BYD Suri, Owner'S Manual

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BYD Suri Owner
‘s Manual
Maintenance7-17
besides the running-in stage, the
vehicle shall be checked once every
mileage of 2000km, adjustment shall
be made properly as necessary, and
replace if there is crack, slide tooth
and other damages.
Check the timing chain, treat the fault
immediately if there is any, and
replace the timing chain if necessary.
Tire
For safety driving, the type and
dimension of the tires must be
suitable for your car model and the
tires shall be provided with fine tread
patterns and proper tire pressure.
In the following pages, we will
introduce when and how to check the
tire pressure, how to check the
damage and wear of the tires, and the
operation methods for tire
replacement.
WARNING
 Using tires with excessive wear,
insufficient or excessive tire
pressure may cause an accident
and personal injury.
 All the instructions related to tire
inflation and maintenance in the
Owner's Manual must be
followed.
Air Inflation
Keeping properly inflating the tire can
provide optimal combination of
controllability, tread service life and
driving comfort.
Underinflated tire may be uneven
worn and affect operation and fuel
saving, furthermore, it may cause air
leakage due to overheating.
Overinflated tires may make you feel
uncomfortable and are more easily to
be damaged due to rough road.
What‘s worse, it may cause a flat tire,
thus to seriously threaten the safety of
the complete car.
It is recommended that you visually
check the tires each day. If the height
of one tire is considered low, you
should immediately detect it with the
tire gauge.
Tire pressure shall be measured by
the tire gauge at least once a month.
Even though the tire is in good
condition, tire pressure may also
reduce 7-15 kPa (0.07-0.15 kgf/cm
2
)
every month.
Please remember to check the spare
tire when examining all the tires.
Tire pressure shall be measured
when the tire is in cold state.It means