Get Automatic Transmission* Guide for Mg HS SUV Second Generation (2024-2026)

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Automatic Transmission^*

Instructions for Use

Gear Shift

DO NOT shift from D to R or P while the

vehicle is moving, as this could cause serious

damage to the automatic transmission or

lead to an accident, resulting in injury or

even death.

The following information is very important; please read

carefully before use:

•

Before starting the vehicle, close the doors, make sure

the vehicle is in P gear, press the brake pedal and activate

the EPB system.

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•

After starting the vehicle, with the brake and EPB still

applied, shift into the desired gear.

Turn off the EPB, keep the brake pedal depressed until

you are ready to manoeuvre the vehicle. On a ﬂat

road, once the brake pedal is released, the vehicle will

automatically start to travel at a slow speed with the

accelerator pedal not depressed.

•

DO NOT coast in neutral while the vehicle is in motion,

as this could result in serious damage to the automatic

transmission or lead to an accident, resulting in injury

or even death.

The automatic transmission is a 9 -speed transmission.

There is a P gear button next to the gear display.

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The shift knob resides in the centre steady state position,

with two non-steady state positions forward or backward,

i.e., the shift knob returns to the centre steady state

position once released.

• N Neutral

Select this gear when the vehicle is stationary and the

engine is running at idle speed for a long time (for

example, waiting for trafﬁc lights).

•

P Park

With the vehicle in P gear, depress the brake pedal, push

the knob forward or backward to the ﬁrst non-steady

state position and the vehicle will shift into Neutral gear.

With the vehicle in R gear, push the knob backward to

the ﬁrst non-steady state position and the vehicle will

shift into Neutral gear.

When the shift lever is in this position, the transmission

will be mechanically locked. Use this gear when the

vehicle is stationary and the EPB is applied.

Press the P button and the vehicle will shift into Park

gear.

Note: Turn off the Start switch and the vehicle will

automatically shift into P gear.

With the vehicle in D/M gear, push the knob forward to

the ﬁrst non-steady state position and the vehicle will

shift into Neutral gear.

Note: With the brake pedal released, the driver

seat belt unfastened and the driver's door open, the

vehicle will shift to P gear automatically.

Note: When the vehicle is parking on a slope, press

the brake pedal and apply the EPB before putting

into P gear.

•

D Drive

Drive gear is used for normal driving and allows

automatic selection of drive gears depending on vehicle

speed and accelerator pedal position.

•

R : Reverse

With the vehicle in P/R/N gear, depress the brake pedal

and push the knob backward to the end and the vehicle

will go into the drive gear.

Select this gear only when the vehicle is stationary and

the driver has the intention to drive backwards.

Depress the brake pedal and push the shift knob

forward to the end and the vehicle will go to into the

reverse gear.

With the vehicle in M gear, push the knob backward to

the end and the vehicle will go into the drive gear.

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M : Manual Mode

Select this mode to shift manually when required. The

instrument interface will indicate current gear of the

vehicle with M1-M9 .

With the vehicle in D gear, push the knob backward

completely, to place the vehicle in manual mode. The

manual mode is used in conjunction with the shift paddle

on the steering wheel.

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Toggle the shift paddle to ' + ' to upshift to an adjacent

higher gear; toggle the shift paddle to ' - ' to downshift

to an adjacent lower gear.

Under manual mode, if the driver makes an

unreasonable gear selection, such as requests an upshift

during low engine speeds or requests a downshift

during high engine speeds, the transmission will not

respond and will remain in the current gear. When the

vehicle drives in a certain gear and the engine speed

is lower than a certain value, the transmission will

automatically downshift to an adjacent lower gear to

avoid engine ﬂameout; when the vehicle accelerates

and the engine speed rises up continuously to the

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maximum speed allowable by the gear, the transmission

will automatically upshift to an adjacent higher gear to

protect the engine if there is no upshift request.

In manual mode, push the electronic shift knob

backward to the end to exit manual mode.

Protection Mode

When parking the vehicle, please ensure the

vehicle is parked safely and that all trafﬁc

by-laws are observed.

Automatic Transmission Overheat Protection

Note: In D gear, operate the shift paddle to quickly

enter the temporary manual mode or switch gears.

If the shift paddle is not operated for a long period

of time, it will automatically return to D gear.

The automatic transmission may become very hot

during frequent starts in hot environments or when the

transmission is overloaded. To prevent transmission

damage, the system will perform the overheat protection

function and the instrument pack interface will display

'High transmission temperature, please drive with caution'.

Kick-down

The drive wheels may skid when kick-down

is activated on road surfaces with low

adhesion, this may lead to the vehicle

sliding out of control.

The vehicle can still be driven but the transmission will

perform torque limiting control to reduce transmission

temperature. As the vehicle is driven and the transmission

temperature drops to the normal range, the warning

message in the instrument pack interface disappears and

the transmission function returns to normal.

With D gear selected, pressing the accelerator pedal all

the way down in one motion (also known as Kick-down

) will provide better acceleration performance during

overtaking. At certain speeds, it will allow the transmission

to shift to a lower gear immediately and provide fast

acceleration. Once the accelerator pedal is released, it

will resume a suitable higher gear (based on the vehicle

speed and the position of the accelerator pedal).

If the overheating alarm occurs frequently when the vehicle

is driving smoothly, please seek an Authorised Repairer

immediately.

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Limp Mode

When this happens to the gear shift system, seek an

Authorised Repairer immediately.

When some failures occur, the transmission will enter

Limp Mode and will only function in some gears, in some

cases it may fail to reverse, during this time the instrument

pack interface will display the engine emission malfunction

indicator lamp. If this occurs, please contact an Authorised

Repairer immediately.

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Note: In Limp Mode, manual mode is disabled.

Transmission Fault

When the transmission detects a serious fault, the engine

emission malfunction indicator lamp will illuminate, at

which point the system will forcibly cut off the power

transmission in order to protect the transmission and the

vehicle will not be able to be driven! If this occurs, please

contact an Authorised Repairer immediately.

Gear Shift System Failure

When certain failures occur in the gear shift system, the

P gear button indicator next to the gear display will ﬂash.

Please stop the vehicle as soon as safety permits and apply

the EPB.

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