BYD G3 AUTO Owner’s Manual
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Maintenance Operation:
Replace lubricant and oil screen in CVT
transmission upon each 60,000 km
mileage.
Note: precautions on CVT transmission
maintenance:
Maintenance Period
Replace transmission fluid and oil
screen for the transmission upon
each 60,000 km mileage. The
transmission comes with refilling
cock on the top of the gearbox
and drain plug.
Lubricant Specification
Only use ESSO EZL 799A.
Lubricant of other specification
may damage the transmission,
and the resulting faults are not
covered by BYD warranty.
Precautions in Towing
Transmission
Configuration
Towing
Method
MT
Stepless
AT
Towing
gear
N gear
Not
allowed
Towing
with front
wheels off
ground
Allowed
Allowed
Towing
with rear
wheels off
ground
Allowed
Not
allowed
Towing
with four
wheels on
ground
Allowed
Not
allowed
Shipped
on
special-pur
pose
vehicle
Allowed
Allowed
Note: vehicles with CVT transmission
can not be towed, because only when
its engine is running the cone pulley
can produce fluid pressure to drive
the transmission belt.
To tow a vehicle with CVT transmission,
its front wheels must be lifted up off the
ground.
In emergency towing for short trip, a
vehicle with CVT transmission shall be
at N gear with the engine running. Only
when the engine is running, the
transmission oil pump can provide oil
pressure to drive the transmission belt,
otherwise the belt may be damaged.
Transmission Oil Selection
1. Specification of Gear Oil for Manual
Transmission:
75W—90 North region in winter
80W—90 North region in summer
80W—90 or 85W—140 South
region all around the year
API Grade GL-4 or above
Amount: a total of 2.1L; when replace
gear oil, the refilling amount is 2.0L.
2. CVT Transmission Oil Specification
ESSO EZL799A
Amount: when replacing transmission oil,
refilling amount is 4.1L and checking oil
level is required.
Check CVT transmission oil level in the
following procedure:
Transmissions are delivered with
transmission oil not fully filled, as a
result, when installing the transmission
on a vehicle or replacing a transmission,
it is required to refill 4.1±0.05 L of ESSO
EZL799A oil. After the first refilling,
check the oil level in the following
procedure: