BYD F6. Service Manual — part 5

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Audio system
AM／FM
The audio system can receive the AM and
FM radio. You can expediently choose the
favorite broadcasting station through the
preset bar.

Radio operation
You can operate the radio only when the
ignition switch is on the ACCESSORY (Ⅰ)
or ON (Ⅱ) position. Turn the system on by
pressing the (PWR／VOL) knob or AM／
FM button, rotate the (PWR／VOL) knob
to adjust the volume.

The bands and frequency that was last tuned
will be displayed. To change the bands,
press the AM／FM button. Press the button
every time, the band will cycle from the M1
to FM2, FM3, AM1, AM2 mode. On the
FM band, ST will be displayed at stereo
station. The ST will flash if the car is in the
area with weak signal. Stereo radio on AM
is not available.

Channel selection
You can use any of five methods to find
radio station on the selected band: TUNE,
SEEK, SCAN, AUTO SELECT & SAVE
(long press SCAN) and the preset bar.

TUNE— Use the TUNE bar to tune the

radio to the desired frequency. Press

side of TUNE bar to tune to a higher

frequency, press

side of the TUNE

bar to tune to a lower frequency. When
tuning, the frequency reading will quickly
change. Loose the bar when the desired
frequency is displayed. To micro-adjusting
the frequency, press the TUNE bar.

SEEK—The seek function searches for a
station with strong signal across a band. To
activate it, press the

or

side of

the SEEK bar, and then release it. The
system will scan up or down from the
current frequency according to the pressed
side. It will stop to search when finding a
station with strong signal.

SCAN—The scan function give sample
play of all saved stations on the selected
band. To activate it, press the scan button,
and then release it. The SCAN will be
displayed. The system will play each saved
stations for 5 seconds. If you don‘t make
any operation, the next station will be
played; when the station desired is played,
you can press the scan button again to listen
to it.

Preset—You can save frequency of
preferred stations on theses three preset bars.
Each end of bar (1-6) can save two AM
frequencies (AM1, AM2), and three FM
frequencies (FM1, FM2, FM3).

Save frequency in following steps：
1．Select the desired band (AM or FM).
2．Use the TUNE, SEEK or SCAN function
to tune the radio to a desired station.
3．Pick the preset number (1～6) for that
station. Press the left or right side of the bar
for several seconds, the station can be stored
to the related number.
4．Repeat the steps 1 through 3, you can
save a total of 12 AM stations and 18 FM
stations.

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Once the station is stored, you can press the
left or right side of preset bar to listen to it.

The frequency will be lost if the battery is
discharged or disconnected, or the radio
fuse is taken out.

AUTO

SELECT

&

SAVE

(Hold

SCAN)—Press SCAN for 2 seconds, the
system will search the station and store it on
FM1, FM2, FM3 or AM1, AM2. To activate
it, long press the SCAN button. Then the
SCAN is displayed in flashing. The preset
bar (1～6) can store 12 stations on AM and
18 stations on FM, then you can use the
preset bar (1 ～ 6) to choose the preset
station.

If you don‘t like the frequency AUTO
SELECT & SAVE has stored, you can store
other frequency on the preset bars. Use the
TUNE, SEEK or SCAN function to search
desired frequency and store the frequency to
preset bars as described above.

Audio adjustment

The BAS, TRE, BAL and FAD can be
adjusted.
Press AUDIO, choose the desired mode.
Press the AUDIO repeatedly, the mode can
change in the order of BAS to TRE to BAL
to FAD. When changing the mode, the
related mode name will be displayed.

Volume balance (L-R/F-R) — these two
modes adjust the strength of the sound
coming from each speaker. BALANCE
adjusts the left to right strength while the
FADER adjusts the front to rear strength.
Press AUDIO, to choose BALANCE OR
FADER mode. Rotate the volume knob, the
BALANCE OR FADER can be adjusted to
desired degree. The displayed number is the
current setting. It will display‖0‖ when the
volume reaches the center of range.

Alt/Bass—Use these modes to choose the
desired tone. Press AUDIO, to choose TRE
or BAS mode. Rotate volume knob to
desired mode. The displayed number is the
current set.

It will display the ―0‖ when tune level
reaches the center of range. Several seconds
after you stop to operate the volume knob,
the system will automatically return to and
display the chosen mode.

Electronic clock
The screen of audio system usually displays
time when the ignition switch is on the
ACCESSORY or ON.

T

o set up time, press AUDIO (CLOCK) for

2 second, after hearing reminding sound, it
enters clock adjusting mode. Then hold
the H (preset 4) of the bar until the hour
number increases to the desired hour；hold
M (presetting 5) until the minute number
increases to desired minute.
Use the R (presetting 6), of the bar to set the
time to the starting point of the nearest hour
quickly. At the clock adjusting mode, press
the R. If the time is the former half hour,
press R to enact the time always to former
one hour... If the time is rear half hour, press
R to enact the time to the beginning of
next hour.
For example：
1:06 will be enacted to 1:00

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1:30 will be enacted to 2:00
1:52 will be enacted to 2:00
Before don‘t set the time or battery is
disconnected, or anew charge after power
exhausted, the display of time will always
twinkle to remind to set the time.

USB/AUX input operation
The system can play music of MP3 format
in U disk through USB interface and play
music through speaker-on board, and the
music is from the input audio signal through
AUX interface.

When inserting the connective device of
USB, the system will automatic shift into
USB mode, meanwhile play the music of
MP3 format in the storage device. Like the
CD music, you can make the operation
PLAY/PAUSE, and so on.
When the earphone jack and AUX faucet
which can connect the MP3 by data wire on
board is shifted to AUX mode, the MP3
player will play music which can be heard.

Notice：

1. Suggest using the data wire on board to
connect the U disk to avoid causing possible

damage；

2. USB interface don‘t support a part of
mobile hart disk whose compatibility is bad
and the capacity of U disk exceed 1GB;
3. USB interface only supports music file of
the FAT file system MP3 format;
4. USB interface mayn‘t support the USM
store device whose compatibility is bad.

CD disc play
To play the laser disc, must turn the laser
disc to ACCESSORY (Ⅰ) or ON (Ⅱ).

The operation of laser phonograph is same
with the radio. To choose the laser
phonograph, press the CD button. The
screen will display the ―CD‖ & program
number which is being played. The system
will play the disc until you change the mode.
Insert the laser disc into player. The driver
will play the music. When finish the music,
the system will anew play it.

Notice：

The CD player only can play the normal CD
format, can‘t play record disc compressed
such as MP3 and WMA.

Don‘t use the disc which has the sticky
label.
The label possibly makes the disc locked in
the device

.

Don‘t play the 8 cm (3 inch) disc. Only
allow to play the round standard disc. The
abnormal disc may be locked in the driver
or cause the malfunction.

To get the best effect of CD-R, only use the
advanced disc which has the label ―be used
in sound system‖, when transcribing the
CD-R disc, the transcribing should be
totally close, only this, the disc can be
played in the laser phonograph. The device
can‘t play the CD-RW disc.

When playing the disc, press AM ／ FM
button, and can shift to radio mode. Press
the CD button again, and can return to CD
play mode, and the disc will begin to play
from the last position.

When playing, using the (PWR／VOL)
knob or closing the system by closing
ignition switch, the disc will stay in driver.

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Open

the

system

once

more,

the

phonograph will play from the last position.
Press the quit button, take out the disc from
the driver.

If the disc has been quit, don‘t take out the
disc at once, after 10 seconds, the system
will introduce the disc automatically. To
play the disc, press the CD button.

When playing, use the (SEEK ／ SKIP)
stripkey to choose the track and change the
program. To quickly move the disc in the
same program, press and hold the (SEEK /
SKIP). Hold the

to rapidly move and

hold the

to rapidly move back. When

getting to the desired position, you only
need loose the stripkey.

Press the

, the system will play the

next track on the disc. Press the

, the

system will replay the track in play. Press it
again, the system will play the last track.
When playing the disc, use the function
such as (REPEAT), (RANDAM PLAY)
or (SCAN) and so on.

SCAN— when activating the function,
sample all the tracks on the selected disc in
the order they are recorded. To activate the
function, press the (SCAN) button, choose
scan mode. The screen will display the
―SCAN‖. The system will play the first
track for 10 seconds. If don‘t do any
operation, the system will continuously
sample the each selected track for 10
seconds. When search out of the track you
want to enjoy, press the SCAN button again.

REPEAT—to activate the function, press
the (RPT) button. You will see the ―RPT‖ in
the display to remind you. The system will
continuously replay the current program.
Press the button again to get out of the
function.

RANDOMPLAY—

after activate the

function, the system will play not the
recorded order on the disc but the random
order. To play randomplay function, press
the (RDM) button. You will see the ―RDM‖
in the display. And the system will choose
the random track. Keep the operation until
you press the randomplay button again and
quit the randomplay mode.

The maintenance of laser disc

Hold its edge, and don‘t touch its up and
down surface. Don‘t add the stable ring and
paste the label on the disc. Don‘t leave the
fingerprint and ink on the disc, or will not
normally play the disc or the disc will be
locked in the driver.

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When don‘t use the laser disc, put it into
box to avoid being polluted. To prevent
distortion, should avoid the overheating and
the sun directly shining.

When cleaning the disc, use the clean
dishcloth from the center to edge.

The inner and outer edge of the new laser
disc is possibly some rough. The chipping
of coarse edge will flake, if the chipping
drop on the recorded face of disc will cause
the skip or other malfunction. Use the side
of pencil or pen rub the inner and outer edge
to remove the chipping.

Don‘t insert eyewinker into the laser
phonograph

.

Remote

control

of

audio

system

(optional)

There are three buttons to set the radio
system on the left side of steering wheel hub.
These buttons can make you operate the
radio system and your hands don‘t leave the
steering wheel.

Volume button ‖+‖, ‖－‖ can adjust the
volume. Hold the button ‖+‖, ‖－‖ and
loose it until the volume get to the desired
extent.

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The (MODE) button can change the mode.
Repeat to press the button, the system will
circulate between the FM1, AM1 or disc
playing (if have had the disc) or

MP3

/WMV

music playing (if the USB interface

has been connected with the U disk) or the
radio playing (if AUX interface has
connected the player).

Channel button ―∨‖―∧‖ has the same
function with ―SEEK/SKIP‖ strip key. If
you are listening to the radio, use the ―∧‖
button and can automatically search the next
strong signal station; the ―∨‖ button can
automatically search the last strong signal
station.

If you are playing a record or contents of
USB, short press the channel button ―∨‖
one time, and then the audio system will
skip to the next track.
Once short press the channel button
― ∧ ‖,the audio system will skip to the
current track. Short press again, it skips to
the last track.

And you will see the disc

number and the track number in the display.

If it is playing the MP3 of USB, press
the―∧‖ to play the last track, press ―∨‖ to

play the next track.
If it is the AUX, the button has no effect.

Safety system

The safety system can protect your vehicle
and valuables from theft. When someone
tries to enter into the vehicle, the buzzer
will buzz, at the same time all buzzers will
twinkle together, the buzzer will buzz for 30
seconds, and stop for 5 seconds, then buzz
again. The longest time is 5 minutes. To
anew set the warning system within 30
seconds, can use the remote control or key
to open the side door of driver.

When locking all doors, engine hood and
trunk after 15 seconds, the safety system
will automatically set. Need use the key,
lock bolt lock switch or remote control to
start the safety system from the outer.
Meanwhile the indicator light of safety
system on the instrument panel will twinkle
to show the safety system is self-setting.

Indicator light of safety system

Once set the safety system, open any door
(no use the remote control), engine hood or
trunk, the safety system will send out the
warning.
Even if the system has been set, you can
still use the remote control to open the trunk,
and it can‘t activate the warning. If the lock
of trunk is unclenched or opened with the
opening handle, the warning will sound.

When the engine hood, trunk or any door
has not been closed, it will not be able to set
the safety system. Before you leaving the
vehicle, ensure the trunk, engine hood or all
doors have been closed tightly.
Don‘t try to change the system or add other
devices

.

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Cruise control system

Cruise control system can keep the setting
speed over 40 km/h and it isn‘t necessary to
step the acceleration pedal. When driving on
the erect and unblocked highway, you can
use the function. Don‘t suggest using the
function on the sinuous road, wet and
slippery road, and rain day or at the
condition of other bad climate as well as in
the downtown. When encountering the
condition, you should self-operate the
vehicle.

Friendly tips

Improperly using the cruise control
system will be able to cause the
accident.

Only use the cruise control system in
the fine climate and on the unblocked
highway.

Start cruise control

1 ． Press the cruise control main button
(ON/OFF), the indicator light of cruise
control system will be on.

2．Lift the speed to the desired speed (over
40 km/h).

3．Press the (-/SET) button, to start the
cruise control system.

When you are going up and down a hill, the
cruise control system can‘t hold the setting

speed. When the speed increase going down
a hill. Use the brakes to slow down, this will
cancel the cruise control. If need use the
setting speed, press the (+/RES) button to
automatically accelerate to set speed.

When you are going up a steep hill,
automatic transmission will lower the gear
to keep the setting speed.

Change speed setting

Can increase the setting cruising speed in
any of following ways：
1．Hold the (+/RES) button, vehicle will
continuously accelerate, when reaching the
desired speed, release the button.
2．Push the accelerator pedal, accelerate to
the desired speed, press the (-/SET) button.
3 ． To increase the speed in very small
amounts, repeat tap the (+/RES) button.
Each time you do this, the vehicle will
speed up about 1.6km/h.

Cruise control main

button

Cancel button

Deceleration/ set button

Acceleration/RESbutton

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You can decrease the setting cruising speed
in any of following ways.
1．

Hold the (-/SET) button, the speed will be

decreased. When reaching desired speed,
release the button.

2．Push the braking pedal lightly, when
reaching to the desired speed (over 40km/h),
press the (-/SET) button. The vehicle will
keep the desired speed.

3．To decrease the speed in a small amounts,
repeat tap the (-/SET) button. Each time you
do this. Your vehicle will speed down about
1.6 km/h.

Even if the cruise control turned on, still use
the accelerator pedal to speed up for passing.
After passing, release the accelerator pedal,
and the speed return to set cruising speed.

Resting your foot on the braking pedal will
cancel the cruise control.

Cancel cruise control

You can cancel the cruise control in any of
following ways：
1．Push the braking pedal.
2 ． Press the (CANCEL) button on the
steering wheel.
3．Press the cruise control master button
(ON/OFF).
4．Shift the gear to N gear.

When press the (CANCEL) button or push
braking pedal or clutch pedal, the vehicle
will cancel the cruise control and begin to
speed down. This time, you can use the
accelerator pedal to control speed according
to usual operation.
The system can store the setting cruising
speed.
To return to the speed, firstly speed up to
40km/h and tap the (+/RES) button, the
vehicle will speed up to set cruising speed.
Pressing the cruise control master button
(ON/OFF) will totally close the system, and
cancel the setting cursing speed. To use the
system once more, please refer to the
section of cruise control turning on.

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Before driving

Before you begin driving the vehicle, you
should know what gasoline to use and how
to check the levels of important fluids. You
also need to know how to properly store
luggage or packages. The information in
this section will help you solve these
problems. If you plan to add accessories to
your vehicle, please read the information in
this section first.

Running in period . . . . . . ... 74
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . .. 74
Operation in petrol station . . . ... 74
Open engine hood . . . . . . ... 75
Check engine oil . . . . . . . . 76
Check engine coolant . . . . . .. 77
Fuel saving . . . . . . . . . .. 78
Luggage carrying . . . . . . . 78

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Running in period

During the first 1,000 kilometers, you
should especially notice the method of
driving. It‘s helpful to ensure the vehicle‘s
future reliability and performance.

Notice the following proceedings during
this period:
1. Avoid full-throttle starts and rapid
acceleration.
2. Avoid hard braking. New braking system
need running-in through properly use in the
first 300 kilometers.
3. Do not change the oil until the schedule
maintenance time or the driving mileage.
You

should

also

follow

these

recommendations with an overhauled or
exchanged engine, or when the brakes are
replaced.

Gasoline

Suggest using 93# or higher unleaded
gasoline.

Using leaded gasoline will damage emission
control device of vehicle and engine. At the
same time it will also prick up air pollution.

Operation in petrol station

Fuel tank filling

1. Because the fuel cap is located on the left
side of car, please park with the left side
closest to the gas pump.
2. To open the fuel cap, push down on the
lever located to the left of the driver‘s seat.

Gasoline is highly flammable and explosive.
When handling fuel, notice the following
proceedings:
1) Stop the engine, keep heat, sparks and
flames away;

2) Suggest handling fuel only outdoors;

3) Wipe up spills immediately.

3. Remove the fuel fill cap slowly. You may
hear a hissing sound as pressure inside the
tank escapes.

Friendly tips

When

handling

fuel,

notice

the

following proceedings:
1)Stop the engine, keep heat, sparks and
flames away;
2) Suggest to handle fuel only outdoors;
3) Wipe up spills immediately.

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To avoid losing the fuel fill cap carelessly,
the fuel fill cap is attached to the fuel filler
with a tether. When handling fuel, put the
fuel fill cap on the bracket of fuel fill door.

4．Stop filling fuel to the tank after the fuel
nozzle automatically clicks off. Don‘t try to
―top off‖ the tank. Leave some room for
fuel to expand with temperature changes.

5．Screw the fuel cap back on until it clicks
at least twice.
6．Push the fuel cap closed until it latches.

Open engine hood

1. Shift to Park or Neutral, and set the
parking brake. Pull the hood release handle
located under the lower left corner of the
dashboard. The hood will pop up slightly.

2. Stand in front of the vehicle. Put your
fingers under the front edge of the hood
near the center. Slide your hand to the left
until you feel the hood latch handle. Push
this handle up to release it. Lift up the hood.

3．Lift the hood up most of the way. The
hydraulic supports will lift it up the rest of
the way and hold it up.

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When closing the hood, lower the hood to
about 30cm above the fender, and then
firmly press down on the front edge of the
hood. After closing the hood, you should
inspect the latch whether it is securely
latched.

If you can open the hood without lifting the
latch, or the hood latch handle moves stiffly
or do not return back, the mechanism should
be cleaned and lubricated (Please refer to
115

th

page ).

Check engine oil

Engine oil is the consumable which can
ensure the engine in normal working.
Therefore, the oil level should be checked
regularly, for example when handling fuel.
You should also check the engine oil before
every long-distance travel.

Engine oil consumption depends on driving
status, weather condition and road condition.
Engine oil consumption can reach
max.1.0L/1,000km. Engine oil consumption
of new engine may be higher.

Ensure the engine preheating and park on
the level ground. Wait three minutes after
turning the engine off, and then check the
oil level.

1． Pull out the dipstick.

Mitsubishi 4G69S4M Engine dipstick
(White ring)

Mitsubishi 4G69S4M Engine dipstick has
two holes at the upper and lower marks. The
oil level should locate between two holes.

BYD483QB Engine dipstick (Yellow ring)

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BYD483QB the upper and lower marks of
dipstick are two convex lines, and mark
―F‖‖L‖. The oil level should locate between
the upper and lower.

2．Wipe the dipstick with a clean cloth or
paper towel.

3．Insert it all the way back in its hole

.

4．Remove the dipstick again, and check the
level. It should be between the upper and
lower marks.

If it is near or below the lower mark, refer
to 103

rd

page on adding oil.

Check engine coolant

Check the coolant level in the radiator
reserve tank. Make sure it is between the
Max and Min lines refer to 108th page on
Adding Engine Coolant for information on
adding the proper coolant.

Refer to Owner‘s Maintenance and check
on 96th page for information about
checking other items on your vehicle.

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Fuel saving

Driving custom
Moderate driving is helpful to save fuel.
Rapid acceleration, abrupt cornering and
hard braking use more fuel.

Always drive in the highest gear possible, it
can make the engine run and accelerate
more stably.

According to the traffic status, try to keep a
constant speed. Every time you slow down
and speed up, you vehicle uses extra fuel.
Using cruise control (limit to some vehicle
type) can save more fuel under appropriate
driving condition.

Cool engine uses more fuel than hot engine,
but it is not necessary to make it run in idle
speed for a long time to preheating. NO
matter how cold outdoor, you can drive the
vehicle away after one minute that you start
the engine. In this way, engine will rise
temperature more quickly, and save more
fuel. To reduce times of ―cool starting‖, you
should arrange short mileage driving
together.

The air condition puts an extra loading on
the engine which makes it use more fuel.
Close the air condition to reduce fuel
consumption. Use the fresh-air ventilation
when air temperature out of vehicle is
proper.

Luggage carrying

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This vehicle has several convenient storage
areas, it makes you carry the luggage safely.

Glove box, door pockets, seat-back pockets
is designed for storing small and light cargo,
and trunk is used to carry big and heavy
cargo.

In addition, trunk channel port makes you
carry long cargo in vehicle.

However, carrying too much cargo or
improperly storing, it can affect your
vehicle‘s handling, stability and normal
running, and reduce vehicle‘s safety. So
before carrying any type of cargo is sure to
read the following pages.

Load limit
When loading luggage, the total weight of
vehicle, all occupants and luggage don‘t
permit to exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating. Refer to 170

th

page on maximum

loading.

Friendly tips

Overloading or improper loading can
affect vehicle‘s handling and stability,
and cause a crash in which you can be
hurt or killed.
Follow all loading limits and other
loading guide lines in this manual.

Carrying

cargo

in

the

passenger

compartment:
1. Store or secure all items that could be
thrown around and hurt someone during a
crash.
2. Don‘t put any items on top of the rear
shelf. Otherwise, they can block you view
and be thrown around the vehicle during a
crash.
3. Be sure items placed on the floor behind
the front seats can not roll under the seats
and interfere with the driver‘s ability to
operate the pedals or the seat.
Don‘t push the cargo over the front
seat-back.
4. Keep the glove box closed while driving.
If it is open, it maybe hurt the passenger‘s
knees in a crash or a sudden stop.
Carrying cargo in the trunk or on a roof rack

1. Distribute cargo evenly on the floor of the
trunk, place the heaviest items on the
bottom and as far forward as possible.

2. Tie down items with rope or chain, make
them not to move while driving. Do not
make the cumulate items higher than the
front seat-back.

3. If you carry large items that prevent you
from closing the trunk lid, exhaust gas can
enter the passenger area. To avoid the
possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning,
follow the instruction on 19

th

page.

4. If you carry the items on a roof rack, be
sure the total weight of the luggage and
items does not exceed the maximum loading.
Please connect with BYD authorized
service station to get more detailed data.

Please connect with BYD authorized
service station about all the things of
packing items and fixing device for sale in
the market.

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Driving

This section gives you tips on starting the
engine under various conditions, and how to
operate the manual transmission and the
automatic transmission. It also includes
important information on parking your
vehicle, the braking system and the
vehicle‘s ABS.

Driving preparation . . . . . . . 81
Start engine . . . . . . . . . . 81
Start in high altitude (>2400m) cold
weather . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Manual transmission . . . . . ... 82
Max. permissible speed . . . . ... 83
Automatic transmission. . . . ... 83
Shift lever position indicator . . ... 83
Position of shift lever . . . . . .. 84
Parking notice . . . . . . . . . 85
CVT Transmission . . . . . . .. 85
Brake system . . . . . . . . ... 88
Brake system design . . . . . ... 88
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
ABS indicator . . . . . . . . .. 90

Driving in atrocious weather . . ... 90
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . .. 91