Anti-Lock Brake System (Abs) - MG GT Manual

The following conditions must be fulfilled to activate HHC:
• Close the driver side door and fasten the seat belt.
• Stop the vehicle on a slope with certain extent.
• SCS is fault free.
• Parking brake is failure-free and released.
• Clutch pedal is pressed (MT), or in D or R gear (AT).
• Engine is started.
• Sufficient brake pedal application force has been applied.
If the driver releases the brake pedal on a hill, HHC will
maintain brake pressure for 1～2 seconds. If the vehicle
fails to start in such 1～2 seconds, the brake automatically
releases and the vehicle slips, the brake pedal should be
depressed immediately in such a case.
Note: HHC is available in both forward and backward
directions when pulling away on uphill slopes.
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Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)

The purpose of the ABS is to prevent the wheels from
locking while braking, thereby enabling the driver to retain
steering control of the car.
The fact that a car is fitted with ABS must never tempt
the driver into taking risks that could affect his/her safety
or that of other road users.
the driver's responsibility to drive within normal safety
margins, having due consideration for prevailing weather
and traffic conditions.
Under normal braking conditions, ABS will not be
activated. However, once the braking force exceeds the
available adhesion between the tyres and the road surface,
thereby causing the wheels to lock, ABS will automatically
ABS cannot overcome
limitations of stopping the car in too short
a distance, cornering at too high a speed, or
the danger of aquaplaning, i.e. where a layer
of water prevents adequate contact between
the tyres and the road surface.
In all cases, it remains
the physical