BYD L3 AUTO, Owner'S Manual

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BYD L3
AUTO Owner’s Manual
Tips on Driving BYD L3 2-9
Precautions in Towing
Towing
Method
Transmission
Configuration
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 above -40
℃
80W
—90 above -26
℃
80W
—90 or 85W—140 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:
- start the engine and run idle for at
least 10 seconds (during engine
starting, the noise of air flow in
circulating
in the system is
normal).
）
- Shift gear shift lever to other gears
(P gear
– R gear – D gear), waiting
for at least 5 seconds before shift
gear.
- S
hift to ―D‖ (Driving) gear.
- Release foot brake pedal.
- Slow down the vehicle to a minimum
of 60km/h (engine speed shall not
be over 2500 rpm).
- Release the accelerator to let the car
slow down until stop (noise caused
by air flow circulation since engine
starting disappears).
- Warm up the oil by driving the car for
at least 5 minutes or until the