BYD G3 AUTO Owner’s Manual
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Park the car in a well ventilated
garage rather than in damp or
unventilated place.
Washing your car
in the garage or parking after a drive on
a wet or snowy road will get the garage
damp and thus cause corrosion. Even
though the garage is dry, the car will
also get damp and suffer corrosion if it is
poorly ventilated.
Tips on Maintenance of Paint
Surface
Pay attention to the following points in
use and maintenance of the car:
(1) Clean the dust on the car before,
during and after using the car, which can
reduce dust absorption by static.
(2) Wash the car timely after rain. The
taint left by rain on the car body will
shrink in size after rain stops, which
means acid materials in the rain will
concentrate. Clean the taint as soon as
possible to avoid harm to the paint
surface caused by the taint.
(3) Wash the car after the engine cools
down. Do not wash the car in strong
sunlight or high temperature, otherwise
the detergent will form taint on the paint
surface after quick drying. If you wash
the car by yourself, only use
special-purpose detergent and neutral
running water. Do not use strongly
alkaline washing power, soap water and
detergent, which may wash away
grease in the paint and speed up aging.
When washing the car at a carwash,
prevent the staff from using dewaxing
detergent, or the paint may be damaged.
When the car is used along seacoast or
in a region with heavy pollution, you
shall wash the car daily.
(4) Only use damp, clean and soft
sponge or finishing cloth to wipe the car,
and make sure metal and sand particle
does not exist in it. Do not use dry
cloth, sponge or towel to wipe it to avoid
scratching. When wiping, move the cloth
gently along the running water, and do
not move in circle or perpendicular to
the running water.
(5) Taint of strongly corrosive stuff, such
as pitch, bird manure and insect remains,
shall be cleaned timely. Please use
special purpose detergent. Do not use
knife or gasoline to remove the taint,
otherwise the paint surface may be
damaged.
(6) Do not touch the paint with greasy
hands, wipe the paint with greasy cloth,
or put any tool with grease on it or
finishing cloth dipped in organic solvent
on the car body, otherwise there may be
harmful chemical reaction.
(7) If there is no obvious scratch, do not
make repainting as the new paint color
may vary with the original paint. (8) In
case that the car will not be used for a
long period, please park it in a
well-ventilated garage or similar place,
and use a special-purpose car cover.
For a short period parking, please select
a shade place.
(9) Prevent strong impact, knock or
scratch to the paint film. If the paint has
scratch, sinking or peeling off, please
make repair in time, and you are
recommended to go to a professional
auto beauty store.
(10) Use carbon detergent to clean
glossy metal parts, and apply waxing
regularly for protection.
(11) Use quality detergent for cleaning
of trimming, and do not use excessive
force when waxing to prevent the base
layer from exposing when the paint is
penetrated.
Apply waxing when it is required and go
to auto beauty store for maintenance
regularly (at least once per quarter) to
keep the paint surface glossy.
