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MG HS Plug-In (2020MY) Owner's manual

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CONTENTS
Preface................................................................................................................................1
Introduction....................................................................................................................................1
TheOwner'sHandbook.........................................................................................................................................................1
StatusatTimeofPrinting.......................................................................................................................................................1
Warranty.....................................................................................................................................................................................1
SymbolsUsed............................................................................................................................................................................2
InanEmergency........................................................................................................................................................................3
VehicleIdenticationInformation................................................................................................4
VehicleIdentication................................................................................................................................................................4
VehicleIdenticationLabel.....................................................................................................................................................5
InstructionsforUseofHybridV ehicle.........................................................................................7
EffectsofAmbientT emperature...........................................................................................................................................7
InstructionsforHighVoltageBatteryPackRecycling......................................................................................................7
EqualisationCharging...............................................................................................................................................................8
IntelligentCharging...................................................................................................................................................................8
HighVoltageSystem.................................................................................................................................................................9
InTheEventofanAccident.................................................................................................................................................11
1InstrumentsandControls...........................................................................................13
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CONTENTS
InstrumentsandControls...........................................................................................................14
InstrumentPack...........................................................................................................................16
MessageCentre............................................................................................................................19
VehicleInformationDisplay..................................................................................................................................................19
WarningLightsandIndicators....................................................................................................35
LightsandSwitches......................................................................................................................50
MasterLightSwitch...............................................................................................................................................................50
HeadlampLevellingManualAdjustment...........................................................................................................................51
DirectionIndicator/MasterLightingSwitch.....................................................................................................................52
SmartMainBeamSystem.....................................................................................................................................................54
FogLampSwitch....................................................................................................................................................................56
HazardWarningLamps........................................................................................................................................................56
WipersandWashers...................................................................................................................57
FrontWindscreenWiperControls..................................................................................................................................57
RearWindscreenWiperControls....................................................................................................................................59
SteeringSystem...........................................................................................................................61
AdjustmentofSteeringColumn..........................................................................................................................................61
ElectricPowerSteering.........................................................................................................................................................62
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CONTENTS
Horn...............................................................................................................................................63
RearviewMirrors..........................................................................................................................64
ExteriorDoorMirrors.........................................................................................................................................................64
AutomaticAnti-dazzleInteriorRearviewMirror..........................................................................................................66
Sunvisor........................................................................................................................................68
Windows........................................................................................................................................69
PowerOperatedWindowSwitch......................................................................................................................................69
WindowOperation................................................................................................................................................................69
Sunroof
*
........................................................................................................................................72
Instructions.............................................................................................................................................................................72
SunroofOperation................................................................................................................................................................73
InteriorLight...............................................................................................................................78
FrontInteriorLamp...............................................................................................................................................................78
RearInteriorLamp
*
..............................................................................................................................................................79
AmbientLamps
*
.....................................................................................................................................................................79
PowerSocket...............................................................................................................................80
StorageDevices...........................................................................................................................82
Instructions.............................................................................................................................................................................82
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CONTENTS
GloveBox................................................................................................................................................................................82
StorageBox–DriverSide...................................................................................................................................................83
CentreConsoleArmrestBox............................................................................................................................................83
Loadspace.................................................................................................................................................................................84
CupHolder...................................................................................................................................85
CentreConsoleCupHolder..............................................................................................................................................85
RearArmrestandRearCupHolder................................................................................................................................85
RoofLuggageRack
*
.....................................................................................................................86
MaximumAuthorisedLoadfortheRoof..........................................................................................................................86
PeriodicalCheck.....................................................................................................................................................................86
2AirConditioning...........................................................................................................87
Ventilation....................................................................................................................................88
A/CParticle/PollenFilter......................................................................................................................................................89
Vents.........................................................................................................................................................................................89
AutomaticT emperatureControl..............................................................................................91
InfotainmentScreenControlInterface..............................................................................................................................91
ControlPanel.........................................................................................................................................................................94
A/CStatus................................................................................................................................................................................96
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CONTENTS
3Seats&Restraints........................................................................................................97
Seats.............................................................................................................................................98
Overview..................................................................................................................................................................................98
HeadRestraint.........................................................................................................................................................................98
FrontSeats...............................................................................................................................................................................99
RearSeats..............................................................................................................................................................................101
FrontSeatHeating................................................................................................................................................................102
SeatBelts...................................................................................................................................103
ProtectionProvidedbySeatBelts...................................................................................................................................104
WearingSeatBelts..............................................................................................................................................................105
ChildrenandSeatBelts......................................................................................................................................................110
SeatBeltPre-tensioners.....................................................................................................................................................111
SeatBeltChecks,MaintenanceandReplacement.......................................................................................................112
AirbagSupplementaryRestraintSystem...............................................................................114
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................114
AirbagDeployment.............................................................................................................................................................115
ConditionsinWhichAirbagsWillNotDeploy...........................................................................................................118
DisablingthePassengerAirbag..........................................................................................................................................119
ServiceandReplacementofAirbags...............................................................................................................................121
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CONTENTS
DisposalofAirbags...............................................................................................................................................................122
ChildRestraints.........................................................................................................................123
ImportantSafetyInstructionsaboutUsingChildRestraints.....................................................................................123
ChildRestraintsGroups......................................................................................................................................................126
ApprovedChildRestraintPositions.................................................................................................................................128
4Starting&Driving......................................................................................................133
Keys..............................................................................................................................................134
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................134
ReplacingtheBattery.........................................................................................................................................................135
ChildProofLocks......................................................................................................................137
AlarmSystems...........................................................................................................................138
PowerImmobilisation..........................................................................................................................................................138
BodyAnti-theftSystem.......................................................................................................................................................138
ManualT ailgate
*
...................................................................................................................................................................143
ElectricT ailgate
*
..................................................................................................................................................................144
T ailgateEmergencyOpen..................................................................................................................................................147
StartingandStoppingPowerSystem.......................................................................................148
START/STOPSwitch............................................................................................................................................................148
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CONTENTS
READYMode.........................................................................................................................................................................149
SwitchingthePowerSystemOFF.....................................................................................................................................152
PedestrianAlertControlSystem............................................................................................153
EconomicalandEnvironmentalDriving..................................................................................154
Running-in...............................................................................................................................................................................154
EnvironmentProtection......................................................................................................................................................154
EconomicDrivingandMaintenance.................................................................................................................................154
DrivinginSpecialEnvironment..........................................................................................................................................156
CatalyticConverterandParticulateFilter..............................................................................157
FuelSystem.................................................................................................................................159
FuelRequirements................................................................................................................................................................159
FuelFiller...............................................................................................................................................................................160
Refueling..................................................................................................................................................................................162
VehicleHybridControl..............................................................................................................163
CrashOutageControl........................................................................................................................................................163
ElectricPowerManagementMode...................................................................................................................................163
PowerLimitofElectricalAppliances................................................................................................................................163
ChargingRequirements.............................................................................................................164
ChargingY ourVehicleatHome........................................................................................................................................166
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CONTENTS
InstalledChargingPoints.....................................................................................................................................................166
HomeChargingGuide.........................................................................................................................................................166
ChargingandMedicalConditionAwareness.................................................................................................................167
ChargingPort........................................................................................................................................................................167
ChargingOperation.............................................................................................................................................................169
ChargingInformation...........................................................................................................................................................171
EqualisationCharging...........................................................................................................................................................172
ChargingTimes.....................................................................................................................................................................172
ElectricDriveT ransmission(10-Speed)...................................................................................173
Instructions............................................................................................................................................................................173
GearShift................................................................................................................................................................................173
VehicleStart-off.....................................................................................................................................................................175
DrivingonHills.....................................................................................................................................................................176
EnergyRegeneration............................................................................................................................................................176
ElectricPowerManagementMode...................................................................................................................................177
ProtectionMode...................................................................................................................................................................178
BrakeSystem..............................................................................................................................181
FootBrake..............................................................................................................................................................................181
ElectronicBrakeForceDistribution(EBD)...................................................................................................................182
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CONTENTS
ElectronicBrakeAssistance(EBA)...................................................................................................................................182
HillHoldControl(HHC)..................................................................................................................................................182
AutoHold.............................................................................................................................................................................184
HillDescentControl(HDC)............................................................................................................................................186
Anti-lockBrakeSystem(ABS)..........................................................................................................................................188
ActiveRolloverProtection(ARP)...................................................................................................................................189
EmergencyBrakingHazardWarningLightsControlSystem(HAZ)......................................................................190
ElectronicParkingBrake(EPB)..........................................................................................................................................191
StabilityControlSystem(SCS)andT ractionControlSystem(TCS)................................194
T yrePressureMonitoringSystem(TPMS).............................................................................196
AdaptiveCruiseControlSystem..............................................................................................197
AdaptiveCruiseControlSystemActivation.................................................................................................................198
AdaptiveCruiseT argetSpeedAdjustment...................................................................................................................201
AdaptiveCruiseT argetFollowingDistanceAdjustment............................................................................................202
AdaptiveCruisePause.........................................................................................................................................................202
AutomaticDeactivationofAdaptiveCruise.................................................................................................................202
AdaptiveCruiseOverride.................................................................................................................................................203
AdaptiveCruiseResume...................................................................................................................................................203
CleartheSpeedMemory..................................................................................................................................................203
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CONTENTS
SpecialDrivingEnvironments...........................................................................................................................................204
ParkingAidSystem....................................................................................................................207
UltrasonicSensorParkingAid..........................................................................................................................................207
360AroundViewSystem..................................................................................................................................................208
RearDriverAssistanceSystem.................................................................................................211
SystemOverview.................................................................................................................................................................211
SwitchingtheSystemFunctionsOn/Off........................................................................................................................212
SystemFunctions.................................................................................................................................................................213
DrivingAssistSystem...............................................................................................................218
DescriptionofFrontViewCamera.................................................................................................................................218
DescriptionofFrontDetectionRadar...........................................................................................................................219
SpeedAssistSystem(SAS)................................................................................................................................................221
LaneDepartureWarningSystem(LDW)......................................................................................................................226
LaneDeparturePreventionSystem(LDP)....................................................................................................................229
LaneKeepingAssistSystem(LKA)..................................................................................................................................233
MGPilotSystem..................................................................................................................................................................237
ForwardCollisionWarningSystem(FCW)..................................................................................................................242
AutomaticEmergencyBrakingSystem(AEB)andAutomaticEmergencyBrakingSystemforPedestrians
(AEBP).........................................................................................................................................................243
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CONTENTS
LoadCarrying.............................................................................................................................248
LoadSpace..............................................................................................................................................................................248
InternalLoading...................................................................................................................................................................249
GeneralT owingSafety.........................................................................................................................................................249
5EmergencyInformation............................................................................................251
HazardWarningDevices...........................................................................................................252
HazardWarningLamps.......................................................................................................................................................252
WarningT riangle...................................................................................................................................................................252
eCall-SOSEmergencyAssistance..........................................................................................254
EmergencyStarting...................................................................................................................257
UsingBoosterCables..........................................................................................................................................................257
StartingtheCar...................................................................................................................................................................257
VehicleRecovery.........................................................................................................................260
T owingforRecovery............................................................................................................................................................260
T ransporter............................................................................................................................................................................262
T yreRepairandWheelReplacement......................................................................................263
T oolIdentication................................................................................................................................................................263
T yreRepair............................................................................................................................................................................263
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CONTENTS
ChangingaWheel
*
..............................................................................................................................................................267
FuseReplacement......................................................................................................................270
Fuse..........................................................................................................................................................................................270
LuggageCompartmentFuseBox......................................................................................................................................272
PassengerCompartmentFuseBox..................................................................................................................................275
FrontCompartmentFuseBox..........................................................................................................................................279
BulbReplacement......................................................................................................................283
BulbSpecication..................................................................................................................................................................283
BulbReplacement.................................................................................................................................................................283
6Maintenance...............................................................................................................291
Maintenance................................................................................................................................292
RoutineServicing.................................................................................................................................................................292
Bonnet.........................................................................................................................................295
OpeningtheBonnet...........................................................................................................................................................295
ClosingtheBonnet.............................................................................................................................................................295
BonnetOpenWarning.......................................................................................................................................................295
EngineCompartment................................................................................................................297
Engine.........................................................................................................................................298
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CONTENTS
1.5LT urbochargedEngineOil..........................................................................................................................................298
EngineOilLevelCheckandT opUp...............................................................................................................................298
EngineOilSpecication......................................................................................................................................................299
CoolingSystem...........................................................................................................................300
CoolantCheckandT opUp...............................................................................................................................................300
CoolantSpecication..........................................................................................................................................................301
Brake...........................................................................................................................................302
BrakePads.............................................................................................................................................................................302
BrakeFluidCheckandT opUp.........................................................................................................................................302
BrakeFluidSpecication....................................................................................................................................................303
Battery.........................................................................................................................................304
BatteryMaintenance............................................................................................................................................................304
BatteryReplacement............................................................................................................................................................304
HighVoltageBatteryPack........................................................................................................306
Precautionsandrestrictedconditionsforuseofbattery...........................................................................................306
Washer.......................................................................................................................................308
WasherFluidCheckandT opUp.....................................................................................................................................308
WasherNozzles...................................................................................................................................................................309
Wipers.........................................................................................................................................310
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CONTENTS
WiperBlades.........................................................................................................................................................................310
ReplacingFrontWindscreenWiperBlades..................................................................................................................311
ReplacingRearWindowWiperBlades..........................................................................................................................312
T yres............................................................................................................................................313
Overview...............................................................................................................................................................................313
CaringforY ourT yres.........................................................................................................................................................315
T yreWearIndicators..........................................................................................................................................................315
ReplacementofT yres.........................................................................................................................................................316
WheelFitmentRotation....................................................................................................................................................316
T yre/SnowChains................................................................................................................................................................317
CleaningandVehicleCare........................................................................................................319
ExternalCare.......................................................................................................................................................................319
CleaningtheInterior............................................................................................................................................................323
7T echnicalData............................................................................................................325
T echnicalDataDimensions.......................................................................................................326
Weights........................................................................................................................................328
T owingWeights.....................................................................................................................................................................329
T owingBarDimensions.......................................................................................................................................................330
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CONTENTS
MajorParametersofEngine....................................................................................................332
ParametersofDriveMotor.......................................................................................................333
RecommendedFluidsandCapacities......................................................................................334
Four-WheelAlignmentParameterT able(Unladen).............................................................335
WheelsandT yres.......................................................................................................................335
T yrePressure(Cold)..................................................................................................................335
8Appendix.....................................................................................................................337
RemovableT owBar...................................................................................................................338
T owBarOperatingInstructions........................................................................................................................................338
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PREFACE
Introduction
TheOwner'sHandbook
Thishandbookdescribesallofthevehiclesandstandard
equipmentspecicationwithinthemodelrange.Someof
theinformationtherefore,maynotapplytoyourparticular
car.
Alwaysrememberthatifyouhaveanyqueriesconcerning
theoperationorspecicationofyourcar,yourMG
AuthorisedRepairerwillbegladtoadviseyou.
TheillustrationsintheOwner'sHandbookarefor
referenceonly.
Theinformationpresentedinthismanualmayvaryslightly
dependingonvehicleconguration,softwareversionand
salesarea.
StatusatTimeofPrinting
MGoperatesapolicyofconstantproductimprovement
andthereforereservestherighttochangespecications
withoutnoticeatanytime.Whilsteveryeffortis
madetoensurecompleteaccuracyoftheinformation
inthispublication,noliabilitiesforinaccuraciesorthe
consequencesthereof,includinglossordamageto
property,orinjurytopersons,canbeacceptedbythe
manufacturerorMGAuthorisedRepairerwhosupplied
thepublication,exceptinrespectofpersonalinjurycaused
bythenegligenceofthemanufacturerorMGAuthorised
Repairer.
Warranty
Pleaseconsultwww.mg.co.ukforthevehiclewarranty
termsandconditions,warrantystatementandexemptions.
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PREFACE
SymbolsUsed
Thefollowingsymbolsusedwithinthehandbookcallyour
attentiontospecictypesofinformation.
Warning
Thiswarningsymbolidentiesprocedures
thatmustbefollowedprecisely,or
informationthatmustbeconsideredwith
greatcare,inordertoreducetheriskof
personalinjuryorseriousdamagetothecar.
Important
IMPORT ANT
Thestatementsstatedheremustbefollowedstrictly,
otherwiseyourcarcouldbedamaged.
Note
Note:Thisdescribeshelpfulinformation.
Thissymbolindicatespartsdescribedmustbe
disposedofbyauthorisedpersonsorbodiestoprotect
theenvironment.
Asterisk
Anasterisk(*)appearingwithinthetext,identiesfeatures
oritemsofequipmentthatareeitheroptional,orareonly
ttedtosomevehiclesinthemodelrange.
IllustrationInformation
Identiescomponentsbeingexplained.
Identiesmovementofcomponentsbeing
explained.
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PREFACE
InanEmergency
IMPORT ANT
Rememberthebreakdownsafetycode
Ifabreakdownoccurswhiletravelling:
•Whereverpossible,consistentwithroadsafetyand
trafcconditions,thecarshouldbemovedoffthe
mainthoroughfare,preferablyintoalay-by.Ifa
breakdownoccursonamotorway,pullwelloverto
theinsideofthehardshoulder.
•Switchonhazardlights.
•Ifavailable,positionawarningtriangleoraashing
amberlight150to500ftbehindyourvehicletowarn
approachingtrafc.Noteitisalegalrequirement
ofsomecountriesthatawarningtriangleiscarried
inthevehicle,ifindoubtconsultthelocalhighways
agencyforfurtherinformation.
•Considerevacuatingpassengersthroughnearside
doorsontothevergeasaprecautionincaseyour
vehicleisaccidentallystruckbyothertrafc.
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PREFACE
VehicleIdenticationInformation
VehicleIdentication
1
32
1V ehicleIdenticationNumber（VIN）
2EngineNumber
3ElectricT ransmissionNumber
AlwaysquotetheVehicleIdenticationNumber(VIN)
whencommunicatingwithyourMGAuthorisedRepairer.
Iftheengineorelectricdrivetransmissionisinvolved,it
mayberequiredtoprovidetheidenticationnumbersof
theseassemblies.
VehicleIdenticationLocation
VehicleIdenticationNumber(VIN)
•Ontheoorunderthedriver'sseat;
•Stampedonaplatevisiblethroughthebottomlefthand
cornerofthewindscreen;
•Onthevehicleidenticationplate;
•Ontheinnersideofthetailgatevisiblebyopeningthe
tailgate.
Note:TheDLCislocatedinthedriverfootwellat
thebaseofthefasciapanelontheLHside.TheVIN
informationcanbeextractedfromthevehicleusing
theapproveddiagnosticequipment.
EngineNumberLocation
Stampedonthefrontrightofthecylinderblock(Viewfrom
thefrontoftheengine).
ElectricT ransmissionNumber
4
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