Chery QQ3. Service Instruction — part 3

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The air bag will not operate under the
following circumstances:
Tracing tail, side bumping, side turn and
without enough bumping intensity.

Cab air bag

The driver air bag is assembled at the
central flange of the steering wheel. The
air bag will charge and expand in several
seconds after collision and form a safe air
cushion for the driver. The air bag can
expand with enough power and speed, so
it is very important to adjust the driver
seat and backrest properly. Adjust the
position of the seat that the hands can
easily touch the steering wheel only in a
small angle.

！Notice
Do not repair the steering wheel; turn
shaft and air bag without authorization
which only can be carried out by Chery
Service Station.

Front passenger air bag

In some cars, the air bag is assembled at
the side of the passenger or on the top of
the toolbox. This air bag is so big that it
can charge and expand with enough
power. If the front passenger sit in
improper position or does not tie the seat
belt correctly, he or she will probably be
seriously injured by the air bag. So the
passenger should move the seat back and
sit behind as possible.

！Notice
Children will probably be seriously
injured by the air bag in an accident. If
you assemble the children protection
system at the front seat, it will be bumped
by the air bag. So make sure to assemble
the children protection system at the back
seat.

You should assemble the children
protection system at the back seat. If the
system is too small for your child, just let
him sit at the back seat and t ie up the seat
belt.

！Notice
Do not repair the instrument panel
without authorization which only can be
carried out by Chery Service Station.

Trunk Cover

Insert the key into the keyless entry and
turn it clockwise to open the trunk cover.
Put down or push down the cover and
close and lock it.

！Notice
The exhaust gas is harmful. After opening
the trunk cover, turn off the engine to
avoid the gas coming into the cab.

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Trunk cover unlock

joystick

Pull up the trunk cover unlock joystick at
the left side under the driver seat to open
the trunk cover.

！Notice
It will cause accident if you drive the car
with the trunk cover open which will
block your line of sight.So1. Do not
operate the Trunk cover unlock joystick;
2. Do not drive with the trunk cover open.

Fuel fill door unlock
joystick

The fuel fill door lies on the right back
board of the car.
The fuel fill door unlock joystick lies on

the left side under the driver seat.
Notice when filling the fuel:
1. Shut down the engine.
2. Pull up the fuel fill door unlock
joystick to open the fuel fill door.
3. Turn in counterclockwise to open the
fill cap.
4. Turn the cap clockwise after filling and
screw down, then close the fuel fill door.

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！Notice

The fuel steam is flammable. Shut down
the engine and do not smoke or produce
fire and sparkle to avoid fire.

Do not use plumbic gasoline to the
non-plumbic gas cars to avoid any
damage to the engine and e xhaust system.
Gasoline will damage the painting. If the
gasoline spatters on to the painting, wash
it with cold water immediately. The
gasoline in the fuel tank might be
compressed. You can screw loose the fuel
tank cap slowly. In cold weather, the fuel
fill door may not be opened easily; you
can open it by pushing or knocking it.

Engine Coping

1. Pull the unlock handle at the left side
under the instrument panel to open the
engine coping lock.

2. Push upward of the claw to lift the
engine coping.

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3. Insert one end of the knighthead into

the hole beside the engine room to brace
the coping.

4. Press the knighthead into the clamp to
avoid vibration before closing the coping.
5. Lay down the coping and let it fall
from about 30cm (1 inch) height. Close
the coping and shake the edge of it to
ensure it has been locked.

！Notice
Opening the engine coping in traveling
will cause accident which would block
the front line of sight. Pull the edge of the
coping to check whether it has been
completely closed before driving. Do not
operate the engine coping unlock handle
during driving. Do not drive with the
coping lifted. If the coping is open, the

car still can be started. So before loose
the coping unlock ouch, pull off the
ignition key and set the transmission at
1-speed or back-up and pull the parking
brake. When the engine is running, open
the engine coping and the running
components bare at this time, do not wear
loose clothes or let hands and hair to
touch the running components to avoid
any unnecessary damage.

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Fuel Suggestion

Use non-plumbic gasoline with high
quality for commercial purpose. The
quality of gasoline decisively affects the
dynamic, drive performance and life of
the engine. And the additive is important
to the fuel. Please use non-plumbic
gasoline with additive of high quality. If
the octane rating is too low, it will cause
engine explosion. Chery will not be
responsible for any loss caused by
misusage of the fuel. Please use fuel with
high quality.

! CAUTION:
DO NOT apply the leaded gasoline to the
vehicle powered by the unleaded gasoline,
otherwise it may damage the engine and
exhaust system, and any damage caused
herein is without warranty. To prevent the
unintended leaded gasoline refilling, the
leaded gasoline pipe can’t be inserted into
the unleaded gasoline filler port.

Operation at overseas

If you drive Chery cars in other country,
make sure to:


Obey the laws and security
regulation.



Affirm whether there is proper fuel
provided.

When using oil tank and oil storage
cont ainers (especially those
unprofessional filling equipments) to fill,
the storage pump and the tube must be
earthed properly for the sake of safety.
When the fuel flows under a certain
pressure, a large deal of static will
produced if the filling tube is not earthed
(especially p lastic pipe)
Be advised to use earthed filling
equipments and tube. The container
should be earthed in unprofessional
filling op eration.

Ignition Switch

There are 4 positions at the ignition
switch on the right of the turning pole: B,
I, II and III.

B position

Pull out the key to lock the pole.
Turn the steering wheel till it locked.
To conveniently turn the key when
opening the lock, you can turn the
steering wheel counterclockwise to let the
key turning to “I” position.

I position

Can not lock the steering wheel but can
shut down the engine.
Operate normally at this position just like
op erating radio and cigarette lighter.

lI position

Can start ignition system and accessories
of the app liances.

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III position

Can start motor to drive the engine.
Loose the key after starting the engine,
the key will back to “II” position
automatically

！Notice
Do not place the key to “I” or “II”
position when the engine is not running
to avoid electric loss of the accumulator.
Do not pull off or turn the key in driving
to avoid the car out of control.

Before starting the engine



M ake sure there is no obstacles
around the car.



The maintenance projects in this
instruction should be implemented
regularly, for example:

1、Check the position of the fuel;
2、Check whether the windows and lights

are clean
3、Watch the app earance of the tire and

check the air pressure
4、Adjust the position of the seat and

headrest.
5、Adjust the angle of the inner and outer

view mirror.
6、Tie the seat belt.

Turn the ignition switch to “II” position
to check the performance of the warning
lights.

Start the engine

1. Turn the ignition switch to the III
position, DO NOT step on the accelerator
pedal, and immediately loosen the key
after the startup of the engine and then
the key returns

to the II position.

2. If the temperature is above -12℃ and

the engine fails to start up within 5 s
when the engine starts up in the first time,
turn the key to the B position, and retry
after waiting for 10 s.
3. If the temperature is below -12℃ and

the engine fails to start up within 15 s
when the engine starts up in the first time,
turn the key to the B position, and retry

Neutral Pos ition

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after waiting for 10 s.
If the engine fails to start up in the
continuous two times, step on the
accelerator pedal to its end and keep it in
the position, turn the key to the III
pos ition, and then loosen the key after the
startup of the engine, subsequently, with
the speedup of the engine, slowly release
the accelerator pedal.
4. For the vehicle equipped with the AMT
transmission, let the engine op erate at the
idle speed for several seconds after
startup, step on the foot brake, loosen the
hand brake, shift to the driving gear, and
then drive the vehicle.
5. For the vehicle equipped with the
instruction transmission, let the engine
op erate at the idle speed for several
seconds after startup, step on the clutch,
shift to the driving gear, release the hand
brake, and then drive the vehicle.

! CAUTION:
Before the gear shifting, please pull up
the hand brake or step on the foot brake,
otherwise, when shifting the gear, the
vehicle may move to cause the damage or
injury.

6. The ambient temperature condition is
-25℃-40℃ for the normal startup and

operation of the engine (when the
ambient temperature is not within this
range, it may result in the difficulty to
start up the engine. This is a normal
case).

Warming-up

In cold weather, let the engine run in idle
for 30 min. after starting and then drive a
distance with middle speed.

！Notice
The exhaust system will be damaged
under high temperature. So the idle

running can not exceed 5 min. If the
engine failed start, just step slowly down
the accelerate panel and maintain, then
start the engine.

Operation of the Instruction
Transmission

Step down the clutch completely and
move the shift joystick, and loose the
clutch after shift.

！Notice
Do not shift in driving. When the car
stops completely, back-up shift can be
used to avoid any damage to the
transmission. Do not lay your foot on the
clutch panel to avoid any damage to the
clutch.

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Operation procedure to start a
engine with AMT transmission
(

)

Keep the transmission gear position on

the N gear, 1

st

or 2

nd

Turn the key to the position “III”, and

DO NOT step on the accelerator pedal to
start the engine. After the engine starts,
release the key. If the engine fails to start,
repeat the procedure above.

gear befor e the

engine starts. DO NOT step on the brake
to start the engine when the transmission
is placed in N gear position, otherwise the
engine fails to start.

! CAUTION:

The starter can’t

operate for above 10 s every time,
otherwise, it may damage the starter. If

the engine still fails to start, wait for 15 s
and then have a try (for the vehicle
equipped with the automatic transmission,
turn the ignition switch, wait for 10 s and
then have a try)

Operation procedure of AMT
transmission (

)

R = Reverse
N = Neutral
Instruction gearshift mode
+ = Upshift
- = Downshift

1. Shift to the R position only

after the selector lever is in the
N position. And there is a
instrument alarm sound to give
a prompt;

Neutral

Pos ition

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2. To enter the automatic gearshift

mode, press the AUTO key to
enter the mode, and press the
AUTO key again to enter the
instruction gearshift mode;

3. In the case of instruction gearshift

mode, push the selector lever
towards the + direction, and
then increase the trans mission
up to adjacent upper gear
position; and push the lever
towards the – direction, and
then reduce the transmission
down to the adjacent lower
gear position；

4. In the case of instruction mode,

the upshift can be conducted
under any speed of the vehicle;
and the downshift can be
implemented only when the
speed drop is in allowable
range.

! CAUTION:

In the case of emergency

braking, the automatic gear position
drop function can be carried out either
in the AUTO mode or in the MANUAL
mode, without the instruction gear drop
operation

Start the vehicle in case of
instruction transmission

After the engine starts, shift to the

proper gear position, release the brake,
and slightly step on the accelerator pedal
to make the vehicle gradually enter into
the travel state. If it is difficult to shift the
gear, slowly step on t he accelerator pedal,
and shift to the proper gear position
again.

! CAUTION:

： When the vehicle

starts on a slope, the hand brake must be
pulled before the vehicle starts. Slightly
step on the accelerator pedal, release the
hand brake at the same time, and ensure
that the engine bonnet is fully closed,
otherwise, it is difficult to start the
vehicle.



Start the vehicle in case
of AMT transmission
(

)

After the engine starts, shift to the

proper gear position. Regardless of the
AUTO or M anual mode, the vehicle can
start only after instructionly shifting to the 1

st

gear position. In case of the idle speed,
shift to the 2

nd

gear or below. After

shifting to the proper gear position,
release the brake, step on the accelerator
pedal and then enable the vehicle to enter
the travel state. If the accelerator pedal
isn’t stepped on, although the proper gear
position is shifted, the vehicle can’t travel
yet.

Driving Start

Put into gear after starting the engine and
loose the brake and step down the
accelerate panel slightly to start the car
gradually. If there is any difficulties in

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putting into gear, accelerate a little and
shift again.

！Notice:
If you want to start on a brae, you must
pull the parking brake and step slightly
down the accelerator panel, loosing the
parking brake at the same time. Do not
start the car with the hood open.

Brake

The conventional brake is designed to
satisfy the performance under all kinds of
circumstances (including fully loaded).
Your car is equipped with diagonal
crossed brake system. The front wheel is
equipped with disc brake, and the rear
wheel is equipped with drum brake.
If the first brake oil path failed, the car
can still brake with the second oil path.
When this happens, you need to step on
the brake pedal with more strength. The
brake distance will be prolonged. Please
go to the Chery Service Station to check
the brake system before continuing with

your drive.
If the brake pedal is lower than before,
you need to adjust the rear drum brake. If
this happens, please test your car forward
and backward and test the brake in all
directions to find out the reason.
If the pedal does not get back or the
distance is too long, please cont act with
Chery Service Station, because this
probably is a signal for the fault in brake.

！Notice
The brake might invalidate if it is
overheated. So 1、Use engine brake under
low gear when driving down a
declivity2 、 Do not use the brake
continuously.
If the components of the brake are hu mid,
the brake will not function for a while. So
take a look at behind for any other cars

and step slightly on the brake pedal to
check whether the function has lost. Then
keep the distance with other cars for
enough space, and step slightly on the
brake pedal until it get back to work.
When crossing water (which is deep
enough to wet the components) or after a
washing, repeat the above process to
avoid any accident. The brake friction
piece and the brake cushion might be
worn, so do not lay your feet on the brake
pedal during driving.

ABS

ABS is a kind of advanced

electric brake system which can
prevent the car from sliding during
a brake.

ABS is to prevent the wheel from locking
in an emergent brake or on a smooth road,
and to keep the swerving and stability of
the car.
This system use sensor to detect the
differences amon g each wheel speed and
begin to function when the wheel is going

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to lock. The system detected the wheel
speed before locking and control relative
brake with electric signal.
When opening the ignition switch, the

ABS alarm light glitters for automatic
check and shut down in 4-5 seconds. If
the alarm light does not shut down or
light up during driving, it indicates there

is trouble with the ABS. The car can still
brake regularly without ABS. Please
contact with Chery Service Station if this
happens.

Brake with ABS

Do not fear the vibration of the brake
pedal. Step down the brake pedal and
maintain until starting the ABS no matter
how the road status is.
ABS adjusts the brake pressure of each
wheel for best performance and does not
loose direction stability or steering
cont rol at the same time.
When the ABS is operating, there might
be slight vibration with some noise. This
kind of vibration and noise display the
ABS is working normally.
In an emergency, step down brake pedal
and clutch p edal at the same time, and t he
ABS immediately takes effect so as you
can fully control the steering.
We suggest you to familiarize with these
performances to avoid unnecessary
danger.

ABS Self-check

After starting the engine, ABS begins to
self-check.
ABS self-checks is to check for system
fault. You can hear a slight mechanical
noise which is normal.

！Notice
Brake distance will differ according to
the road and running condition, so 1.
keep a safe distance with the front car. 2.
drive slowly on humid or smooth roads.
ABS can not prevent any accident caused
by careless or false operations, so 1. drive
carefully.2. decelerate when steering.3.
Step on the brake pedal forcibly and
maintain. When the ABS alarm light
enlightened, it shows there is fault with
ABS, so 1. Stop and contact with Chery
Service Station.2. check by the experts

before continue to drive.

Instruction Brake

The instruction brake takes effect on t he rear
wheel. Pull it up and the rear wheel
automatically locked.
M anual brake joystick is between the
front seats.
Pull up the manual brake joystick to lock
the rear wheel. Pull slightly in the
direction (1) and press the button (2) on
the top of the joystick and lay it down
along (3), then the manual brake is
released.
Loose the manual brake completely
before driving.
If you want to adjust the manual brake,
please refer to the Chery Service Station.

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Stopping the car



Step down the brake pedal and
strain the instruction brake.



When stopping on a horizontal road,
set the joystick to neutral gear
position. When stopping on a brae
(driving down), set the gear joystick
to back up. When stopping on the
brae (driving up), set the joystick to
1 s peed position.



Close all the windows and
clearstory.



Turn the ignition key to “B”, and
pull off the key.



Lock all the doors and trunks.



Ensure the car has stopp ed
completely.

！Notice
The exhaust components are so hot that
may cause fire. Do not stop on flammable
things, such as grass or straw. The car
might move when stopping, so1. Pull up
the instruction brake. 2. Choose the hard
road to stop. 3. Do not back steering
wheel to the straight direction when
stopping on the mountain.4. If you did
not loose the manual brake, it will do
harm to the rear brake. Loose the manual
brake completely before driving. The
flammable things will self-ignite if it
touches the hot exhaust components on
the bottom of the car, so do not stop or
drive the car near the flammable things.
The manual brake will be frozen if
crossing the water (which is deep enough
to make the components humid) or after
washing. If it froze, you should 1. Pull up
the manual brake, and set the gear
joystick to 1-speed or back up; 2. Lock

the rear wheel to ensure the car cannot
move; 3. Loose the instruction brake.

Suggestion on
Economized operation

The economy of fuel depends on your
operation. The way you drive, the place
and the time you drive will influence the
distance that 1 L fuel can drive.
For best fuel economy:


Start smoot hly and accelerate
slowly.



Adjust the engine properly.



Do not leave the engine running in
idle.



Use air conditioner if it is really
needed (if there is the equipment).



Decelerate when driving on an
accidented road.



Keep the air pressure in the tire
with standard for the best fuel

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