BYD e6A, Owner'S Manual

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BYD e6A AUTO Owner's Manual
BYD e6A Operation and Driving 2-7
Brake System
Design of Brake System
The hydraulic system driving the brake has
two independent loops. Each loop acts in the
diagonal direction across the car, linking the
left front wheel and right rear wheel, ect. If
one loop has fault, another two wheels still
have brake function.
Disc Parking Brake
The car is equipped with disc parking brake.
This kind of brake system requires running-in
to the brake pad regularly or when the brake
pad is replaced.
Running-in must be conducted by BYD
authorized service station.
Anti-lock Brake System
ABS helps to prevent the wheels from locking
during hard braking, allowing steering control
while braking.
When the front wheels are skidding, steering
control is not available, which means even if
you rotate the steering wheel, the car keeps
running ahead straightly. ABS helps to
prevent wheel locking, and keeps the steering
control available as the quick-acting pulse
brake responds much faster than the driver.
ABS also distributes braking forces on all
wheels according to the load status of the car.
Do not step on the brake pedal repeatedly in
a short time, otherwise ABS may fail. When
steering the car to avoid danger, you must
keep applying stable and strong pressure on
the brake pedal so as to give full play to ABS.
Sometimes it is called "Step stably, steer
accurately".
When ABS acts, you will feel a shake on the
brake pedal and sometimes you will hear
noise. This is normal when ABS makes
quick-acting pulse braking.
The ABS response time depends on tires'
driving force (adhesive force). On dry and
paved road, you shall step on the brake pedal
forcibly to enable ABS. But if you want to stop
the car on snowy or freezing road, you can
feel that ABS acts quickly.
The
front of
the car