170
Driving Skills
3
Maintenance
After driving in water, check your vehicle for its
working fluid and lubricants (engine oil,
transmission oil, axle and transfer case) to
ensure that the fluids are not contaminated.
Wash/replace the contaminated fluids (which
appear to be milky or foamed) as soon as
possible to avoid damage to components.
Warning
●
When driving on slippery road, emergency
braking, acceleration and steering may cause
the tires to skid. This will reduce the steering
performance of the vehicle and thus cause an
accident.
●
When the engine speed changes drastically,
such as in the event of emergency engine
braking, it may cause the vehicle to skid and
result in an accident.
●
After driving through a water puddle,
lightly depress the brake pedal to ensure that
the brake functions normally. Wet brake
pads cannot guarantee normal braking. If the
brake on one side becomes wet and cannot
work normally, it will affect steering control
and cause accidents. Do NOT drive on road
full of water after heavy rains. This may
cause serious damage to the vehicle.
Key Points of Driving in Winter
Be sure to fully warm up the engine. After
starting the engine, pre-heat it for a while so that
the engine oil fully lubricates the various
cylinders, and then drive the vehicle slowly.
Drive off at low speed. This will give a
sufficient time for the lubrication oil of the
transmission, the transfer case and the rear axle
to lubricate all lubrication positions.
Check the Condition of the Battery and
Power Cables
Check the battery, including its joints an electric
wire. Extremely cold weather will affect the
battery. This is because more energy is needed
to start and drive vehicle and the battery
capacity will fall. Before driving the vehicle,
check whether the engine speed is normal.
Check whether the headlights are as bright as
usual. If necessary, charge or replace the battery.
In extremely cold weather, battery of low
capacity may be frozen and thus makes it
impossible to start the vehicle.
Be sure that engine oil viscosity is suitable for
driving in cold weather.
In winter, a lot of summer-used engine oil
remaining inside the engine may make the
vehicle difficult to start. If you are not sure
which engine oil should be used, please contact
an authorized BAIC dealership for help.
Check Engine Coolant
Be sure to use a coolant that is recognized by
BAIC.
If it is found that insufficient engine coolant is
left, please promptly replenish the coolant.
