BYD L3 AUTO, Owner'S Manual

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BYD L3
AUTO Owner’s Manual
Tips on Driving BYD L3 2-11
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 (Drum) Parking Brake
The car is equipped with disc (drum)
parking brake. This kind of brake
system requires running-in to the
brake shoe regularly, and especially,
after brake shoe and/or brake disc
(drum) is replaced.
Running-in shall be conducted by
BYD service station.
Anti-lock Brake System
ABS helps to prevent the wheels from
locking or skidding in hard braking,
allowing steering control in 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 shall keep stable
and strong pressure on the brake
pedal so as to give full play to ABS.
Sometimes it is called ―Stepping
stably, steering 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.
Important Safety Tips
ABS can not reduce the time and
distance required for braking. Its
function is to maintain steering control
in braking. You shall always keep safe
distance away from other vehicles.
ABS cannot prevent skidding caused
by sudden change of vehicle direction,
such as sharp turning or sudden lane
changing. Drive the car carefully at
safe speed regardless of the road and
weather conditions.
ABS cannot prevent reduction in
Front
of car