BYD G3. Service Instruction — part 8

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Tips

Take special care when towing
the car. Please avoid sudden
startup and unstable driving
operation, which may exert great
stress on emergency towing
hook, and towing cable/chain.
The hook, towing cable/chain may
crack, in which case there may be
serious

personal

injury

or

damage to the car.

Note

Please use the towing cable or
chain designed specifically for
car towing. Tie the cable or chain
to the towing hook firmly.

Before towing, please release the
parking brake and set the transmission
to N gear. The ignition switch should be
at "ACC" (engine shut down) or "ON"
(engine running).

Tips

When the engine is not running,
boosters of brake and steering
device do not work, which makes
steering

and

braking

more

difficult than usual.

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Chapter 5

Anti-corrosion and Auto Exterior Maintenance

Anti-corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 112
Tips on Maintenance of Paint Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Washing and Waxing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 114
Inside Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

BYD G3 AUTO Owner’s Instruction

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Anti-corrosion
Proper maintenance can protect the car
against corrosion for a long time.

The

common

causes

for

car

corrosion are:
● Saline-alkali, dust, and moisture

concentrates at unaccessible part
under the bottom of the car.

● The paint film or base coating is

scratched by slight crash or foreign
bodies such as sand.

If operating the car under special
circumstance or environment, please
take special care:
● The dust on the road with saline-alkali

or chemical substances will speed up
corrosion; the air along the seacoast
or in regions polluted by industries is
also saline.

● High moisture will speed up corrosion,

especially at a site with a temperature
just over 0°C.

● When certain parts of the car are

always under moisture or humidity,
even if the rest parts are kept dry,
corrosion will occur.

● High compartment temperature may

cause corrosion to the parts which
can not get dry quickly due to lack of
proper ventilation.

The above items show that it is very
import to keep the car, especially its
bottom, clean and repair the damaged
paint and protection coating as soon as
possible.

To prevent corrosion of BYD G3,
please follow the instructions below:
Wash the car regularly. Washing your
car regularly can keep it clean. But for
anti-corrosion purpose, please abide by
the following points:

● In winter if you drive the car on the

road with saline-alkali or live by the
sea, please wash the running part of
the car at least once per month to
reduce corrosion.

● High pressure water or steam is

effective for cleaning chassis and
wheel cover. Slurry and dirt in these
positions are difficult to remove; you
need to pay extra attention as getting
the slurry and crumbs wet without
removing them may cause severer
damage. Please avoid the dust
jamming the drain hole on the lower
edge of the door, sill plate, and frame,
otherwise water accumulated will lead
to corrosion.

● Arrange a thorough cleaning for the
chassis when winter is over.
For more hints, refer to "Washing and
Waxing".

Check the car's paint and decorative
pieces. When there is any fragment or
crack on the paint film, please repair it at
once to avoid commencement of
corrosion at this location. If the
fragments or cracks peel off the metal
surface, please contact the BYD service
station for repair.

Check inside of the carriage. Moisture
and dust will concentrate beneath the
floor mats and cause corrosion, please
check the underside of the floor mats
frequently and make sure it is dry. When
you transport chemicals, detergent,
fertilizer, salt and similar materials,
please pay particular attention and use
proper containers. In case of any
spillage or leakage, please clean and
dry the affected part immediately.

Use mudguard. When driving in
saline-alkali area or on the gravel road,
you can use mudguard to protect the
car. The mudguard with bigger size
and shorter clearance from the ground
has better protection effect. Small
mudguard for wheel cover is optional
for BYD G3, installation of which is
available at BYD service station.

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Park the car in a well ventilated
garage rather than in damp or
unventilated place. Washing your car
in the garage or parking after a drive on
a wet or snowy road will get the garage
damp and thus cause corrosion. Even
though the garage is dry, the car will
also get damp and suffer corrosion if it is
poorly ventilated.

Tips on Maintenance of Paint Surface
Pay attention to the following points in
use and maintenance of the car:
(1) Clean the dust on the car before,
during and after using the car, which can
reduce dust absorption by static.
(2) Wash the car timely after rain. The
taint left by rain on the car body will
shrink in size after rain stops, which
means acid materials in the rain will
concentrate. Clean the taint as soon as
possible to avoid harm to the paint
surface caused by the taint.
(3) Wash the car after the engine cools
down. Do not wash the car in strong
sunlight or high temperature, otherwise
the detergent will form taint on the paint
surface after quick drying. If you wash
the

car

by

yourself,

only

use

special-purpose detergent and neutral
running water. Do not use strongly
alkaline washing power, soap water and

detergent, which may wash away
grease in the paint and speed up aging.
When washing the car at a carwash,
prevent the staff from using dewaxing
detergent, or the paint may be damaged.
When the car is used along seacoast or
in a region with heavy pollution, you
shall wash the car daily.
(4) Only use damp, clean and soft
sponge or finishing cloth to wipe the car,
and make sure metal and sand particle
does not exist in it. Do not use dry
cloth, sponge or towel to wipe it to avoid
scratching. When wiping, move the cloth
gently along the running water, and do
not move in circle or perpendicular to
the running water.
(5) Taint of strongly corrosive stuff, such
as pitch, bird manure and insect remains,
shall be cleaned timely. Please use
special purpose detergent. Do not use
knife or gasoline to remove the taint,
otherwise the paint surface may be
damaged.
(6) Do not touch the paint with greasy
hands, wipe the paint with greasy cloth,
or put any tool with grease on it or
finishing cloth dipped in organic solvent
on the car body, otherwise there may be
harmful chemical reaction.
(7) If there is no obvious scratch, do not
make repainting as the new paint color

may vary with the original paint. (8) In
case that the car will not be used for a
long period, please park it in a
well-ventilated garage or similar place,
and use a special-purpose car cover.
For a short period parking, please select
a shade place.
(9) Prevent strong impact, knock or
scratch to the paint film. If the paint has
scratch, sinking or peeling off, please
make repair in time, and you are
recommended to go to a professional
auto beauty store.
(10) Use carbon detergent to clean
glossy metal parts, and apply waxing
regularly for protection.
(11) Use quality detergent for cleaning
of trimming, and do not use excessive
force when waxing to prevent the base
layer from exposing when the paint is
penetrated.
Apply waxing when it is required and go
to auto beauty store for maintenance
regularly (at least once per quarter) to
keep the paint surface glossy.

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Washing and Waxing

Cleaning for BYD G3
Clean the car in normal way.

In the cases below, the paint may peel
off and there will be corrosion in the car
body and parts. Please clean the car
immediately.
● Driving along the seacoast.
● Driving on the road covered with
anti-freezer.

● Stuck with coal tar, resin, bird manure,
and insect remains.
● Driving in an area with heavy smoke,

coal ash, dust, iron scurf, or chemical
substances.

● The car is obviously covered with dust
and slurry.

Instruction Cleaning for BYD G3
Clean the car in shade place when the
body does not feel hot.

Tips

Please protect your hands from
hurt while cleaning the underside
of the floor or chassis.

1. Use water pipe to wash away the

loose dirt, slurry and saline-alkali at
the bottom of the car and in the sunk
places of wheels.

2. Use neutral detergent to wash the car,

following

the

manufacturer's

instructions

when

mixing

the

detergent with water. Dip a soft cloth
into the detergent to wipe the car
gently, and use soap water and
clean water to remove the dirt.

3.

Flushing

with

running

water,

otherwise when the soap water get
dry, it will leave taints. Especially,
please use clean water to flush each
part of the car after washing in the
summer.

4. To avoid leaving water mark, please

wipe it dry with clean soft towel. Do
not wipe or press too hard, or the
paint surface may be damaged.

Decorative plastic pieces on wheels:
the decorative plastic pieces may be
damaged by organic substances easily.
If any organic substance spills onto the
decorative pieces, please wash it away
by clean water and check whether the
decorative pieces are hurt.

Tips

Do not install plastic decorative
pieces which have been seriously
damaged on wheels, or they may
drop off the wheel while driving
and thus lead to accident.

Aluminum wheel: Wash it only with
neutral soap water or neutral detergent.
Plastic bumper: be careful in washing it.
Do not use detergent containing
grinding medium to wipe it, because its
front side is soft.

Asphalt from the road: wash it by
turpentine or detergent marked as
non-harmful to the painted surface.

Note

Do

not

use

such

organic

substances

as

gasoline,

kerosene, naphtha, and strong
solvent as they may cause
poisoning or damage.

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Auto Car Washing

You can wash your car at an automatic
carwash station. But please take notice
that some types of brushes, unfiltered
water, and the wash process adopted by
the machine will hurt the painted surface.
Damage to the painted surface will
reduce

its

duration

and

gloss,

particularly for the car in dark color.
Usually the staff from carwash will tell
you which washing process is most
proper for your car.

Waxing for BYD G3

To keep the glossy surface as
brand-new, we suggest you to polish
and wax the car regularly.
Waxing shall be done once per month or
when the car body shows poor
water-resistant performance.
1. Before waxing, please wash and dry

the car body even if you use the
mixture of detergent and wax.

2. Please use quality polish and car wax.

When the polishing coat has been
weathered seriously, please use the
cleaning polish which is separated
from the car wax. Follow the
instructions and precautions from the
manufacturer. The chrome plated
surface also needs polishing and
waxing.

3. On a large surface, if the water can

not form beads but stay on the
surface, you shall wax the car.

Note

When the car is placed in painting
& polishing workshop with high
temperature for repainting, please
remove the plastic bumper from
the car, or the heat may damage
the bumper.

Inside Cleaning

Tips

Do not wash the floor with water
or allow the water to flow onto the
floor while cleaning the car inside
or outside; otherwise water may
enter the audio devices or other
electric appliances on or under
the carpet (mat), which may result
in malfunction of the devices and
corrosion of the car body

Carpet

Please use quality foam detergent to
clean the carpet.
First use the dust collector to absorb the
dust. Several kinds of foam detergents
are applicable: some are packed in
aerosol can, and some are powder or
liquid which shall be mixed with water to
generate foam. Use a sponge or brush
dipped with foam to wash the carpet by
moving in circle.
Do not use water to keep the carpet dry.
Please read and strictly follow the
instructions

from

the

detergent

manufacturer.

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Seat Belts

The seat belt can be washed with
neutral soap water or warm water.

Use sponge or soft cloth to clean it.
Check if the seat belt has excessive
wear or cut.

Note

◆ The seat belt can not be

cleaned with coloring agent or
bleacher, or its strength will be
weakened.

◆ Do not use the seat belt until it

is dry.

Doors and Windows

Doors and windows can be cleaned
with

any

normal

household

detergent.

Note

When cleaning the internal side of
the rear window, pay attention to
not

scratching

or

damaging

heating wire or its connector.

Please use damp and soft cloth to
clean the air conditioning control
panel, stereo system, instrument
panel, control panel, and switches.

Dip a clean and soft cloth into the water
or warm water, and then wipe away the
dust gently.

Note

◆ Do not use organic substances

(like solvent, kerosene, alcohol, or
gasoline) and acid-base solutions,
because these chemicals will lead
to color change, taint, and peeling
on the surface.

◆ Before using detergent or polish,

first please make sure they do not
include the substances mentioned
above .

◆ If you use new liquid detergent,

please do not spill the liquid onto
the inside surface of the car as they
may contain harmful substance. If
any spilling, please clean up the
spilled liquid at once in the way
described previously.

Leather Trimming inside the Car
For leather trimming, you can use
neutral detergent intended for woolen
fabrics to clean them.

Use a soft cloth dipped with 5% of
neutral detergent intended for woolen
fabrics to erase the dust, and then wipe
off the residual detergent with a clean
wet cloth.

If any part of the leather gets wet after
cleaning, please wipe it dry with a clean
soft cloth and keep it in the ventilated
shade for drying.

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chapter 6

Maintenance Instructions

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
How to judge the vehicle needs maintenance? . . . . . . . . . . . .. 119
BYD G3 Maintenance Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 120

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Maintenance
Scheduled maintenance is very
important
BYD

Auto

Company

strongly

recommends that users protect their
new G3 BYD cars by following the
maintenance

program,

because

scheduled maintenance serves the
following purposes:



Save fuel



Extend its operating life



Enjoy driving



Drive safely



Drive stably



Conform to regulations on
maintenance



Conform

to

governmental

regulations

Notes：

Please refer to BYD G3
Maintenance & Repair Instruction and
turn to BYD service station
regularly for car maintenance.

BYD G3 car has been designed to
be a economical driving and
maintaining car which dispenses
with many maintenance services
required before. To ensure your car
runs with best travel efficiency, you
must

follow

the

maintenance

program.

Where can you get maintenance
service?

It is best to get car maintenance from
local BYD service station.
Technicians in BYD are all well-trained
professionals. They will get the latest
service

information,

such

as

proceedings

about

technique,

maintenance gist and internal training
program of special repair shop. They
have completed study in BYD Auto
Company before working, instead of
study while working. Is it the best way?
BYD service station has spent a large
amount of money on special tools and
maintenance equipment for BYD cars,
which helps to better complete tasks as
well as reduce expenses.
The maintenance department of BYD
service station can perform all the
maintenance program for your car

–

reliable and economical.

Which maintenance items can be
completed by driver himself?

Many maintenance items can be easily
completed by driver himself, as long as
he

has

some

knowledge

about

mechanical maintenance and also has
some basic auto tools For easy
operations, you can refer to section 7.
Notes: special tools and professional
skills

are

required

for

part

of

maintenance operation. These items
shall

be

maintained

by

qualified

technicians. Even though the driver is a
well-experienced technician, BYD Auto
Company still recommends you contact
BYD service station for repair and
maintenance. What's more, they can
keep a record of maintenance for your
car, which will be very helpful when you
need maintenance service.

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How to judge the vehicle need
maintenance?

Pay attention to changes of car
performance and sound, as well as
visualized signs for necessary repair.
Some important conditions are
shown as below:


The

engine

is

misfiring,

unstable or sounds ―bang‖



Driving

force

is

reduced

obviously



Abnormal noises made by
engine



The car is leaking at its bottom
(yet air conditioning water drop
is normal)）



Exhaust sound changes (it may
indicate

carbon

monoxide

leak)You

must

drive

with

windows opened and check the
exhaust system immediately.）



Flat tire; excessive noise made by
tires during turning a corner;
uneven tire wear



The car leans to one side during
driving in a straight line on the flat
ground.



Abnormal

noises

related

to

movement of suspension device



Braking is disabled; brake pedal or
clutch pedal feels like sponge;
brake pedal almost touches the
floor; when braking, the car turns to
one side.



Temperature

of

coolant

still

continue to be too high

If any conditions above, drive your car to
BYD service station as soon as possible,
as your car may need adjustment or
repair.

Tips

Do not keep on driving without
any inspection, or it may cause
serious car damage and human
injury.

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BYD G3 Maintenance Program

BYD G3 maintenance program is
designed for ensuring stable driving,
reducing faults and driving safely and
economically.
You can refer to the schedule for
intervals of maintenance, which is
almost scheduled according to the
reading on odometer or time interval. It
is subject to what comes first.
For maintenance item out of the last
expiration date, it can also be
maintained at the same interval.

Maintenance interval for each item are
all recorded in the

maintenance

program.
Rubber hose (used for cooling and
heating system, brake system and fuel
system) shall be checked by qualified
technicians according to the BYD G3
maintenance program.
These

are

extremely

important

maintenance items. If any deterioration
or damage, the hose shall be replaced
immediately. Notes: rubber hose will be
deteriorated with the passing years,
thus it may cause expansion, abrasion
or breakage.

Requirements for Maintenance Program
BYD G3 auto must be maintained according to the normal maintenance
program (you can refer to “Maintenance Program”).

If the car is operated under the following one or more special conditions,
some maintenance item is required to be performed more frequently.
A. Road Conditions
1. Drive on rugged, muddy or

snowmelt road

2. Drive on the dusty road

B. Driving Conditions

1. When the car has towed a trailer;

used a camping trailer or top
clamping bracket

2.

When the car has run at a short
distance repeatedly below 0 ℃ ,
within 8km.

When the car has idled for a long time or
long run at a low speed such as police
car, taxi or delivery car.

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Maintenance Program
Maintenance Operations: I = check, correct or replace when necessary; R = replace, change or lubricate; C = clean

Maintenance Intervals

Maintenance Items

Reading on odometer or months, subject to what comes first

×1,000km

3

8

13

18

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58

63

68

73

Months

Forced

Mainte

nance

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

33

36

39

42

Basic parts of engine

1. Check if any crack, flying chip, wear on the drive belt

and adjust its tensity

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

2. Check if any damage on the ignition cable

I

I

I

3. Replace the timing belt of
engine

General using

conditions

I

I

I

R

Rigorous using

conditions

R: every 70,000km

4. Check if the oil and gas control system of crankcase is
normal

I

I

I

5. Check and replace the spark plug

I

I

R

I

I

R

I

6. Check if the cooling water pipe is damaged and
confirm if the pipe joint is locked tightly

I

I

I

I

7. Check the engine coolant level in the over flow pot

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

8. Replace the engine coolant

R

R

R

9. Check if the air filter element is

blocked and damaged

General using

conditions

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Rigorous using

conditions

I: shorten the cycle as required

10. Replace the air filter element

General use

conditions

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

Rigorous using

conditions

R：Shorten the cycle as required

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Maintenance Interval

Maintenance Items

Reading on odometer or months, subject to what comes first

×1,000km

3

8

13

18

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58

63

68

73

Months

Forced

Mainte

nance

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

33

36

39

42

11. Check the gear oil level in manual transmission box

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

12. Replace the gear oil in the
manual transmission box

General using

conditions

I

R

R

R

R

Rigorous using

conditions

R：Shorten the cycle as required

13. Check and replace the oil in
automatic transmission box

General using

conditions

Free from replacing, just check and supplement it every 1 year or

20,000km

Rigorous using

conditions

Replace it every 40,000km

Replace the lubricating oil and oil filter in CVT
transmission

Replace it every 60,000km

14. Replace engine oil

General using

conditions

Replace it every 6 months or every 5,000km

Rigorous using

conditions

Every 3,000km

15. Replace the engine oil filter
element

General using

conditions

Replace it every 6 months or every 5,000km

Rigorous using

conditions

Every 3,000km

16. Check the electrolyte of battery

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

17. Check the engine idle speed

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

18. Check the ignition timing

I

I

I

I

19. Check the air hose of crankcase

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

20. Check the valve gap

I

I

I

I

I

21. Check the joint of exhaust pipe for gas leak

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

22. Throttle Body

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

23. Injection nozzle

C

C

C

C

C

C

C

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24. Check the oxygen sensor

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

25. Check the three-way catalytic converter

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Fuel and Exhaust Purification Control System

26. Fuel filter

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

27. Fuel tank cover, fuel pipe and joint

I

I

I

I

Maintenance Interval

Maintenance Items

Reading on odometer or months, subject to what comes first

×1,000km

3

8

13

18

23

28

33

38

43

48

53

58

63

68

73

Months

Forced

Mainte

nance

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

33

36

39

42

28. Activated carbon canister

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

Chassis and Car Body

29. Brake pedal and parking brake

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

30. Brake pad and brake disc

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

31. Brake fluid

I

I

I

I

R

I

I

I

R

I

I

I

R

I

I

32. Pipeline and hose of brake system

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

33. Power steering fluid

I

R

I

R

I

R

I

34. Steering wheel, draw bar

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

35. Transmission shaft dust cover

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

36. Ball pin and dust cover

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

37. Front and rear suspension device

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

38. Tire and inflation pressure

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

39. Check the front and rear wheel alignment

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

40. Check if the wheel bearing has end play

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

41. Cooling or heating system

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

42. Air filter of air conditioner

I

R

R

R

R

R

R

R

43. Refrigerant of air conditioner/cooling device

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

44. Check the SRS system

I

I

I

I

I

I

I

45. Check the car body for damage

Every year

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Notes:

“Rigorous Using Conditions” specifications only apply to the cars used in rigorous using conditions. It includes as

follows:

（

1）

Drive in the dusty areas or often expose the car in air with salt or by the sea;

（

2）

Drive on the rugged road, road full of water or mountain road;

（

3）

Drive in the cold area;

（

4）

The engine runs idle for a long time or often runs for a short distance in cold season;

（

5）

Use the brake frequently and often slam the brake;

（

6）

Use the car as a tractor-trailer;

（

7）

Use the car as a taxi or an operating car;

（

8）

Above 32℃, drive the car in the crowded urban area for more than 50% running time;

（

9）

Above 30℃, drive the car at 120km/hour or a higher speed for more than 50% running time;

（

10） Overloaded running.

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Chapter 7

Section 1

Self-maintenance

Foreword

Engine Compartment Appearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 126
Fuse Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 127
Notes of Self-maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 127
Location of Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 129