Owners Manual

BYD AUTO F3 OWNER’S MANUAL
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Oil grade for gasoline engine:
SAE 5W-30 -30°C above
SAE 15W-40 -15°C above
API grade: SG or above.
Dosage: 3 L
Gear oil grade for transmission
75 W-90 Cold area (Northern),
winter
80 W-90 Cold area (Northern),
summers
80 W-90 or 80 W-140 warm area
(Southern), whole year
Dosage: 2.1 L
Recommendatory oil (SAE)
:
Predicted temperature range before
next oil changing
If SAE 10 W-30 or higher viscosity
grade is applied in extremely cold day,
the engine would be difficult to start.
Thus, we recommend you to use SAE
5 W-30.
API classified sign
ILSAC testify sign
Oil identification sign
There is one (or two) API registration
symbol on some oil containers which
are for reference when selecting oil.
API classified sign can be on any part
on the outside a container. The upper
part of the sign is oil quality
demonstrated by API, such as SL.
The middle part refers to SAE and
SUCH AS SAE10W-30. The lower
part refers to “Energy-Conserving”,
denoting the oil is capable of
conserving energy.
The ILSAC testify sign is located on
the frontage of a container.