BYD E6. Service Manual — part 5

BYD e6A AUTO Owner's Manual

Steering Wheel and Rearview Mirror 1-53

Chapter 1

Section 4

Steering Wheel and Rearview Mirror

Steering Wheel Adjustment . . . . . . . . 1-54
Inner Rearview Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . 1-54
Outer Power Rearview Mirrors . . . . . . ... 1-56

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Steering Wheel

To change the angle of steering wheel, hold

the steering wheel and press down the

steering column adjustment handle, then

adjust the steering wheel to the desired angle

and finally release the adjustment handle to

the original position.

Tips

● Do not adjust the steering wheelwhile

driving. It may cause incorrect operation

of the car and result in an accident.

● After adjustment, shake the steering

wheel upward and downward to make

sure it is locked firmly.

Inner rearview mirror

Tips

● Keep the inner and outer rearview

mirrors clean, and adjust them to the

optimum visual angle. The rearview

mirrors should be well adjusted before

driving.

● If the inner rearview mirror is frozen,

don't scratch its surface. Instead, a

spray deicer or other methods should be

used first before adjusting.

● Do not adjust the rearview mirrors while

driving. It may cause incorrect operation

of the car and result in an accident.

Automatic anti-glare function (if provided)

a. In the AUTO mode, the sensor is used to

detect the headlights of the vehicles behind

and reduce the reflection light

automatically.

b. Prevent the sensor from malfunction

Please don't touch or cover the sensor to

ensure it works normally.

c. When the AUTO mode is applied, the

indicator light will be on. The default mode

of the anti-glare rearview mirror is AUTO.

front light sensor

Automatic
anti-glare
switch

Indicator

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Direction display

An LCD is mounted on the right top of the

inner rearview mirror (as shown in the figure)

to indicate the present direction of vehicle

heading. If the car is used for the first time or

is just overhauled, the direction should be

calibrated.

Inner rearview mirror direction calibration

methods and steps

Please pay attention to the following three

items before direction calibration:

The direction indicatedin the inner rearview

mirror is the direction pointed to by the vehicle

heading, and the display state is called the

normal display state. However, in the state of

calibration, the direction indicated in the inner

rearview mirror just acts as the role of

indication and doesn't represent the direction

of vehicle heading. Then the state is called

the calibration display state;

It is suggested that a clip is used as the

calibration tool;

Before calibration, select an open & smooth

square, a closed-loop block, or an annular

driveway and identify the directions of east,

south, west and north (as shown in the figure).

Calibration steps

Step 1: Start the car. Then a word will appear

in the displaywindowon the top right of inner

rearview mirror. The word may be any one of

east, south, west, north, northwest, southwest,

northeast, and southeast.

Step 2: select the starting position. It may be

east, south, west or north.

Step 3: press the button "Enter" (as shown in

the figure) on the back of inner rearview

mirror with a clip to enter the direction

calibration display state.

rear light sensor

display window

west

north

east

south

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Then the word "North" will flash twice in the

display window and then stop.

Step 4: drive the car back to the starting point

in two rounds at a low speed (less than

8km/hr) (ensure the motor doesn't stall during

driving. The car may drive clockwise or

counterclockwise).

Step 5: adjust the vehicle heading to point

exactly south. Press the button of "Enter".

Then the word "South" will appear in the

display window. Press the button "Enter"

again. If the word "South" flashes twice and

then stops, the calibration is finished, the

display window will exit the calibration display

state and enter the normal display state.

Otherwise, if the word "West" appears after

the button "Enter" is pressed for the second

time, the motor should be stopped first and

the calibration should be started again from

Step 1. If other words appear, the motor

doesn't have to be stopped and the

calibration can be restarted from Step 2.

Step 6: verification. After the calibration is

finished, drive the car for one round to identify

whether every direction is correct. If incorrect

or inaccurate indication is found, re-start the

calibration from Step 1.

Outer power rearview mirrors
(if equipped)

Adjust the outer rearview mirrors to an angle

where you can just see the side view of the

car.

Tips

Do not adjust rear-view mirror while driving.

It may cause incorrect operation of the car

and result in an accident.

Enter

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Adjustment of outer power
rearview mirrors

Adjust the outer rear-view mirrors with this

switch.

1. Selection switch-it is used to select the

outer rearview mirror to be adjusted. Press

the switch to "L" (left) or "R" (right).

2. Control switch-it is used to adjust the outer

rearview mirror. Press the switch according

to the required direction.

3. Folding switch-it is used to control the

folding of outer rearview mirrors.

When the key is in the position "ACC" or "ON",

the outer rearview mirrors can be adjusted.

NOTE

If the rear-view mirror is frozen, do not

manipulate the controller or scrape the

surface of the rearview mirror. Use a

spraying deicer to remove the ice on the

surface of the rearview mirror.

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Switch 1-59

Chapter 1

Section 5

Switch

Front headlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-60
Instrument switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Left Combination Switch . . . . . . . . . .. 1-62
Right Combination Switch . . . . . . . . . 1-65
Wiper and Washer . . . . . . . . . . . ... 1-65
Outer Power Rearview Mirror Switch . . . . ... 1-66
Window lifter switch for left front door . . . . .. 1-67

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1-60 Switch

Front headlight

The switch is used to adjust the up/down

beam angle of the front headlights. After the

low beam lights are turned on, the switch can

start to work.

6 gears are provided for the switch. When the

switch is turned upward, the front headlight

beam angle will move upward; when the

switch is turned downward, the angle will

move downward.

vehicle load conditions

Recommended

gear

One person in the driver

seat, and one each in the

driver seat and the front

passenger seat

Gear 0

fully seated

Gear 0.5

fully seated and cargo

loaded

gear 0.5 or

gear 1

driver plus trunk loaded

with the maximum load for

the rear axle

gear 2

1. Mileage change over/reset (ODO/

TRIP) switch

In the ACC gear, every time the switch of

"ODO/TRIP" is pressed, the mileage display

mode in the combination instrument will be

changed once in the following order:

odometer-TRIP A-TRIP B-odometer.

2. Backlight brightness adjustment

switch

In the gear ON, the brightness of the vehicle

backlight can be adjusted by pressing the

button.

a) Daylight mode: before the combination

switch is turned to the position ,

press down the backlight adjustment

button to adjust the backlight brightness of

the combination instrument. Five levels of

brightness (1-5) are provided. Brightness

can be adjusted from level 1 to level 5 in a

circulating way.

Emergency warning light switch

Mileage
changeover
switch

Backlight
brightness
adjustment switch

reversing radar
power switch

Clock adjustment switch
H hour
M minute
R reset

Mode
changeover
switch

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Switch 1-61

b) Night mode: in the gear ACC or ON, when

the combination switch is turned to the

position , press down the backlight

brightness adjustment switch to adjust the

brightness of the combination instrument

and the instrument board synchronously

(including the air conditioner and stereo

panel backlight, steering wheel button

backlight, 1# switch backlight, and the front

headlight adjustment switch backlight).

Five levels of brightness are provided.

Brightness can be adjusted form level 1 to

level 5 in a circulating way.

3. Reversing radar power switch

(optional)

When the switch is pressed down, the

yellowish green indicator light on the switch

will be on, the reversing radar power will be

connected, the display alarm function will be

started, and the vehicle shape indicator light

on the instrument will be on; if the switch is

pressed again, the switch will spring back, the

indicator light will be off, the reversing radar

power will be disconnected, the display alarm

function will be disabled, and the vehicle

shape indicator light will be off.

4. Emergency warning light switch

When something is wrong with the car,

surrounding people may be endangered. In

this event, press down the emergency alarm

light switch. All steering lights of the vehicle

will keep flashing at the frequency of 85 min-1

until the emergency alarm light switch is

pressed again.

5. Clock adjustment switch

In gear ACC or ON:

Press H to adjust the hours displayed in the

clock. The hour number will increase by 1

within 00-23 in a circulating way every time

the button is pressed;

Press M to adjust the minutes displayed in the

clock. The minute number will increase by 1

within 00-59 in a circulating way every time

the button is pressed;

The hours can be set to the adjacent value

rapidly by pressing R. For example, 1:06 is

changed into 1:00, or 1:56 is changed into

2:00 (

≤ 30,current hours will be selected;

otherwise, the next hours will be selected).

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1-62 Switch

6. Mode changeover switch

In gear ON, the car will enter SPORT MODE

by pressing the button and the SPORT

MODE indicator light will be on; when the

switch is in the natural state, the car will be in

the economy mode (ECO MODE).

Door light switch

Each of the four car doors is equipped with a

door light. When the door is opened, the

internal circuit of switch will be connected and

the door light will be on; when the door is

closed, the internal circuit of switch will be

disconnected and the door light will be off

.

Meanwhile, the state will be displayed in the

instrument as well.

Left combination switch (light
control handle assembly)

Turn the dimmer knob clockwise to "AUTO":

running lights and front headlights will be on

automatically according to the ambient

illumination conditions.

Small light

Turn the dimmer knob anticlockwise to

:

running lights and all backlight lamps of
vehicle will be on.

Low beam light

Turn the dimmer knob anticlockwise to

:

the low beam lights will be on.

High beam light

When the light handle is pushed forward from

its original position (opposite to the side of

steering wheel), the high beam lights will be

on; when the light handle is pulled back, the

lights will be off.

Headlight flashing (low beam
headlight)

When the light handle is pulled back from its

original position (close to the side of steering

wheel), the high beam lights will be on; when

the light handle is released, it will return to the

original position and the lights will be off.

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Front and Rear Fog Light

When the vehicle light control switch is in the

position

or

, turn the fog light

switch upward from the position OFF (●) to

the position

, the front fog lights will be

on. When the switch is turned downward from

the position

back to the position OFF (●

), the front fog lights will be off.

When the vehicle light control switch is in the

position

, turn the fog light switch

downward from the position OFF (●), the

rear fog lights will be on and the switch will

return to the position ● automatically. When

the switch is turned downward from the

position OFF (●) again, the rear fog lights will

be off.

After the front fog lights are on, if the rear fog

lights have to be turned on as well, turn the

fog light switch upward by a gear from the

position

, and the rear fog lights will be

on (at this moment, the front fog lights are still

on as well) and the fog light switch will return

to the position

automatically. If the fog

light switch is turned upward

by a gear

again, the rear fog lights will be off (at this

moment, the front fog lights are still on) and

the fog light switch will return to the position

automatically.

a. In the event that the rear fog lights are

turned on and the front fog lights are off,

the rear fog lights will be off when the front

headlights are turned off;

b. When the car light control switch is turned

to the position OFF, both the front and the

rear fog lights will be off. They will be on

again when the control switch is turned to

the position

again.

c. Turn the fog light switch downward to the

position (●), and all the fog lights will be

turned off.

When the combination switch is in the gear

AUTO, the front fog light switch will be turned

on; in this event, if the automatic control

running lights are turned on, the front fog

lights will be on; if the automatic control

running lights are turned off, the front fog

lights will be off.

Automatic light switch-off function

Initiation conditions for the automatic light

switch-off function: when the front headlight

switch is in the position

or

and the

key is retreated from Gear II to Gear I, the

function is initiated.

After the automatic light switch-off function is

initiated, if the two front doors are closed, the

turned-on front headlights, running lights and

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front & rear fog lights and high beam lights

will be switched off automatically in 10 s.

After the automatic light switch-off function is

initiated, if either of the two front doors is

opened, the turned-on front headlights,

running lights and front & rear fog lights and

high beam lights will be switched off

automatically in 10 minutes.

After the lights are switched off automatically,

if the light gear state is changed, the lights will

be turned on according to the new state. In

this event, if the automatic light switch-off

function initiation conditions are still satisfied,

the automatic light switch-off function will be

started again.

After the lights are switched off automatically,

if either of the front two doors is opened, the

turned off lights will be turned on

automatically.

Ending of the automatic light switch-off

function: only after the key is engaged in Gear

II, the automatic light switch-off function will

be disabled and the light knobs will work

normally.

With the function of automatic light switch-off,

the lights can be switched off. Moreover, after

the anti-theft function is initiated first and then

be disabled, the turned off lights will be on

again automatically. If the two front doors are

not opened, the lights will be turned off

automatically in 10 s. If the car doors are

opened, the lights will be turned off

automatically in 10 minutes.

Steering light switch

If the steering signal handle is pushed slightly

upward and downward, the steering lights will

flash. The handle will

recover automatically after release. If the

handle is pushed to the uppermost or

lowermost end, the steering lights will keep

flashing even if it is released, but will be off

automatically

after turning is completely

finished.

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Switch 1-65

Right combination switch

(

wiper

cleaning control handle assembly)

Configuration 1:

Front wiper

Position 1 (MIST): single wipe mode. The

wiper handle is pushed upward from the

position OFF. By pressing the handle once

and then releasing it, the wiper will wipe once

at low speed and then return to the original

position. By holding the handle for longer (for

over 0.5s), the wiper will start wiping at high

speed until the handle is released.

Position 2 (OFF): stop wiping

Position 3(INT): intermittent gear. The gear is

divided into four grades, whose wiping

frequency is 7s, 5s, 3s and 1s respectively.

a.

Turn the switch knob to gear ●, the

wiper will start wiping at low speed

every 7 s;

b.

Turn the switch knob to gear ●●, the

wiper will start wiping at low speed every

5 s;

c.

Turn the switch knob to gear ●●●, the

wiper will start wiping at low speed every

3 s;

d.

Turn the switch knob to gear ●●●●,

the wiper will start wiping at low speed

every 1s.

Position 4 (LO): wiping at low speed.

Position 5 (HI): wiping at high speed.

Front washer

If the wiper handle is pulled back (close to the

side of steering wheel), the washer will just

spray water and will not wipe water when the

acting time is short (within 0.5s); when the

acting time is long, the washer will keep

spraying water and wiping water at low

speed; moreover, it will wipe water

automatically three times and return to the

original position when the handle is released.

1

2

3

4

5

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1-66 Switch

Configuration 2:

The methods of use for the front wiper

and washer are the same as that for
Configuration 1.

Rear Wiper and Washer

a. By turning the switch knob to the position

"ON", the rear wiper will be started.

b. By turning the switch knob to the position

"OFF", the rear wiper will be stopped.

c. If the switch knob is turned downward

from "ON" to the position

, or upward

from "OFF" to the position

, the rear

wiper and the rear washer will be started

at the same time.

Outer Power Rearview Mirror
Switch

Adjust the outer rear-view mirrors with this

switch.

1. Selection switch - it is used to select which

rear-view mirror shall be adjusted.

Press the switch to "L" (left) or "R" (right).

2. Control switch - it is used to adjust the

outer rearview mirror.

Press switch as per your demand.

3. Folding switch-it is used for folding outer

rearview mirrors.

When the key is in the position "ACC" or "ON",

the outer rearview mirrors can be adjusted.

NOTE

If the rear-view mirror is frozen, do not

manipulate the controller or scrape the

surface of the rearview mirror. Use a

spraying deicer to remove the ice on the

surface of the rearview mirror.

Power windows

The windows can be operated by switches on

each door.

The key should be in the position "ON".

1

3

2

1

2

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Switch 1-67

Window lifter switch for left front
door

Operation of the windows on the driver's

side

There are four buttons at the window control

switch at the driver's side, which control the

window lifters at the left front door, right front

door, left rear door and right rear door

respectively. The control has precedence over

the window lifter switches in the right front door,

the left rear door or the right rear door.

Lifting - pull up the switch gently and the

window will rise by a distance corresponding

to the pulling time. Release the switch and the

window will stay at current position; or keep

pulling and the window will completely close.

Lowering - push down the switch gently and

the window will lower down by a distance

corresponding to the pressing time. Release

the switch and the window will stay at current

position; or keep pressing and the window will

completely open.

Automatic descending of driver's side

window-press the switch (AUTO) completely

and then release it. Then the window will be

completely opened. If the window is to be

stopped midway, just pull the switch upward

slightly and then release it.

a. Door locking switches: Two such

switches are located at the window lifter

switches at the left front door and right

front door respectively. They are used to

lock or unlock all the vehicle doors. The

switch has two positions; press the front

part of the switch to lock the doors, or

press the rear part to unlock the doors.

b. Windows main switch: It is used to

enable or disable the window lifter

switches at the right front door, the left

rear door and the right rear door. When

this switch is pressed, the window lifter

switches at the right front door, the left

rear door and the right rear door will be

disabled.

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Right rear, left rear power window switch

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Operation of the windows on passenger's

side

The windows on the passenger's side can be

controlled either by the switches at the

respective doors or by the switch on the

driver's door.

Open: Press the switch.

Close: Pull up the switch.

The windows will not be controlled by the

switches at passenger's side if the window

locking switch at the driver's side is pressed.

Tips

● Please be aware of safety as the power

windows are not provided with

anti-clamping feature.

● Please use the windows locking switch

when there is a child in the vehicle to

prevent any accidental operation of the

power window switch.