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remote control function.

 Even if the internal lock knob is

at the locking position, the left

front door can be opened with

the internal handle. Therefore,

do not pull the internal handle of

left front door whilst driving.

Back Door

1. Unlock using the wireless remote

control function or by turning the

mechanical key clockwise.

2. The back door can be opened by

pulling up its external handle.

3. Back door closing

Pull down the back door and then

press it down.

Sunroof

Sunroof tilting

Tilt operation

Tilting upwards: the sunroof is opened

upwards by pressing down the switch.

Tilting downwards: pull down the

switch until it is closed completely.

Horizontal opening and closing

Opening: push the button backward to

open the sunroof.

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Closing: push the button forward to

close the sunroof.

Tips

If the sunroof is operated after rain,

snow or car washing, water may

enter the car. Therefore, please

wipe the sunroof with a dry cloth

before operation.

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Chapter 1

Section 2

Operation of Instruments and Controls

Driver and Passenger Safety

Safety Precautions ..................................................................... 1-18

Seats .......................................................................................... 1-19

Child Seat Protection Device ...................................................... 1-20

Seat Belts ................................................................................... 1-26

SRS(optional) ............................................................................. 1-28

Danger of CO Intoxication .......................................................... 1-36

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Safety Precautions

Steering Wheel Adjustment

WARNING

 Do not adjust the steering wheel

while driving. Otherwise, it may

cause incorrect operation of the

car, and result in an accident.

 After adjustment, shake the

steering wheel upward and

downward to make sure it is

locked firmly.

Appropriate arrangement of

children

WARNING

Do not leave a child alone in the car

at any time.

Driving after drinking alcohol is

prohibited

Even the smallest amount of

consumed alcohol will reduce your

reaction ability to the road traffic

conditions. The more alcohol you

have drunk, the slower you will

become. Therefore, driving after

drinking alcohol is prohibited.

Control your speed

Speeding is the major cause of car

accidents and casualties. Generally

speaking, the greater the speed, the

greater the danger will be. Please

drive at a safe speed according to the

road traffic conditions.

Keep the car at the state of safe

driving

It is extremely dangerous to have a

flat tyre or mechanical failure. To

reduce such possibilities, please

inspect the car carefully and complete

the various inspection items specified

in the regular maintenance form.

Pre-driving inspection

To ensure that you and your

passengers receive the maximum

protection from the safety equipment

of the car, please inspect the following

items every time before driving:

1. All adults and children not

applicable to the children protection

device wear the seat belts correctly.

2. All infants are arranged properly in

the children protection device on

the back seat.

3. The driver sits straight and leans

back as far as possible, and keeps

a proper distance from the steering

wheel and the dashboard.

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4. The seat backrest should stay

upright.

5. The headrest should be adjusted to

the proper height.

6. After all passengers get into the car,

make sure all doors are locked.

A monitor light

of car door

and back door opening on the

dashboard is used to indicate that a

door or the back door is not

properly closed.

7. All luggage should be positioned

and secured properly.

Seats

WARNING

 When the driver and passengers sit

straight and lean against the

backrest, the seat belts can provide

the maximum protection in the event

of a collision. If they lean laterally on

the seats, the lumbar seat belt may

slide over the hip and exert pressure

directly on the abdomen. In the

event of a front collision, over-tilting

of seats may increase the danger of

personal casualties.

 The car must not be started until all

passengers are well seated. It is

prohibited to sit on the folded

backrest or luggage. During

emergency braking or in the event

of a collision，people who do not sit

or wear the seat belts correctly may

be seriously injured.

 It is prohibited for passengers to

stand-up or move between seats.

Otherwise, during emergency

braking or a collision，they may be

seriously injured.

 When driving, do not adjust the

driver seat, as seat moving may

make the driver lose control of the

car.

 When adjusting seats, take care

to avoid collision between the

seat and passengers or luggage.

 After seat adjustment，make sure

the seat is locked in position.

 Do not place any objects under

seats or tie rope to the rail

unlocking lever, which can affect

the locking mechanism of the

seats, cause sudden movement

of seats, and cause the driver to

lose control of the car.

 During seat adjustment, do not

put your hands under the seat or

near the moving parts; otherwise,

your hands or fingers may be

injured.

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Child Seat Protection Device

BYD strongly recommends the child

seat protection device.

Tips

 The studies have shown that it is

safer to install the child

protection device in the rear

seats than in the front

passenge

r’s seat.

 Please select the appropriate

child protection device according

to the age and body of your

child.

 For installation details, please

refer to the manual coming with

the child protection device.

Type of Child Protection Device

The protection devices are classified

into the following three types

according to the ages and bodies of

the children:

1. Baby (infant) seat

2. Child seat (convertible)

3. Youth seat (auxiliary)

When the child seat protection

device isn

’t in use

Please fix the child protection device

on the seat properly. Do not place the

device on the passenger

’s seats or in

the luggage compartment.

Select appropriate child protection

device

Please select appropriate protection

device for your child. If the body of

your child is too big to use the

protection device, let your child sit in

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the back seat and use the seat belt.

Install the child protection device

Please follow the installation

instructions of the manufacturer.

Fasten the child protection device to

the outer back seat with the seat belt

or the fastening strap under the child

protection device. While installing the

child protection device, fix the top

drawstring

Seat belt equipped with child

protection device locking mechanism

(rear seat ALR/ELR seat belt)

ISOFIX rigid anchor (ISOFIX child

protection device): The outer rear seat

is provided with dedicated fixing lever

(the label showing the anchoring

position is attached to the seat).

Fixing anchor support (for top

drawstring): The outer rear seat is

provided with fixing anchor support.

Install the child protection device

with seat belt (for child protection

device locking)

1. Rearward child seat - baby (infant)

seat / child seat (convertible): Install

the child seat in the rear seat and

keep it facing to the rear of the car.

Insert the seat belt through the child

seat and insert the belt tip into the

buckle; make sure that the seat belt

isn

’t twisted.

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Forward child seat (convertible)

Install the child seat in the rear seat

and keep it facing to the forward of the

car.

Insert the seat belt through the child

seat and insert the belt tip into the

buckle; make sure that the seat belt

isn

’t twisted.

Pull out the shoulder safety belt

completely, and then let it retract

slightly to enter the locking mode, in

which the seat belt only can be

retracted.

Tighten the child seat in the rear seat,

and let the shoulder safety belt fully

retract, until the child seat is fixed

firmly. When the shoulder safety belt

is fully taut, pull the seat belt to make

sure that it can

’t be pulled out.

Youth seat (auxiliary)

Install the child seat in the rear seat

and keep it facing to the forward of the

car.

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Let the child sit in the child seat.

Follow the manufacturer

’s instruction

to fix the child seat with the seat belt,

and insert the belt tip into the buckle.

Make sure that the seat belt isn

’t

twisted.

Check if the shoulder safety belt

crosses the child

’s shoulder properly,

and keep the waist belt as low as

possible.

Remove the child protection device

fixed with seat belt

Press the buckle release button to

retract the seat belt completely.

Install child protection device with

ISOFIX rigid anchor (ISOFIX child

protection device)

Check the position of the dedicated

fixing lever and install the child

protection device onto the seat. Install

the fixing lever in the gap between the

seat cushion and backrest.

If the child protection device is

equipped with top drawstring, fix the

drawstring onto the anchoring device.

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Child protection device with top

drawstring

Fix the child protection device with

seat belt or ISOFIX rigid anchor, and

remove the headrest.

Open the cover of the anchor support,

buckle the hook to the anchor support,

and tighten the top drawstring. Make

sure that the top drawstring is buckled

firmly.

1. Hook

2. Top drawstring

3. Anchor support

Reinstall the headrest.

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Install the child protection device

onto the front passenger

’s seat

To install the child protection device

onto the front passenger's seat with

locking buckle, please follow the

manufacturer's instruction.

Warning

 Do not fully stretch the shoulder

safety belt to avoid the seat belt

entering into locking mode.

 In locking mode, the seat belt

can be retracted only, which may

cause injury or discomfort.

 Do not let the child play with the

seat belt, or else it may cause

serious injury or even death to

the child.

 While installing the child

protection device, please follow

the instructions in the manual

and fix the protection device

firmly. If the device

isn’t fixed, it

may cause serious injury or even

death to the child in case of

emergency braking or accident.

Install youth seat (auxiliary)

1. If the driver

’s seat obstructs the

proper installation of the child

protection device, please install the

device onto the right rear seat.

2. Install the forward child seat or

youth (auxiliary) seat onto the front

passenger

’s seat only when inevitable;

for installation, move the seat

backward as much as possible, or

else it may cause serious injury or

even death when the airbag explodes

(inflated).

Install child protection device

Never install the rearward child

protection device in the front

passenger

’s seat, or else it may cause

serious injury or even death when the

airbag explodes.

1. The instrument panel at front

passenger's side has a warning label,

which reminds you never install the

rearward child protection device in the

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front passenger

’s seat.

2. While installing youth (auxiliary)

seat, make sure that the seat belt

crosses the center of the child

’s

shoulder. The seat belt should be

away from the child's neck and

shouldn

’t slip from the shoulder, or

else it may cause serious injury or

even death to the child in case of

emergency braking or accident.

3. Make sure that the seat belt and the

belt tip are fixed, and the seat belt isn't

twisted.

4. Pull and push the child seat to

different directions to make sure that it

is installed firmly.

5. Please follow the instructions of the

manufacturer of the child protection

device.

Fix the child seat to the anchoring

device properly

When using lower anchoring device,

make sure there is no foreign matter

around the anchoring device and the

seat belt isn

’t jammed behind the child

seat. Make sure that the child seat is

fixed firmly, or else it may cause

serious injury or even death to the

child in case of emergency braking or

accident.

Seat Belts

The driver and passengers should

adjust the shoulder height of the

three-point seat belts to the

appropriate position according to their

own body size.

The length of the seat belt can be

automatically adjusted according to

the passenger size and the seat

position.

Keep the seat belt as low as possible

at the hip - do not lock it around the

waist. Move the shoulder belt up

through the lock plate to adjust the

belt to the proper position.

If the seat belt fails to retract smoothly

and automatically, please pull it out to

check whether it is knotted or

distorted. If so, please contact the

BYD auto sales service stations for

inspection.

Seat belts with the pre-tensioning

device (If any)

The driver and front seat belts are

provided with a pre-tensioning device,

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it is activated in the case of a serious

front collision.

When the sensor detects a serious

front collision, the retractor will retract

the front seat belts rapidly to protect

the

passenger’s safety effectively.

Even if there is not a passenger in the

front seat, the pre-tensioning device

of the seat belts will be activated as

well.

In the event of a collision, the front

seat belt pre-tensioning device and

the SRS air bag may not be activated

at the same time.

In the event of a collision, when the

seat belt pre-tensioning device is

activated, noise may be made and a

small amount of innocuous gas may

be released. The gas does not

indicate a fire and is generally

harmless to humans.

Tips

 The seat belts equipped on the

car are designed according to the

adult frame. Children should be

prudent in using the seat belts.

 Position the child seat on the

back seat and seat the child in the

child seat. Meanwhile, the seat

belt should be fastened well for

protection. It is prohibited for

children to sit in the front seat.

 Do not seat a child on their knees

or arms. Otherwise, the child may

be seriously injured or even killed.

 Do not let children stand or kneel

on the front or back seat. During

emergency braking or a collision,

unprotected children may be

seriously injured.

 Whilst driving, passengers in the

car must fasten the seat belts

correctly. Otherwise, during

emergency braking or a collision,

they are more prone to be

severely injured.

 One seat belt must be applied to

one passenger only. It is

prohibited for one seat belt to be

shared by two or more

passengers - even by children.

 Do not over-tilt the backrest. The

seat belt provides the best

protection when the backrest is in

the upright position.

 Do not damage the seat belts, or

inhibit or trap them in the seats or

car doors.

 Check the seat belt regularly to

see whether it is cut, worn or

loose. Damaged parts must be

replaced with new ones. Do not

disassemble or modify the

system.

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 Keep the seat belts clean and dry.

Do not place any decorative

articles on the seat belts.

 After a serious collision, the seat

belt system (including bolts) must

be replaced. Even if the damage

is not obvious, the whole system

still has to be replaced.

 After the latch is inserted, make

sure it is locked up to the buckle

firmly and the seat belt is not

twisted.

 Do not leave objects, such as

coins, and paper clips, etc. in the

buckle, as they may affect the

proper connection of the latch and

the buckle.

 If the seat belts fail to function

well, please contact the BYD auto

sales service station immediately.

The seat belts cannot provide any

protection for passengers until

they are repaired. Sit upright and

as far back in the seat as

possible, and keep a proper

distance from the steering wheel

and the dashboard, this will

enable the seat belts and SRS to

exert their maximum protection.

 Make sure the shoulder safety

belt is at the middle of your

shoulder. Keep the belt away from

the neck, but also prevent it from

falling off the shoulder. Otherwise,

in the case of accidents, the

belt’s

protection performance will be

reduced.

 For safety, the shoulder safety

belt shall not be lower than the

upper arm.

SRS (optional)

SRS provides additional protection of

the passenger head and chest in the

event of a frontal collision of a certain

magnitude to reduce the possibility of

severe injury and even death to

passengers inside the car.

SRS cannot take the place of seat

belts. It is only a part of the whole

passive safety protection system of

the car. Note that SRS only provides

the optimum protection performance

when working together with the

fastened seat belts. For the safety of

yourself and your family, please pay

special attention to the "Tips" in this

section.

SRS airbag triggering conditions

The SRS air bag triggering conditions

are designed as follows: in the event

of a frontal collision of a certain

magnitude, the front SRS air bag will

be triggered; in the event of special

collisions, the SRS air bag may be

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triggered.

In the event of minor frontal collision,

side collision, rear collision or roll-over,

generally the SRS airbag

won’t be

triggered. In such accidents, the seat

belts, if properly fastened, can protect

the driver and passengers.

The decisive factor of triggering the

airbag system: compare and judge

the deceleration curve generated in

collision and obtained by the

electronic control unit (ECU) with the

set value comprehensively. If the

deceleration and other signals

generated and measured in case of

collision is lower than the reference

value preset in the ECU, the airbag

will not be triggered, even though the

car may have already severely

deformed in the accident.

BYD Auto has fully taken into account

the various misuse and road

conditions in setting ECU of the airbag

system. Please use the car correctly

by following the instruction manual.

Otherwise, the expected effect of SRS

cannot be guaranteed.

Tips

 A loud noise occurs when the air

bag is deployed. Generally, no

injury will be caused (however, it is

not excluded that tinnitus or

temporary threshold shift may be

caused, but it will be recovered

quickly). Gas released at SRS air

bag deployment may have some

odour and affect the appetite, but

will not lead to poisoning of

passengers. After the SRS air bag

has been deployed, a small

amount of smoke will be released.

This is a normal phenomenon.

 Passengers who come into

contact with a deploying SRS air

bag may suffer some minor

bruising.

 When the SRS air bag is

deployed, white powder may be

produced, which may be of

discomfort to some people (e.g.

pregnant women, allergic

patients or respiratory disease

sufferers). Please open the

doors or windows for ventilation,

or leave the car if it is safe to do

so, and clear off any residue

from the body as soon as

possible.

Driver

’s and front passenger’s

airbags

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If your car is equipped with front

airbag supplemental restraint system

(SRS AIRBAG), the driver

’s airbag

and front passenger's airbag will

explode in case of moderate to severe

frontal collision, to protect the heads

and chests of the driver and the front

passenger and reduce the injury.

How the frontal airbag works

In case of moderate to severe frontal

collision, the sensor will detect that

the car is decelerating sharply and

send signal to the control device to

explode the frontal airbag

immediately.

In case of frontal collision, the seat

belt will secure your lower body and

torso, while the airbag acts as a

cushion to help stabilize and protect

your head and chest.

Since the two airbags use the same

sensor, the airbags will explode at the

same time. However, only one airbag

explodes sometimes.

This may be that the severity of the

collision is at the critical value of

airbag explosion. In this case, the seat

belt will provide the primary protection,

while the auxiliary protection provided

by the airbag is very little.

The frontal airbag inflates and deflates

immediately, so that it won

’t block the

driver

’s sight or affect the operation of

steering wheel and other control

devices.

The airbags explode rapidly to provide

additional protection for the driver and

passengers in an accident.

A loud noise occurs when the air bag is

deployed. Generally, no injury will be

caused (however, it is not excluded that

tinnitus or temporary threshold shift may

be caused, but it will be recovered

quickly). After the collision, you may see

smoke-like substance, which is actually