Owner`s manual

BYD AUTO F0 Owner’s Manual
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In general, the airbag system won’t be
triggered in mild front collision or side
collision accidents, in rear end collisions or
in turn-over accidents. In such accidents, the
seat belt, if fastened, can protect the driver
in the normal way.
The decisive factor for triggering the airbag
system is the comprehensive intelligent
comparison and judgment of the
deceleration curve produced in a collision
and acquired by the electronic control unit
(ECU) and the set value. If the automobile
deceleration signal produced and detected in
the collision is lower than the set reference
value in the ECU, the airbag won’t be
triggered even though the car may have
been severely deformed in the accident.
ECU setting of BYD airbag system takes
various common misuse and domestic road
conditions into full consideration. However,
reasons and conditions of crashes are
variable, so, for your safety, please abide
strictly by this manual, use the automobile
correctly and avoid misuse; otherwise, the
expected protection effect of the airbag
cannot be ensured.
Protection principle of the airbag
Once the airbag system is triggered, air will
be immediately inflated into the airbag and
make it full in front of the driver and the
passenger. The occupants will fall into the
expanded airbag and the forward inertia will
be polishered, thereby reducing the degrees
of injuries to their heads, necks and chests.
The specially developed airbag can, after
expanded and then pressed by the driver and
the passenger in an accident, absorb energy
and discharge the air out at a certain rate so
as to reduce the effort of the airbag on the
occupants and relieve injuries to them. After
the accident, air in the bag can be basically
discharged, so the frontward vision won’t
be hindered.
The airbag can be expanded within a few
fractions of a second so as to provide extra
protection for the driver and the passenger
in accidents.
Airbag expansion can produce a rather loud
noise but, in general, won’t cause injuries
(the possibility of ear ringing or temporary
deafness is not excluded, but these problems,
if happening, can recover soon). The gas
produced in triggering the airbag system
may have some smell but won’t lead to
occupant poisoning. A little smoke will be
emitted after the airbag is expanded; it’s
normal and not the indication of a fire, so
please do not worry about it.
The airbag system possibly won’t be
triggered in the following accidents:
Hitting on a cement pole, a tree or
other slim objects
Crashing into the bottom of a truck