BYD G3. Service Instruction — part 6

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Run-in Period

Drive the car stably and do not drive
at high speed.

BYD G3 does not have complicated
run-in procedure. In the first 2,000
kilometers, please follow the tips below
to save fuel and extend the service life
of the car.

● Do not press the accelerator to the

bottom in starting and driving.

● Do not let the engine runs overspeed.
● Avoid emergency braking in the first

300 kilometers.

● Do not drive the car for a long time at

the same speed, high or low.

● Do not tow a trailer in the first 2000

kilometers.

Fuel

Appropriate fuel can give full play to
engine performance, while reducing
exhaust

emission

and

allowing

simple maintenance of parts.

Engine damage or incompliance of
emission as a result of improper fuel are
not covered by BYD warranty.

Fuel Type

Only use #93 or above unleaded
gasoline.
To prevent wrong operation in gas
station, BYD G3 is equipped with a
small fuel tank opening. The special
nozzle of unleaded gasoline pump can
match up with the small opening while
the larger standard nozzle of leaded
gasoline pump can not.

Note

Do not use leaded gasoline, which
may cause failure of three-way
catalytic

converter

and

abnormality of emission pollution
control device. It will also increase
maintenance expense.

Note

Emission system on BYD G3 is
only intended for #93 or above
unleaded gasoline.

Engine Knock

When you are using fuel recommended
by BYD dealer, in case of serious
engine knock, or if you hear regular
knock sound, please contact BYD
service station.
But occasionally you can hear slight
knock sound for short time when the car
is accelerating or on uphill road, which is
normal.

Rated Capacity of Fuel Tank

50L (liter)

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Fuel Cut-off System

In case of accident, when the engine
stops running, the engine control system
will cut off fuel supply to the engine to
reduce the danger of fuel leakage to the
minimum. When fuel pump stops work,
to restart the engine, turn the ignition
switch to ACC or LOCK, then restart it.

Tips

Check the ground under the car
before restarting the engine. If
any liquid leakage on the ground,
the fuel system may have damage
and need repair. Do not restart
the engine in this case.

Three-Way Catalytic Converter

Three-way catalytic converter is an
emission pollution control device
integrated in emission system.

It is intended to reduce pollutant in
emission.

Note

● When the engine is running,

stay

away

and

keep

inflammable material from the
exhaust pipe. The hot gas from
the exhaust pipe may cause
injury or fire.

● Avoid driving on ground

covered with grass, leaves,
paper or other inflammable
objects, and it is especially
prohibited to park the car or
leave the engine running idle
on such ground.

Note

Large amount of uncombusted
mixture

gas

entering

the

three-way catalytic converter may
cause overheat of the converter
and even fire. To prevent such
danger,

please

follow

the

instructions below:
◆ Only use unleaded gasoline.
◆ Do not drive the car when the

fuel level is extremely low;
insufficient fuel may cause
misfire in the engine and
overload in three-way catalytic
converter.

◆ Do not let the engine run for

over 10 minutes at high idle
speed or over 20 minutes at
low idle speed.

◆ Do not let the engine runs

overspeed.

◆ Do not push or pull the car for

starting.

◆ Do not turn off ignition switch

in driving.

Always keep the engine at

optimum conditions. If electrical
system,

electronic

ignition

system or fuel system has fault,
the three-way catalytic converter
will get overheated.

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◆ Please the engine has trouble

in starting or stalls frequently,
please

check

the

car

immediately.

To ensure normal operation of

three-way catalytic converter
and the whole emission control
system,

regular

check

according to BYD G3 Auto
Maintenance

Schedule

is

required. (See chapter 6.)

Engine Exhaust Warning

Tips

● Avoid breathing in exhaust gas

from the engine.

● Make sure the exhaust system

has

no

leakage

or

loose

connection. Please check the
exhaust system regularly. If the
car has a collision with any
objects or when you hear
abnormal exhaust noise, please
check

the

exhaust

system

immediately.

● Do not run the engine in garage

or

closed

space

except

entering/exiting

the

garage.

High concentration of exhaust
gas is severely dangerous.

● Do not stop the car with the

engine running for a long time. If
you have to, park the car in
open space and adjust
heating/cooling air system to
take fresh air into the car.

● Lock up trunk lid in driving.

Open or loosened trunk lid or
rear door may cause exhaust
gas entering the car.

● To ensure normal operation of

ventilation system, keep the
intake

grid

before

the

windshield free from snow,
leaves or other stuff.

● If you smell exhaust gas within

the car, open the window
immediately, find out the place
from where the exhaust gas
entered, and make correction.

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Consumption of Engine Oil

Function of Engine Oil
Engine oil is used to lubricate and cool
the inside of the engine and play a major
role in maintenance to keep the engine
at normal running status.

Consumption of Engine Oil
The engine consumes some engine
oil in normal running status for the
following causes:

● Piston, piston ring and cylinders are

lubricated by engine oil. When a
piston moves downwards in a cylinder,
a film of engine oil will be formed on
the cylinder wall. In deceleration, the
resulting high negative pressure will
suck in engine oil from the film to the
combustion chamber. The sucked-in
engine oil will combust together with
the oil film on the cylinder wall during
the high-temperature combustion in
the chamber.

● The intake valve stem is also

lubricated by engine oil. Some engine
oil is sucked in together with the
intake air to the combustion chamber
and participates in combustion. High
temperature exhaust gas may also
combust engine oil used to lubricate
the exhaust valve stem.

Consumption speed of engine oil
depends on its viscosity and quality and
actual vehicle conditions.

High speed driving and frequent
acceleration/ deceleration will increase
consumption of engine oil.
New engine may consume more engine
oil as the pistons, piston rings and
cylinder walls shall undergo running-in.

Consumption of Engine Oil
Pay close attention that the engine oil
consumption may not be judged
correctly by engine oil level because
the engine oil may be diluted.

For example, after the car has
undergone repeated short trips (such as
1,000 km), the engine oil level on
dipstick may have not dropped even
when engine oil is consumed normally.
The fact that the engine oil has been
diluted by fuel and steam make the oil
level stay at the original position on the
dipstick.
During high-speed driving, such as a trip
on express way, the foreign matter may
be evaporated. As a result, the engine
oil level may drop sharply after a
high-speed trip.

Significance of Checking Engine Oil
Level

One of the key points in vehicle
maintenance is to keep the engine oil at
optimum level, which allows normal
function of the engine oil. In one word, it
is important to check the engine oil level
regularly. You are recommended to
check the engine oil level every time you
refill gasoline.

Note

If the engine oil level is not
checked

regularly,

insufficient

engine oil may result in severe
engine faults.

For details on checking engine oil level,

please refers to ―Check Engine Oil
Level

‖ in Section 7-2.

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Gear Shift

Instruction Transmission
For

stable

running,

the

instruction

transmission is synchronized on all
forward gears. A lock-up device is
available to prevent gear shift directly
from 5

th

gear to reverse gear. In gear

shift, you shall step the clutch pedal to
the bottom; do not stay your feet on the
clutch pedal when you are not make
gear shift, otherwise the clutch wear
may be speeded up.

Note

Shift to R gear only after the car
stops completely, otherwise the
transmission may be damaged.

After stepping on the clutch pedal, you
shall wait for a few seconds before shift
to reverse gear, or shift to a forward
gear and wait for a few seconds. In this
way, the gears will stop rotating,
avoiding milling on each other.

In deceleration, downshift can provide
additional braking force from the engine.
Such additional braking force helps to
keep the car at safe speed, especially
on downhill road it can prevent the brake
from overheating.

！

Warning

On slippery road surface, high
acceleration and deceleration may
cause the car out of control. Once
a collision occurs, you may suffer
personal injury.
Take special care when driving on
slippery road.

CVT Transmission
Position of Gear Shift Lever
Gear shift lever has four positions.
When starting the engine the lever shall
be in P (Parking) gear or N (Neutral)
gear. When you park the car at D, N or
R gear, you shall step on braking pedal
forcibly with the feet away from
accelerator pedal.
P gear

– at this position the transmission

is locked up mechanically. The lever
shall

be

at

this

gear

when

starting/shutting down the engine. To
get out of this gear, step on the braking
pedal with your feet away from the
accelerator pedal.
If the procedure above fails to get gear
shift lever out of P gear, please refer to

―Release Gear Shift Locking‖.

To avoid damaging the transmission,
you shall shift to P gear only after the
car stops completely.
R gear

– for gear shift from P gear to R

gear, please refer to description on P
gear. To shift from N gear to R gear, you
shall stop the car completely first.
N gear

– to restart the engine after it

stalls, or to stop the car temporarily with
the engine running idle, you can use N
gear. You shall shift to P gear whenever
you leave the car.
D (driving) gear

– it is used in driving.

The transmission will select proper
gears according to vehicle speed and
acceleration, When the engine is cold,
you can feel that the transmission
upshifts quickly, which is helpful to warm
up the engine.

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When using D gear, to speed up
acceleration, please step the accelerator
pedal to the bottom to upshift the gear.
The transmission will upshift by one
grade or two grades according to the
speed you step on the accelerator
pedal.

S (sport) mode

– when using sport

mode, push the gear shift lever upwards
to upshift, and downwards to downshift.

Release Lock by Gear Shift
When you cannot get the lever out of P
gear by regular way (step down the
braking pedal), please use this device.
1. Shut down the engine and pull up the
hand brake.
2. Press P gear releasing button, and
switch the gear shift lever from P gear to
N gear.
3. Step down braking pedal and restart
the engine.

If you need to release lock by gear shift,
it means the car has fault. You shall
have your car checked by BYD service
station.

Hill Start
To protect CVT transmission, when
starting the car on steep slope, you shall
make hill starting assisted by parking
lever. Or the car may slide downwards,
which may result in damage to the
transmission.

Self-adaptive Update of Transmission
Clutch
You shall make self-adaptive update of
transmission clutch in the following
cases:
1. TCU program is updated.
2. A new TCU is installed.
3. A new gearbox is replaced.
The self-adaptive procedure of the
clutch is as follows:

1 Stop the car completely.
2 Run the engine.
3 Set throttle valve opening to 0%

(do not step the accelerator pedal).

4 Make the engine run at stable idle

speed.

5 Make the engine run with stable

torque.

6 Press footbrake.
7 Make the following gear shift.

 Shift from N gear to D gear for 4

times, staying at each position of N
gear and D gear for at least 6
seconds.

 Shift from N gear to R gear for 4

times, staying at each position of N
gear and R gear for at least 6
seconds.

Parking Brake
When parking the car, apply the parking
brake firmly to prevent random move of
the car. To prevent the car from
unwanted move, when parking on flat
ground

and

uphill

slope,

it

is

recommended to shift the gear lever to 1
position; when parking on downhill slope,
it is recommended to shift the gear lever
to R gear.

Before driving, make sure that parking
brake is released fully and the parking
brake indicator goes out.
To prevent the car from unwanted move,
after the car is stopped completely, you
shall apply the parking brake firmly. In
addition, it is recommended to shift the
gear shift lever out of N gear, specifically,
to 1 gear on flat ground or uphill slope or
R gear on downhill slope.
Apply parking brake and shift the
transmission to non-N gear (1 gear is
recommended).
Park the car on flat and solid ground,
pull up parking brake firmly and shift the
transmission to non-N gear (1 gear is
recommended).

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Maintenance Operation:

Replace lubricant and oil screen in CVT
transmission upon each 60,000 km
mileage.

Note: precautions on CVT transmission
maintenance:

Maintenance Period
Replace transmission fluid and oil
screen for the transmission upon
each 60,000 km mileage. The
transmission comes with refilling
cock on the top of the gearbox
and drain plug.
Lubricant Specification
Only use ESSO EZL 799A.
Lubricant of other specification
may damage the transmission,
and the resulting faults are not
covered by BYD warranty.

Precautions in Towing

Towing

Method

Transmission

Configuration

MT

Stepless

AT

Towing

gear

N gear

Not

allowed

Towing

with front

wheels off

ground

Allowed

Allowed

Towing

with rear

wheels off

ground

Allowed

Not

allowed

Towing

with four

wheels on

ground

Allowed

Not

allowed

Shipped

on

special-pur

pose

vehicle

Allowed

Allowed

Note: vehicles with CVT transmission
can not be towed, because only when
its engine is running the cone pulley
can produce fluid pressure to drive
the transmission belt.
To tow a vehicle with CVT transmission,
its front wheels must be lifted up off the
ground.

In emergency towing for short trip, a
vehicle with CVT transmission shall be
at N gear with the engine running. Only
when the engine is running, the
transmission oil pump can provide oil
pressure to drive the transmission belt,
otherwise the belt may be damaged.
Transmission Oil Selection

1. Specification of Gear Oil for Instruction
Transmission:
75W

—90 North region in winter

80W

—90 North region in summer

80W

—90 or 85W—140 South

region all around the year
API Grade GL-4 or above
Amount: a total of 2.1L; when replace
gear oil, the refilling amount is 2.0L.
2. CVT Transmission Oil Specification
ESSO EZL799A
Amount: when replacing transmission oil,
refilling amount is 4.1L and checking oil
level is required.
Check CVT transmission oil level in the
following procedure:
Transmissions

are

delivered

with

transmission oil not fully filled, as a
result, when installing the transmission
on a vehicle or replacing a transmission,
it is required to refill 4.1±0.05 L of ESSO
EZL799A oil. After the first refilling,
check the oil level in the following
procedure:

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- start the engine and run idle for at least

10 seconds (during engine starting, the
noise of air flow in circulating in the
system is normal). ）

- Shift gear shift lever to other gears (P

gear

– R gear – D gear), waiting for at

least 5 seconds before shift gear.

-

Shift to ―D‖ (Driving) gear.

- Release foot brake pedal.
- Slow down the vehicle to a minimum of

60km/h (engine speed shall not be
over 2500 rpm).

- Release the accelerator to let the car

slow down until stop (noise caused by
air flow circulation since engine
starting disappears).

- Warm up the oil by driving the car for at

least

5

minutes

or

until

the

transmission oil temperature reaches
60℃.

- Park the car on flat ground or slope.
- Step on foot brake pedal.
- Wait for 2 seconds.
-

Shift gear to ―N‖ (Neutral) gear.

- Wait for 10 seconds.
-

Shift gear to ―P‖ (Parking) gear.

- Let the engine run idle.
- Pull off oil level plug screw.
- Make sure at least 0.2L oil flows out

after removing the oil level plug screw.
(If the oil outflow is less, it means the
original oil amount is insufficient.)

- Wait for a few minutes until the oil

droplet falls off from the plug screw
opening.

- Reinstall the oil level plug screw.
- Shut down the engine.

Note: During refilling transmission oil,
prevent it from overflow. In Case of
overflow, clean up overflowing oil
immediately

Drain
plug (1)

Oil level
plug (2)

Oil filling

plug (3)

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Brake System

Design of Brake System

The hydraulic system driving the brake
has two independent loops. Each loop
acts in the diagonal direction across the
car, linking the left front wheel and right
rear wheel, ect. If one loop has fault,
another two wheels still have brake
function.

Disc (Drum) Parking Brake
The car is equipped with disc (drum)
parking brake. This kind of brake system
requires running-in to the brake shoe
regularly, and especially, after brake
shoe and/or brake disc (drum) is
replaced.
Running-in shall be conducted by BYD
service station.

Anti-lock Brake System

ABS helps to prevent the wheels from
locking or skidding in hard braking,
allowing steering control in braking.

When the front wheels are skidding,
steering control is not available, which
means even if you rotate the steering
wheel, the car keeps running ahead
straightly. ABS helps to prevent wheel
locking, and keeps the steering control
available as the quick-acting pulse
brake responds much faster than the
driver.
ABS also distributes braking forces on
all wheels according to the load status of
the car.

Do not step on the brake pedal
repeatedly in a short time, otherwise
ABS may fail. When steering the car to
avoid danger, you shall keep stable and
strong pressure on the brake pedal so
as to give full play to ABS. Sometimes it
is called ―Stepping stably, steering
accurately‖.

When ABS acts, you will feel a shake on
the brake pedal and sometimes you will
hear noise. This is normal when ABS
makes quick-acting pulse braking.

The ABS response time depends on
tire

s’ driving force (adhesive force). On

dry and paved road, you shall step on
the brake pedal forcibly to enable ABS.
But if you want to stop the car on snowy
or freezing road, you can feel that ABS
acts quickly.
Important Safety Tips
ABS can not reduce the time and
distance required for braking. Its
function is to maintain steering control in
braking. You shall always keep safe
distance away from other vehicles.
ABS cannot prevent skidding caused by
sudden change of vehicle direction,
such as sharp turning or sudden lane
changing. Drive the car carefully at
safe speed regardless of the road and
weather conditions.
ABS cannot prevent reduction in vehicle
stability. In hard braking, the steering
shall be moderate. Sharp turn in driving
may cause the car to smash into the
traffic flow in the opposite direction or
rush off the road.
On soft or rugged road (such as sandy
or snowy road), a vehicle with ABS may
need longer braking distance than a
vehicle

without

ABS.

Under

this

condition, you shall slow down the car
while keeping larger distance from other
vehicles.

Front

of car

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ABS Indicator

ABS has self-detection function. If any
fault, ABS indicator (refer to introduction
on combination instrument) on the
instrument panel will be turned on. This
means ABS function of the brake
system has fault. But the brake can still
provide normal braking force like an
auto without ABS function. Please
contact BYD service station to check
you car.

If ABS indicator and braking system
indicator are turned on at the same time
when hand brake is released completely,
it means the braking force distribution
system also fails.
Press brake pedal slightly to check if it is
normal; if normal, check the braking fluid
level when refilling fuel at the next time
(refer to section on checking braking
fluid). If the level is low, drive your car to
BYD service station to check whether
brake system has leakage and check
the brake wearing piece.

If the brake pedal feels abnormal, you
shall take measures immediately. As the
brake system adopts dual loop design,
even if part of the system fails, you can
still control braking of the other two
wheels. But at this time you shall step
the brake pedal deeper to brake the car,
and the brake distance will be longer.

Shift to lower gear to slow down the car,
and park the car at roadside. As the
braking distance is longer, driving the
car under this condition is dangerous.
You shall have the car towed away and
repaired as soon as possible.
If you have to drive the car for a short
trip, you must drive with extremely car.

Drive in Poor Weather

Driving force (adhesive force) and
visibility will reduce in rainy, snowy and
fog days, and such environment
requires different driving skill. Make
good maintenance of the car in normal
time, and take special care when driving
in poor weather. Under such conditions,
do not use cruise control function
(optional on some models).
Driving skill

– driving speed shall be

slower than in dry weather. Even when
the road is a little damp, the car need
much longer response time to apply
stable and even pressure to all control
devices. In wet weather, sharp turning or
hard braking may cause the car out of
control. In the first a few miles after the
road condition changes, you shall drive
with special care, especially in winter
days. During summer, a driver may
forget driving skills for driving on snowy
road, and exercise is needed to regain
such skills.
After long dry period, you shall be
careful when driving in rainy days. In
the first rainy days after long dry period,
oil on the road will float on the top of
water, making the road slippery.
Visibility

– under all weather conditions,

it is very important for a driver to see
around and to be seen by other drivers
clearly. In poor weather, visibility will

Parking and braking

system indicator

ABS

indicator

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deteriorate and you shall turn on
headlights even in daytime for better
visibility.
You shall check the windshield wiper
and cleaner regularly. Keep sufficient
cleanser liquid in the cleanser tank of
windshield cleaner. If the wiper can not
wipe the windshield clean, you shall
replace the wiper blade. In addition, you
can use defroster and AC device to
prevent fogging on the internal side of
the windows.

Driving force (adhesive force)

– you

shall check whether the wear and
pressure of the tires are appropriate
regularly, which is important to prevent
the auto shift (adhesive force reduced
on wet road). In winter all 4 wheels shall
change to snow tires (with deep
anti-skidding

tread)

for

optimum

operation performance.

In

driving

you

shall

check

the

ever-changing road conditions. Damp
leaves my be as slippery as snow,
―Clean‖ road may be covered with thin
ice. When the environment temperature
is near freezing point, driving is very
dangerous as the road may be covered
by water and ice alternatively. As a
result, the adhesive force may change a

lot suddenly.
When downshift, take special care. If the
adhesive force is low, the driving wheels
may be locked up for an instant, which
may also cause skidding.

In overtaking or being overtaken, take
special as the water fog splashed up by
large vehicle may block you view and
the air shock wave caused by large
vehicle may lead to losing control of the
car.
Note: do not drive on a road under deep
water, which may cause damage or
failure of engine and electrical system.

Engine Fault Indicator

This indicator will be on for several
seconds when turning the ignition switch
to ON (II). If it turned on at any other
time, it means some emission control
device in the engine system has fault.
Even if you cannot feel obvious change
in vehicle performance, the fault may
cause deteriorated fuel economy and
increase exhaust emission, and long
time driving under this condition may
result in severe damage.

Engine Fault

indicator

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If this indicator is on, you shall park the
car at roadside and shut down the
engine. Restart the engine and check
the indicator again, if it is still on, you
shall have the car checked by BYD
service station as soon as possible.
Before the fault is identified and repaired
by BYD service station, you shall drive
with care and avoid full accelerator and
high speed.
If the indicator turns on frequently, even
if it goes out after you take measures in
the procedure above, you shall have the
car checked by BYD service station.

Tips

Driving when the fault indicator is on
may damage the emission control
system

and

the

engine.

Such

damage is not covered by BYD
warranty.

Brake Wearing Piece Warning Plate

The warning plate of brake wearing
piece gives alarm sound when the
wearing piece need replacement.

If you hear alarm sound or friction noise
in driving, you shall immediately call
BYD service station for check and
replacement of brake wearing piece.
Do not continue driving your car when
there is alarm sound.

Notice of using luggage compartment

When shipping luggage or goods by the
car, follow the instructions below:

● It is recommended to load the luggage

or goods in the trunk.

Make sure all items are fastened in

place.

● Keep proper weight balance across

the car. It is recommended to place
heavy articles in the front part to keep
weight balance,

● Do not ship unnecessary items to

save fuel.

Suspension and Chassis

Tips

Do not amend the suspension/
chassis with lifting tools, partition
panels, springs, etc., which may
cause the car out of control.

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Chapter 3

Starting and Driving

Before Starting Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 91
How to Start Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 91
Safety Check Before Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving Tips Under Certain Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving Tips in Winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Tow Trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95
How to Save Fuel and Extend Auto Service Life . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Before Starting Engine

1. Check the environment around the

car before getting in.

2. Adjust seat position, seatback angle,

seat height, head protection device
height, steering wheel angle and
height.

3. Adjust interior and exterior rear-view

mirror.

4. Lock up all doors.
5. Fasten seat belts.

How to Start Engine

(a) Before Staring Engine

MT:
1. Check parking brake.
2. Shut down all unwanted lights and

electrical devices.

3. Shift gear shift lever to neutral gear.
4. Step clutch pedal to the bottom and

maintain until the car moves.

5. Anti-theft function will be disabled.

CVT:
1. Apply parking brake firmly.
2. Shut down all unwanted lights and

electrical devices.

3. Shift gear shift lever to P gear. If you

need to restart engine in driving,
please shift gear shift lever to N;
when the lever is on any other gears,
starting protection device will prohibit
starter running.

4. Step brake pedal to the bottom and

maintain until the car moves.

(b) Start Engine

Make sure procedure in ― (a)

Before

Staring Engine‖ is performed before
starting engine.

Normal Starting
Multi-point fuel injection system in the
engine

automatically

controls

appropriate mixing of air / fuel for
starting. You can perform cold starting
or

hot

starting

in

the

following

procedure:
Turn ignition switch to START to start
the engine.
The engine can warm up through travel
rather than running idle. Run the engine
stably for preheating until the engine
coolant temperature rises up to normal
range.

If Engine Stalls
Restart

as

per

normal

starting

procedure.

When Engine Cannot Start

Refer to ―When Engine Cannot Start‖ in
Chapter 4.

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Note

◆ Each starting attempt shall be

no more than 5 seconds, or it
will

cause

overheating

of

engine or wires.

◆ Do not let the engine run

overspeed.

◆ Check the engine immediately

if it has difficulty in starting or
stalls frequently.

Safety Check Before Driving

Before driving you had better conduct a
safety check of the car. Several minutes’
check can ensure safety and allow you
to enjoy happy time in driving. A simple
check procedure only requires basic
knowledge on vehicle structure and
sharp eye. If necessary you can ask
BYD service station to check you car at
low charge.

Tips

If you make safety check in a
closed garage, make sure the
garage has good ventilation. The
exhaust of engine is harmful.

Check Engine Before Starting
Vehicle Exterior Conditions

Tires: check tire pressure with a gauge,
and check if there is cutting, damage or
excessive wear.

Wheel Nuts: make sure there is no
loose or missing nut.

Leakage: if the car has been in parking
for a while, you shall check if there is
fuel, engine oil, water or other fluid
leakage under the car. (Water drops
produced by AC system are normal.)

Lighting: make sure headlights, parking
lights, width-indicator lights, turn signal
lights and other lights work normally.
Check

illumination

intensity

of

headlights.

Vehicle Interior Conditions
Spare tire, jack and wheel nut wrench:
check tire pressure and make sure jack
and wrench is in place.

Seat belt: check whether buckle can
fasten seat belt firmly. Make sure seat
belt has no wear or scratching.

Instruments and Controllers: take
special care to make sure maintenance
prompting indicator, instrument lighting
and defroster work normally.

Brake: make sure the pedal has enough
action clearance.

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Inside Engine Compartment

Spare Fuse: make sure all types of
fuses

are

available..

The

fuse

specifications shall be in compliance
with the rated values.

Coolant Level: make sure the coolant
level is proper. (Refer to section 7-2.)

Battery and Cables: all cells of the
battery shall be filled with distilled water
to proper level. Check whether there is
corroded or loose terminals, and
whether the battery box has cracks.
Check whether cables and connection
are proper.

Cables:

check

whether

there

is

damaged, loose or disconnected cable.

Fuel Pipe: check whether there is
leakage or bad connection in fuel pipe.

Tips

Do not leave children’s toys in the
car, which may pose potential
danger, especially in hard braking
and collision, in which case the
toys may cause personal injury.

After Engine Starting

Exhaust System: listen to the noise to
check whether there is any leakage. If
any leakage, you shall have it repaired

immediately. (Refer to ―Engine Exhaust
Warning

‖ in Chapter 2.)

Engine Oil Level: shut down the engine
and stop the car on flat ground, then
check oil level with a dipstick. (Refer to
description in section 7-2.)）

In Driving
Instruments: make sure maintenance
prompting indicators and speedometer
work normally.

Brake: under safe traffic conditions,
make sure braking does not result in
deviation of the car.

Other Abnormalities: check whether
there is any leakage or bad connection,
and listen for abnormal noise.
If no abnormality is found out, you can
enjoy your driving now.

Driving

Tips

Under

Certain

Conditions

● Driving slowly in head wind, which is

helpful for operating of the car.

● When driving the car to climb the

roadside curbstone, keep low speed
and proper direction . Avoid driving on
any objects with sharp edges or on
any road block. Otherwise the tires
may suffer severe damage such as
explosion.

● Slow down vehicle speed on rugged

roads. Otherwise tires and/or wheels
will suffer severe damage.

● Brake may be wet after washing the

car or driving on road under deep
water. To check whether the brake is
wet, make sure the environment is
safe and then step on the brake pedal
slightly. If you feel that the braking
force is abnormal, the brake may be
wet. To dry the brake, slightly step on
the braking pedal while driving the car
carefully with parking brake applied.