SAIC MOTOR MG3 2011 - Starting and Driving; Ignition Switch

StartingandDriving
StartingandDriving
IgnitionSwitch
Donotturntheignitionofforpulloutthekey
whilethecarisinmotion;thiswillcausethe
steeringlocktoengage,makingitimpossible
tosteerthecar.
0
1
2
3
Theignitionswitchislocatedontherightsideofthe
steeringcolumnandusesthefollowingsequencetoinitiate
theignitionandstarttheengine.
Position0 （ （
（
LOCK ） ）
）
•Thekeycanbeinsertedorremoved.
•Lockthesteeringwheelwhenturnitleftorright
towardsafterremovingthekey.
Position1 （ （
（
ACC ） ）
）
•Theengineisstopped,andthekeycouldnotbe
removed.
•Someelectricalequipmentsandaccessoriescanbe
operated,suchaswipers,sunroof,etc.
Position2 （ （
（
ON ） ）
）
•Allinstrumentsandelectricalcircuitsareoperational.
•Theengineruns.
Position3
（ （
（
START ） ）
）
•Startengine.Whentheengineisstarted,some
electricalequipmentwillbeisolatedduringcranking.
•Releasethekeyimmediatelyaftertheengineisstarted,
andtheignitionswitchwillreturntoposition2
automatically.
Note:Beforestartingtheengine,ensurethatthe
gearleverisintheNforAutomatedMechanical
Transmission(AMT),orthegearleverisinneutral
positionforManualTransmission(MT).
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