control (HDC) System; HDC System On;Off Control

STARTING&DRIVING
HillDescentControl(HDC)
TheHDCsystemisonlyanauxiliary
function.Ithaslimitationswhensubjectto
adverseconditionssuchaswetoricysurfaces
andsteepslopes.TheHDCsystemcannot
overcomethelawsofphysics,alwaysensure
thatthevehicleisdrivendownsteepslopes
atlowspeeds.
EvenwhentheHDCsystemisswitchedon,
thedrivermustalwayspaycloseattention
tothedrivingstateofthevehicle,andtake
activecontrolwhennecessary.Incertain
cases,HDCmaybesuspendedorswitched
offtemporarily.
Duringsomedrivingconditionsondownhill
surfaces(e.g.drivingdownaslopeat
highspeedorsmallslope,etc.),HDCis
inoperative,thedrivermustmaintaincontrol
ofthevehicleatalltimesandusebrake
applicationstoensuresafety.
TheHDCsystemisanauxiliaryfunctionspeciallydesigned
fordrivingonacutedownhillgradients.Thesystem
reducesthespeedbyapplyingbrakeforce,thusassisting
thedrivertodriveonacutedownhillsurfaceswithlow
speeds.
PleaseDONOTusethisfunctionwhendrivingonthe
ordinaryroads.
WhentheHDCisworking,thebrakesystemmay
generatestrongvibrationsornoise.Itisnormalduring
theoperationofHDC.
Note:Duringtheoperationofthehilldescentcontrol
(HDC)system,pleasedonotmovetheshiftcontrol
knobtothe"N"position.Suchoperationmay
deactivatetheHDCfunction.
HDCSystemOn/Off
WhenthevehiclepowersystemisplacedinON/READY
position,HDCsystemdefaultstooff.Usetheswitch
functionwithintheinfotainmentsystemtoturntheHDC
systemon/off.
Normally,HDCsystemhasfourstates:
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