STARTING&DRIVING
InternalLoading
DONOTcarryunsecuredequipment,tools
orluggagethatcouldmove,causingpersonal
injuryintheeventofanaccident,emergency
brakingorhardacceleration.
DONOTcreateanobstructionthatprevents
thedriverorpassengermaintainingthe
correctsittingpostureorobscurestheir
vision.
Foldingtherearseatscanincreaseluggagespace,referto
"RearSeat"in"SeatsandRestraints"chapter .
Whencargoisloadedinthevehicle,placeitataposition
aslowaspossibleandensurethatitistightlysecured,soas
toavoidpersonalinjurycausedbycargomovementwhen
trafcaccidentsoremergencybrakingoccurs.Ifthecargo
hastobeputonaseat,nooneisallowedtositonthat
seat.
GeneralT owingSafety
Y ourvehiclecantowatrailerifyoucarefullyobserveload
limits,useapprovedequipment,andfollowthetowing
guidelines.Alwayscheckloadlimitsbeforetowing.
T owingloadsinexcessofthemaximumtowingweight
canseriouslyaffectvehiclehandlingandperformance,and
coulddamageyourvehiclesengineanddrive-train.
Note:ExceedinganyloadlimitsadvisedbyMGMotor
UKLtdisdangerous.Consulttherecommendedload
limitsandloadingpriortoanyjourney.
Checktheloadingofyourvehicleandtrailercarefully
beforestartingtodrive.
T railerhitchloadshouldneverexceedthelimitadvisedby
MGMotorUKLtd.
Note:Excessivetowingloadsreducefronttyretraction
andsteeringcontrol,toolittletrailernoseloadcan
makethetrailerunstableandcauseittosway.
T owbars:OnlygenuineMGapprovedtowbarsshould
bettedtoyourvehicle.Onlyusetheattachmentmethod
speciedbythevehiclemanufacturerforsecuringthe
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