BYD L3. Service Manual — part 5

L3

Owner’s Manual

Seats, Seat Belts, Steering Wheels, the Child Seat and Rearview Mirrors 1-61

Sunroof

Schematic

diagram

of

sliding

operation

Schematic

diagram

of

tilting

operation

When operating the sunroof, please
use the switch beside the front in-car
lamp.

The key must be at “ON” position.

Sunroof guard may be opened or closed
manually.

Sliding operation

Open: Press “SLIDE” side of the switch.

Sunroof guard and car roof will be
opened together.

Close: Press the switch on the opposite
side of “SLIDE”.

As a precaution against closing, the car
roof will stop at a half-closing position
before totally closed. Therefore, you
have to release the switch and press it
again to close the car roof totally.

Tilting operation

Tilting upward: Press

“UP” side of the

switch.

Lowering: Press the switch on the
opposite side of “UP”.

Please stop power-driven sunroof at any
desired position. Press the button to
move the car roof. Release the button to
stop moving.

Power-driven Sunroof (if installed)

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Schematic diagram of sliding operation

Schematic

diagram

of

tilting

operation

When operating the sunroof, please
use the sunroof switch beside the
front in-car lamp.

Power position must be at “ON” position.

Sunroof guard may be opened or closed
manually.

Sliding operation

Press the switch bearing the following
mark to move the sunroof accordingly as

shown in Figure 1.

: Press the switch to open the

sunroof and move it towards the end of
the car.

: Press the button to close the

sunroof.

The operation is reverse to former
action.

As a precaution against closing, the
sunroof will stop at a half-closing
position before totally closed. Therefore,
you have to release the switch and
press it again to close the sunroof totally.

Tilting operation

: Press the button to tilt the sunroof.

An angle is formed at the rear side of the
sunroof.

: Press the button to close the

sunroof tilted at rear end.

The operation is reverse to former
operation.

Please stop power-driven sunroof at any
desired position. Press the button to
move the sunroof. Release the button to
stop moving.

FRIENDLY TIPS

●

While the car is travelling, all
passengers should keep their
heads, hands other parts of their
bodies away from opened car
roof.

Otherwise,

emergent

braking or unexpected accident
might cause severe injury.

●

Before

closing

the

sunroof,

please make sure it will not
clamp passengers’ neck, head or
hand to avoid severe injury.

●

When the vehicle is not powered
off, please do not leave any
passenger alone in the car
(especially a child). Otherwise,
he/she

might

be

stuck

by

sunroof. Severe accident might
occur to a passenger (especially
a child) who is not cared.

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FRIENDLY TIPS

●

Do not turn on the sunroof where
there is large quantity of dust or
bad road condition to avoid
pollution of sunroof slide grease,
which might cause excessive
wearing of mechanism parts and
blocking of water outlet. Opening
sunroof on bumpy road will
shorten its life and damage it.

●

Regularly

examine

whether

sunroof works normally and
whether

water

outlet

is

unobstructed. Often wash the
car.

●

When the car is parked for a long
time, please pull the sun shading
board to closing status. If
condition allows, please park
your car in a garage to avoid
damage of internal decoration
due to high internal temperature
caused by long time sunshine.

●

When washing the car, please
close the sunroof totally. Do not
wash sunroof sealing strip with
high pressure gun to avoid
unnecessary damage caused by
sunroof leak due to excessively

high pressure.

●

The sunroof sealing strip cannot
contact with oil, acid, alkali or
other corrosive objects to avoid
undermining

sealing

performance of sunroof caused
by its ageing.

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Owner’s Manual

Lighting, Wipers, Defrosters 1-65

Chapter 1

Section 4

Operation of Instruments and Controllers

Lighting, Wipers, Defrosters

Head Light and the Turn Signal Light . . . . . . . . . . . 1-66

High-Mount Stop Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1-68

Emergency Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-68

The Front Fog Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1-68

In-Car Regulation of Rear Fog Light and Head Lamp . . . . 1-69

Rear in-Car Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-69

The Front in-Car Lamp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1-70

Wiper and Cleaner of Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-71

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Head Light and the Turn Signal
Light

(Without automatic light control)

Head light

Turn on the following lamps: rotate
lever button of head lamp/ the turn
signal light.

Position1

—the front position lamp, rear

position lamp, LOGO assembly behind
LED, number plate lamp, combined
meter backlight and combined meter
position indicator lamp (green) are all in
ON status.

Position 2

—Headlight and all lamps

stated above.

Light reminding buzzer

If the clearance lamp switch is turned on
and power shift position is “OFF”, when
opening the driver door, the alarm will
remind you to turn off the light.

NOTICE

In order to prevent unnecessary
discharge of the storage battery, do
not turn on light while the engine is
not running.
In

order

to

prevent

excessive

consumption of the storage battery,
when the power shift is at OFF and
the combined switch is at clearance
lamp, the clearance lamp on car door
will remain on for 10 seconds before
turning off. After opening the car
door, the clearance lamp will remain
on for 10 minutes before turning off.

High

beam

and

low

beam

lights

—Rotate light adjustment button

on the top of left combined switch to the
front lamp position. When using low
beam lights, please move the switch
handle to position 2. When using
distance light, Please turn switch handle
to position 1. At this time, distance light
and low beam lights are on. High beam
light indicator (blue) on the Combined
Meter remains in turn-on status.

High beam light blinks

—Move the left

combined switch handle to position 3 to
turn on the distance light. Release the
left combined switch handle to turn off
the distance light.

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When the headlight distance light
indicator on combined instrument (blue)
blinks, it indicates that distance light
remain in work condition.

Rotating the knob to “OFF” will also blink
the headlight distance light.

The turn signal lights

To send direction signal, please
rotate the light handle forward or
backward to position 1.

Power position must be at “ON” position.

After the car turns, the lever will resume
its original position. However, before

changing lane, it is necessary to resume
the lever position.

To send a lane converting signal, move
the level upward or downward to a
pressure point (position 2) and maintain
it.

If the turn signal light on the Combined
Meter (green) blinks more frequently
than usual, it indicates that the front or
the rear the turn signal light has its bulb
burned.

Automatic light control system (if
installed)

Head lamp

Turn on the following light: Rotate
light regulating button.

Position1

—the front position lamp, rear

position

lamp,

LED

rear

LOGO

assembly, number plate lamp, combined
meter backlight and combined meter
position indicator lamp (green) are all in
ON status.

Position 2

—Headlight and all lamps

stated above

Position 3

(“AUTO”)—Headlight and/or

all lamps (position 2)

These lamps will be turned on or off
automatically

in

accordance

with

surrounding brightness.

When it is necessary to turn on light
immediately, for example, when entering
a dark tunnel or a garage, please rotate
light adjustment button to former
position 2 to turn on the headlight.

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Illumination intensity sensor is located
on the top of the instrument panel on the
driver side.

Do not place and objects on the above
stated area of the instrument panel or
paste any objects on the above stated
area of shield glass to obstruct the
sensor.

NOTICE

In order to prevent unnecessary
discharge of the storage battery, do
not turn on light while the engine is
not running.

High-Mount Stop Light

When pressing the braking pedal, the
light and rear stop light will be turned on
at the same time. It indicates that the car
is in braking status to prevent accident.

Emergency Light

To turn on an emergency light, please
press the button.

All direction the indication lamps blink.
To turn them off, just press the button
again.

When you have to park your car where it

is likely to cause traffic accident, please
turn on the emergency light to warn
other the drivers.

Please park the car far away from the
road.

When the emergency light is turned on,
the turn signal light does not work.

NOTICE

In order to prevent unnecessary
discharge of the storage battery, do
not turn on light while the engine is
not running.

The Front Fog Light (if installed)

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To turn on the front fog light, please
rotate the light adjustment knob of
the left combined switch to the
position of a position lamp or a
headlight, then rotate the front fog
light switch knob (as shown in the
shade in the figure) to position ON.

The front fog light indicator on the
combined meter indicates that the front
fog light remain On.

In-Car Regulation of Rear Fog Light
and Head Lamp

To turn on the rear fog light, please
press the button. The rear fog light will
be tuned on in the following cases:

When the front fog light is turned
on

—when the clearance lamp or

headlight is turned on, the rear fog light
will be turned on.

When the front fog light is turned
off

—when the headlight is turned on, the

rear fog light will be turned on.

When the rear fog light is turned on, the
rear fog light backlight will be turned on.

After the headlight is turned off, even if
the headlight is turned on again, the rear
fog light will not be turned on.

When all the other lamps are turned off,
the rear fog light will be turned off
automatically. To switch on the rear fog
light, please press the switch again in
above stated condition.

The adjustment knob of headlight beam
direction is used to adjust headlight and
beam direction in accordance with
passenger number and car load.

By rotating the headlight adjustment
switch, you can select the adjustment
switch between 1 and 5.

Passengers and in-car load

Knob

position

Occupancy

The trunk

load

The driver

No

0

The driver + the

front row

passenger

No

0

Full occupancy

No

1.5

Full occupancy

Maximum

load

3

The driver

Maximum

load

4

Rear in-Car Lamp

(if installed)

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If it is necessary to turn on the rear
in-car lamp, please rotate the switch.

The rear in-car lamp switch has the
following positions:

“ “—In any time, keep the lamp on.

“ “—Turn off the lamp.

“ “—When any car door is opened, the
lamp will be turned on. After all car
doors are closed, the lamp will be turned
off gradually.

Rear in-Car Lamp (if installed)

If it is necessary to turn on the rear
in-car lamp, please slide the switch.

The rear in-car lamp switch has the
following positions:

“ “—In any time, keep the lamp on.

“ “—Turn off the lamp.

“ “—When any car door is opened, the
lamp will be turned on. After all car
doors are closed, the lamp will be turned
off gradually.

The Front in-Car Lamp (a car type
with

power

driven

sunroof,

if

installed)

To turn on the front fog light, please
press the button. To turn off the front
in-car lamp, please press the switch
again.

The Front in-Car Lamp (a car type
with

power

driven

sunroof,

if

installed)

To turn on the front in-car lamp, please
press the transparent mask on the right
side of the front -in-car lamp as shown in
the figure above. To turn off the front
in-car lamp, please press the mask
again and the lamp will be turned off.

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Wiper and Cleaner of Windshield

The switch is used to control the front
windshield wiper and washer and is
divided into five shifts.

MIST: Spot wiping mode

OFF: Turned off

INT: Interval shift

LO: Low speed shift

HI: High speed shift

To select a shift, please push upward or
press downward the control lever.

In low speed shift and high speed shift,
the wiper continuously works.

To have the wiper work in spot wiping
mode, please push the control lever
upward from OFF position and the wiper
will scrape in high speed until the control
lever is released. In this way, the
windshield can be cleaned soon.

At interval shift, the wiper works for a
cycle every 3 to 4 seconds. The shift
position is suitable for small rain.

To spray cleanser, please move the right
combined switch upward and then
release it. After spraying cleanser, the
wiper will work for twice.

For details of adding cleanser, please
refer to Chapter 7-

3 “Adding cleanser”.

To use cleanser in freezing weather,
please warm up and defrost the
windshield glass before applying it. This
will prevent the cleanser from being
frozen on windshield to obstruct vision.

【Add cleanser】

If the cleaner does not work, the reason
might be that the cleanser has run out.
Please check liquid level scale for
cleanser level. If the cleanser level is
“LOW”, please add cleanser.

NOTICE

Do not use pure water as cleanser in
cold

area

or

in

cold

season.

Otherwise, the cleaner inside, cleaner
nozzle or cleaning tube inside might
freeze and the cleaner motor might
be damaged.

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Remove the cover of cleanser container
and then check the liquid level scale for
liquid level. If the liquid level approaches
LOW, please add cleanser until it
reaches HI on the liquid level scale.

NOTICE

●

When the front windshield glass is
dry, do not use wiper. Otherwise, it
would damage the glass.

●

In a cold season, if the wiper
blade is frozen or covered by
snow, please clear snow or ice.
Otherwise, the wiper motor might
be damaged due to excessive
resistance born by the wiper
blade.

●

If the front windshield is very
dirty, please clean it manually
before

using

the

wiper.

Otherwise, it will greatly shorten
service life of the wiper blade.

If the windshield glass cleanser is not
available, please use clean water.
However,

please use

anti-freezing

windshield glass cleanser in a cold area
or in a cold season. The product is
available in BYD authorized service
station and most automobile parts shop.
Refer to the manufacturer instruction for
mixture ratio of water.

NOTICE

Please adjust cleanser concentration
in

accordance with

temperature

outside the car. If the concentration is
not appropriate, sprayed cleanser
might freeze on the windshield glass
to obstruct your vision and cleaning
mixture in the container may also
freeze.
Do not use the engine coolant as
cleanser. Otherwise, painting might
be damaged.

Use and maintenance of wiper blade

Notes on use of wiper blade

Please pay attention to the following
cases. Otherwise, it might damage
wiper blade sealing strip and cause
abnormal work of wiper. For example,
vibration, harsh noise and bad
performance of wiper.
●

Do not use wiper blade to remove
ice on the windshield glass.
Otherwise,

the

wiper

blade

sealing strip might be damaged
to cause bad performance.

●

Do not use the wiper on dirty, oily
or waxed windshield glass.

●

Keep the windshield glass clean
(there is no a large quantity of
dust, sand, insects or other hard
objects on the windshield glass).
Using

the

wiper

on

dirty

windshield glass might damage
the windshield glass and the
wiper blade sealing strip, which
causes bad performance.

●

When

the

windshield

glass

surface is dry and dusty, please
use the wiper together with
windshield cleaner which sprays

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water. Otherwise, the wiper blade
might be worn to cause bad
performance.

●

When washing the car and
maintaining car paint, do not wax
the windshield glass. The wax
layer will reflect light where it is
not bright enough to affect vision
and driving safety. After washing
the car, please use clean water to
rinse the wiper blade and use
dedicated glass wax cleanser to
remove the wax layer on the
windshield glass.

●

Do not use hydraulic gun to wash
the wiper blade for fear that
excessive water pressure might
damage the wiper blade.

How to clean windshield glass and
wiper blade
1. Turn off automobile power; Lift

the wiper beam before cleaning
the windshield glass ( ※ it is
prohibited to hold the wiper
blade with hand),For detailed
operation method, refer to the
following figure, (Note: Wiper
beams for different series of car

types have different structures,
Wiper beam of some car types
may not be lifted):

2. Use wet nanometer cloth to clean

wiper blade sealing strip; Please
hold the wiper blade frame or the
plastic crust when cleaning so as
not

to

cause

wiper

blade

deforming. Please remove the
wiper blade to wash it, After
cleaning, reinstall it onto the
wiper beam, A click sound

indicates that the wiper blade
has been installed in place.

3. Remove and clean dust, sand

and other objects accumulated
on the windshield glass.

●

When the wiper beam is lifted, do
not open the engine hood.
Otherwise, the engine hood and
the

wiper

beam

might

be

damaged.

●

When putting the wiper blade
back after car washing, do not hit
windshield glasses with the
wiper beam.

●

Do not bend the wiper blade. Do
not obstruct wiper blade while
the wiper is in operation.

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Instrument and Maintenance Indicators 1-75

Chapter 1

Section 5

Operation of Instruments and Controllers

Instrument and Maintenance Indicators

Information Display on the Left Side . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-76

Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-78

Information Display on the Right Side . . . . . . . . . . 1-78

Maintenance Prompt Indicator and Warning Buzzers . . . . 1-82

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Information Display on the Left Side

●

Fuel Gauge

When the power is at ON position, the
fuel meter shows left oil quantity.

Almost full

— All the eight cells are

lighted.

Almost empty

— Only the lowest cell is

lighted.

It is normal to keep fuel above 1/4
capacity of the fuel tank.

The indicator might blink frequently at
the time of braking, accelerating or
turning. It might be caused by swaying
oil in the fuel tank.

If the fuel level approaches “E” or the
low fuel level indicator lamp illuminates,
while the main warning lamp illuminates
and the right information display
indicates

“Please add fuel”, be sure to

refill fuel as soon as possible.

Oil in the fuel tank might sway when the
car travels on a slope or turns. Indicating
cell on the fuel meter might blink
frequently or the reminding message
“please refuel” might occur earlier.

●

Thermometer

of

the

engine

coolant

When the power is at ON position,
thermometer indicates temperature
of the engine coolant. Working
temperature of the engine varies with
weather and the engine load.

When the main warning light is lighted
and “coolant at a very high temperature”
is shown on the information display, it
indicates that the engine coolant is at a
very high temperature. If the car is too
hot, please stop the car and decrease
the engine temperature.