Owners Manual

BYD AUTO F3 OWNER’S MANUAL
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Check the condition of your
vehicle’s paint and trim. If you find
any chips or scratches in the paint, fix
them up immediately to prevent
corrosion from starting. If the chips
or scratches have gone through the
bare metal, have your BYD AUTO
service station make the repair.
Check the interior of your vehicle.
Water and dust can accumulate under
the floor mats and could cause
corrosion. Occasionally check the
underside of the mats to make sure
the area is dry. Be particularly careful
when transporting chemicals,
cleansers, fertilizers, salt, etc. These
should be transported in proper
containers. If a spill or leak should
occur, immediately clean and dry the
area.
Use mud shields on your wheels. If
you drive on salted or gravel roads,
mud shields help protect your vehicle.
Full-size shields, which come as near
to the ground as possible, are the best.
We recommend that the fittings and
the area where the shields are
installed be treated to resist corrosion.
Your BYD AUTO service station will
be happy to assist in supplying and
installing the shields if they are
recommended for your area.
Keep your vehicle in a well
ventilated garage or a roofed place.
Do not park your vehicle in a damp,
poorly ventilated garage. If you
wash your vehicle in the garage, or if
you drive it covered with water or
snow, your garage may be so damp as
to cause corrosion. Even if your
garage is heated, a wet vehicle can
corrode if the ventilation is poor.
Painting area maintenance tips
Pay attention to the following
regulations in the application and
maintenance process of the vehicle:
(1) Clean the dust on the vehicle
before, during, and after using
your BYD F3 and try to reduce
the dust absorption due to static
electricity.
(2) Wash in time after rain. The
raindrop stains on the vehicle
body after rain will become
smaller and smaller and the
concentration of acidic material
will become higher and higher,
thus the paint will be corroded as
time passes if you don’t wash the
stains with clean water.
(3) Wash the vehicle when the motor
has cooled down. Do not wash
the vehicle under burning sun or
high temperature. Otherwise, the
detergent will be dried and leave
vestige. If you wash your vehicle
by yourself, use special neutral
detergent only, and do not use
washing powder or soapsuds with
high alkali content to avoid
scouring off the grease in the
paint and accelerating the aging
of paint. If the vehicle is washed
in car washing park, ask the
washer not to use dewaxing
detergent so as to protect the
paint. Wash the vehicle everyday
if you drive in coastal areas or at