BYD F6. Service Manual — part 1

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F6 SPECIFICATION AND BRIEF INTRODUCTION

F6 Specification

Model

2.0L

2.4L

MT

CVT

Dimensions

Length(mm)

4846

Width (mm)

1822

Height (mm)

1465

Wheel base

(mm)

2740

Wheeltrack

Front (mm)

1551

Rear (mm)

1551

Curb weight (㎏)

1435

1450

1480

Gross weight (㎏)

1810

1825

1855

Tire type

205/65 R15 , 205/60 R16

Approach angle (°)

14°5

Departure angle (°)

16°

Front overhang (mm)

1016

Rear overhang (mm)

1090

Passenger

5

Max. speed (km/h)

185

180

200

Engine Model

BYD483QB

4G69S4M

Engine type

L4/16 Valve MPI DOHC

L4/16 Valve MPI SOHC

Displacement (ml)

1991

2378

Rated Power (kW)

103

118

Gradeability (﹪)

35

35

﹡Min.fuel consumption (L/100km)

6.9

7.6

* The actual fuel consumption depends on the vehicle condition, road condition, driving habit and so on.

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Brief introduction

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Control panel

*

If you want to use the horn, just press the pad around the “BYD” logo.

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Driver and Passenger Safety

Important Safety Precautions
You‘ll find many safety recommendations
throughout this section and this manual. The
following recommendations are the ones we
consider to be the most important.

Always Wear Your Seat Belt
A seat belt is the best protection in all types
of collisions. Airbags are designed to
supplement seat belts, but they are designed
to inflate when the vehicle engages in a
severe frontal impact. So even though your
vehicle is equipped with airbags, make sure
you and other passengers always wear seat
belts, and wear them properly.

Restrain All Children
Children should be properly restrained in a
back seat, not in front seat for the best safety.
Infants and small children should be
restrained in a child protection device when
they can not wear seat belt.

Be Aware of Airbag Hazards
While airbags can save lives, they can cause
serious or fatal injuries to occupants who sit
too close to them or who are not properly
restrained. Infants, young children, and
short adults are at the greatest risk. Be sure
to follow all instructions and warnings in
this manual. (Refer to 7th page)

Don’t Drink and Drive
Alcohol and driving don‘t mix. Even a little
drink can reduce your ability to respond to
changing conditions, and your reaction gets
worse with every additional drink. So don‘t
drink and drive, and don‘t let your friends
drink and drive, either.

Control Your Speed
Excessive speed is a major cause of crash
injuries and deaths. Generally, the higher
the speed, the greater the risk, but serious
injuries can also occur at lower speeds.
Never drive faster than is safe for current
conditions, regardless of the maximum
speed posted.

Keep Your Vehicle in Safe Condition
Tire blowout or a mechanical failure can be
extremely

hazardous.

To

reduce

the

possibility of such problems, check your tire
pressures and condition frequently, and
perform

all

regularly

scheduled

maintenance. (Refer to 112th page)

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Safety equipment

Your vehicle is equipped with many safety
devices that work together to protect you and
your passengers during a crash.
Some features do not require any action on
your parts. These include a strong steel
framework that forms a safety cage around
the passenger compartment; front and rear
crush zones will absorb the impact energy by
crumpling in a crash, a collapsible steering
column, and tensioners that tighten the front
seat belts in a crash.

However, you and your passengers can‘t take
full advantage of these features unless you
remain sitting in a proper position and always
wear seat belts. In fact, some safety features
can contribute to injuries if they are not used
properly.

The following page explains how you can
take an active role in protecting yourself and
your passengers

.

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Three-point safety belt

The seat belt restrains you by a belt across
your shoulders, chest and hip.

To fasten your belt, pull it out of the
retractor and insert the tab into the buckle.
Pull the belt to make sure the tab and the
buckle are locked.

To release the belt, press the red ―Press‖
buckle-release button and allow the belt to
retract.

Your seat belt system also

includes an indicator on the instrument
panel and a buzzer to remind you and your
passengers to fasten your seat belts.

Safety belt tensioner (optional)

Automatic tensioner is mainly designed to
activate in any frontal collision. The
tensioner is interlinked with airbags, in a
collision severe enough to cause the airbag
to deploy; the automatic tensioner also can
provide help.

When the automatic tensioners are activated,
seat belts will maintain tight state until they
are unlocked.

The SRS light will be lit

up to alerts you to a potential problem with
your seat belt tensioner. (Refer to

30

th

page).

Friendly tips

1 Seat belts are designed to support the
body's bones. So wear the seat belts
across the front of the pelvisl as low as
possible, that is to say, the belts should
across the pelvis, chest and shoulder.
Please

avoid

belt

acrossing

the

abdomen.
2 You may try to find comfortable
status when wearing seat belts, but the
belt shall be pulled to tension, so that
the design can achieve the protective
effect. Loosed seat belts will greatly
reduce the protection function.
3 Not wear twisted seat belts.
4 Each seat belt can only be used by
one person. Run seat belts around
children in the arms are extremely
dangerous.

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Airbag

Your vehicle has a supplemental restraint
system (SRS) with front airbags to help
protect the heads and chests of the driver
and a front seat passenger during a
moderate or severe frontal collision.

Side airbag (optional)

Your vehicle has side airbags to help protect
the upper body of the driver or a front seat
passenger during a moderate or severe side
impact.

Friendly tips

1．Airbags do not replace seat belts.
They are designed to supplement the
seat belts.

2．Airbags offer no protection in rear
impacts, rolling or minor frontal or side
collisions.

3．Airbags can pose severe hazards.
To do their job, airbags must inflate
with tremendous force. So while
airbags help save lives, they can cause
minor injuries or more serious or even
fatal injuries if occupants are not
properly restrained or sitting properly.

What you should do: Always wear your
seat belt properly, and sit upright as far
away from the steering wheel as
possible while fully controlling vehicle.

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Seat and seat back
This vehicle seat design allows you to
maintain a comfortable, straighten sitting,
and is able to make full use of the protection
provided by the seat belts and energy
absorption material of the seats.

Adjusting your seat and seat back could also
affect your safety. For example, being too
close to the steering wheel or dashboard
will increase the possibility that you or
passengers are injured by the in floatable
airbag or other items inside.

If the seat backrest is too tilted, that will
reduce the protective effect of the seat belts.
That will increase the possibility of serious
injury as felling out from seat belts.
What you should do: Try to move front belt
backward, and maintain the adjustable seat
back in nearly vertical state while driving.

Headrest
Headrest can be prevented neck sprains and
other injuries. In order to get the best
protective effect, adjust your head to make
your occiput rest against the center of the
headrest.

Safety Checks before Driving
To ensure that you and your passenger can
be protected to maximum by the safety
facilities of vehicles, please check the
following matters each time before driving:

1. Be sure all adults and children with no
suitable protection device always wear seat
belts and wear them properly. (Refer to 6

th

page)

2．All infants should be placed in the child
protection unit properly in the back seat.
(Refer to 10

th

page)

3．A front passenger should sit upright and
as far away from the steering wheel and
dashboard as possible.

4．Seat back should remain upright.

5．Adjust headrest correctly.
6．After everyone has entered the vehicle,
be sure the doors are closed and locked.

Your vehicle has a door and

trunk status monitor on the instrument panel
to indicate when a specific door or the trunk
is not tightly closed.

7．All baggage must be properly stored and
fixed good. (refer to

93

rd

page)

Other parts of this chapter will be more
detailed on how to ensure your safety to
maximum.

Remember, however, that no safety system
can prevent injuries or deaths completely in
a severe crash, even when seat belts are
properly worn and the airbags deployed.

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Advice to pregnant women

1. The best way to protect your unborn child
is protecting yourself well. So when driving
or riding in a vehicle, do always wear a seat
belt, and keep the lap part of the belt as low
as possible across the hips.

2．When driving, remember to sit upright
and adjust the seat as far away from the
steering wheel and dashboard as possible
while allowing full control of the vehicle.
This will reduce the risk of injuries to both
you and your unborn child caused by a
crash or an inflating front airbag.

Friendly Tips

Each time you have a prenatal checkup,
ask doctor if it‘s okay for you to drive.

Advice to Parents

1．Never hold an infant or child on your lap.
If you are not wearing a seat belt in a crash,
you could be thrown forward and crush the
child against the dashboard.

2．Never use a seat belt for both yourself
and a child. During a crash, the belt could
press deep into the child and cause serious
or fatal injuries.

Friendly Tips

1．Never use the same seat belt for two
people. If do that, they could be very
seriously injured in a crash.

2．Do not add any other accessory to the
seat belt.

3．Do not place any hard or sharp object
between you and positive airbag.

4

．Do not attach or place articles in the

cover of airbag.

5

．In some models equipped with side

airbags, do not attach or place hard
articles on or near the door.

6．Do not move hand or arm to near the
cover of airbag.

7．Use childproof door locks to prevent
children from opening the doors. This

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can prevent children from accidentally
falling out.

8．Please use the main switch power
windows, preventing children from
playing

with power windows, or else they might
be in danger when their body are out of
the car window.

playing

9．Do not leave children alone in a
vehicle. A child left alone with the key
in the ignition switch can accidentally
start up the vehicle, possibly injuring
themselves or others.

Extreme danger！

Under the section 94 of E.C.E regulations:

Never place a rear-facing child protection
unit when the front seat has an airbag.

Side air bag inflating may result in serious
injuries or even death if body tilt forward on
the front door.

To remind you of danger of side airbags,
your vehicle is posted with warning signs
on both sides of the front door frames.

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Supplementary data for airbag
Your SRS (supplemental restraint system)
includes:
1．Two front airbags. The driver‘s airbag is
installed in the center of the steering wheel;
the front passenger‘s airbag is installed in
the dashboard. Both are marked ‗‗SRS
AIRBAG‘‘.

2 ． Two side airbags for driver and a
passenger, one for each side of the vehicle.
The airbags are installed on the outer edge
of the seat backs, marked with ‗‗SRS SIDE
AIRBAG‘‘. (Refer to 13rd page)

3．Automatic front seat belt tensioner. It can
tension the seat belt in a moderate to severe
frontal impact. (Refer to 6th page)

4．Sensors .They can detect a moderate to
severe frontal impact.

5．A sophisticated electronic system that
continually

monitors

and

records

information from the sensors, the control
unit, the airbag modules, and seat belt in use
for driver and passenger in front seat when
the ignition switch is in the ON (II)

position.
6．An indicator on the instrument panel. It
alerts you to a possible problem with your
airbags, sensors, or seat belt tensioners and
so on. (Refer to 26th page)

7．Emergency backup power in case your
vehicle‘s electrical system is disconnected
in a crash.

How Front Airbag Works (if equipped)

If you ever have a moderate to severe
frontal collision, sensors will detect the
vehicle‘s rapid deceleration.The control unit
will instantly inflate the driver‘s and front
passenger‘s airbags, at the same time
activate automatic seat belts tensioner.

During a frontal crash, your seat belt
restrains your lower body and trunk, and the
front airbag helps protect your head and
chest as an air cushion. The belt pretensions
will tighten and lock seat belts to maintain
you fixed in the position.

Although both airbags use the same sensor,
so inflate at the same time, but it is also
possible for only one airbag to deploy.

This can happen if the severity of a collision
is at the margin, or threshold, that
determines whether or not the airbags will
deploy. In such cases, the seat belt will
provide sufficient protection, and the
supplemental protection offered by the
airbag would be minimal.

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After inflating, the front airbags will
immediately deflate, so they won‘t interfere
with the driver‘s visibility, or the ability to
steer or operate other controls.

The total time for inflation and deflation is
one-tenth of a second, so fast that most
occupants are not aware that the airbags
deployed until they see them lying in their
laps.

There will be loud noise with the airbag
deploying, generally it not cause the hurt
(but it is possible to cause a drumming in
the ears or temporary audition loss, it will
be as soon recover).After a crash, you may

see what looks like smoke. This is actually
powder from the airbag‘s surface. Although
the powder is not harmful, people with
respiratory problems may experience some
temporary discomfort. If this occurs, get out
of the vehicle as soon as it is safe.

How Side Airbag Works (optional)

There are two side airbags for the passenger
and driver. The airbags are installed on the
outer edge of front seat backs and marked
with "SRS SIDE AIRBAG‖.

Possible Causes for Non-deployment
Airbags

If you ever have a moderate to severe side
impact,

sensors

will

detect

rapid

deceleration and signal the control unit to
instantly inflate either the driver‘s or the
passenger‘s side airbag.

Only one airbag will deploy during a side
impact. If the impact is on the passenger‘s
side, the passenger‘s side airbag will deploy
even if there is no passenger.

To get the best protection from the side
airbags, front seat occupants should wear
their seat belts and sit upright and lean
against their seat backs.

Friendly tips

Using airbags unauthorized by BYD
may decrease the airbag capability or
cause accidental hurt to the passengers.
Never place the anything between the
side airbag and the passengers.
Do not pose heavy stress on the seat
side where side airbags are equipped.

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In the circumstances illustrated above, the
airbags may not deploy.

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Possible Causes of Airbag Deployment

The SRS airbags may deploy if the vehicles
receive severe impact on the bottom as
shown in the above illustrations.

Friendly tips

1.

Airbag is designed to match the

certain vehicle models, any changes in
the tire size, bumpers, chassis and other
original equipments may affect the
function of the airbags. In addition, it is
prohibited to use any airbag part on
other vehicle model, otherwise it might
lead to safety airbag system failure,
resulting in personal injury.

2.

When the vehicle dashboard

experience abnormality or can not
display the information normally (for
example, abnormal speed, seat belt

wearing information, etc.), timely get
maintenance from service stations,
otherwise it will lead to system failures
or abnormal work.

3.

During driving, please wear the

seat belt properly and maintain a good
posture. If you do not wear seat belts or
sitting in improper posture, then the
deployed airbag in the accident may
aggravate the risk of injury.

4.

Maintaining the distance between

chest and the steering wheel at least
25 cm is very important for the driver,
so as to make the driver get the most
effective protection when triggering the
system.

5.

Don‘t attach, cover or decorate

any objects on the steering wheel
surface and the front seat air bag
covers. Clean these two places with dry
or moist duster cloth. Strong knock at
these two places is not allowed.

6.

Don‘t let child passenger sit in the

front seat without protection. If a
collision triggers the air bag, the child
passenger may get seriously injured or

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even killed.

7.

Don‘t stay or put any animals or

objects near the driver, the front seat
passenger and the air bags. It is
extremely dangerous for an adult
passenger to hold a child on the laps.

8.

Don‘t install phone holder, cup,

ash tray or any other attachments to the
air bag cover or its function area.
Otherwise, accidents triggering air bags
will increase the possibility of human
injuries.

9.

Don‘t make any modifications to

any components of the air bag system,
including corresponding labels.

10. Any operation to the air bags,
including disassembly during the repair
of other parts (such as removal of the
steering wheel) can only be made in the
BYD dealer or franchised maintenance
stores.

11. The air bag system must be
replaced in the BYD dealers and
franchised maintenance stores within 10
years since the manufacturing date

(indicated on pass certificate and plate
on engine chamber). Please keep a
record if any part of the system is
replaced before the expiry date.

12. . The air bag can only provide
one-time protection. Once the air bag is
triggered or damaged, the system must
be replaced.

13. . Please hand our materials to the
next owner when selling the vehicle.
Please notice that if the air bag is shut
down, hand this information to the next
owner as well.

14. When disposing the components
of the vehicle or the air bag system,
please comply with correlative safety
regulations and disposal procedure. The
disposal must be conducted by the BYD
dealers or related qualified units.

15. The airbag system has relatively
strong anti-interference ability against
the

surrounding

electromagnetic

interruption. However, please don‘t
operate

the

vehicle

under

the

electromagnetic environment that is not
permitted by the government to avoid

accident.

16. BYD F6 takes full consideration
of various kinds of misuses and road
conditions. However, don‘t allow
serious crashes happen in the bottom of
the vehicle or drive toughly in poor
road conditions in order to prevent
accidents.

Shut Down Air Bags
In some occasions, shut down air bags for
the driver and the front passenger in accord
with regulations. These occasions include:
1. When it is impossible to keep 25cm
distance between the center of the steering
wheel and the chest of the driver even
though the driver seat is adjusted properly.
2. When special equipment needs to be
installed for the disabled within the air bag
function area.

3. When the front seats cannot be
maintained

within

the manufacturer‘s

setting scope after adjustments due to some
reasons.

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The air bag system shutdown must be
conducted by the BYD dealers or franchised
service stores. After the shutdown, BYD
dealers or franchised maintenance stores
must label at the specific places and keep
records.

Friendly tips

If the air bag system needs shutdown

in some special occasions, please go to
the BYD dealers or franchised service
stores. Otherwise, serious injuries or
death may be incurred.

In addition, please reopen the

shutdown airbag as soon as possible in
order to ensure the air bag recover its
protecting function.

Supplemental Information
1. Please read this manual thoroughly. If
you want to sell or demolish the vehicle,
please notify the buyer or disposal
departments that the car is equipped with
the air bag system, and recommend them to
read the manual in details.

2. After the air bag functioned, please don‘t
touch any components of the air bag system

(or scalds or poisoning may be caused), and
let the BYD dealers or franchised
maintenance stores handle it. Once the air
bag system functioned, please install a new
air bag system.

3. The front (side) air bags only function in
case of frontal (side) collisions in certain
degree. It doesn‘t mean that the air bag
system has problems when it doesn‘t
respond to the collision. The damages or
improper maintenances can influence the
normal function of the system.

4. To recycle and destroy the airbag shall be
performed by a qualified unit to avoid
environmental pollution and harm to
operator‘s health.

5. The company shall bear no responsibility
for any direct or indirect loss caused by any
improper operations.

6. Special Emphasis: you shall wear your
seat belt properly any time, or the airbag
may cause serious personal injury to the
passengers instead of protecting effectively.
If so, users shall take liability for accident

of this kind.

How SRS Indicator Works

The SRS indicator alerts

you to a potential problem with your airbags
or seat belt tensioners.
If the vehicle is equipped with side airbags,
this indicator is also used to remind you of
potential danger with driver side airbag or
passenger airbag.

When you turn the ignition switch to the
ON (II) position, this indicator is on for 5
seconds and then extinguish. This tells you
the system is working properly.
If the indicator is on at any other time, or
does not light up at all, you should have the
system checked by the BYD AUTO dealer.
For example:
1．If the SRS indicator isn‘t on after you
turn the ignition switch to the ON (II)
position.
2．If the indicator stays on after the engine
starts.
3．If the indicator is on or flashes in driving.