BYD L3 AUTO Owner's Manual page 121

Precautions in Towing
Transmission
Towing Configuration
Method
MT
Towing
N gear
gear
Towing
with front
Allowed
wheels off
ground
Towing
with rear
Allowed
wheels off
ground
Towing
with four
Allowed
wheels on
ground
Shipped on
special-pur
Allowed
pose
vehicle
Note: vehicles with CVT transmission
can not be towed, because only when
its engine is running the cone pulley
can produce fluid pressure to drive
the transmission belt.
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To tow a
transmission, its front wheels must be
lifted up off the ground.
In emergency towing for short trip, a
vehicle with CVT transmission shall
Stepless
be at N gear with the engine running.
AT
Only when the engine is running, the
Not
transmission oil pump can provide oil
allowed
pressure to drive the transmission belt,
otherwise the belt may be damaged.
Allowed
Transmission Oil Selection
1. Specification of Gear Oil for Manual
Not
Transmission:
allowed
75W—90
80W—90
80W—90 or 85W—140
Not
the year
allowed
API Grade GL-4 or above
Amount: a total of 2.1L; when replace
gear oil, the refilling amount is 2.0L.
Allowed
2. CVT Transmission Oil Specification
ESSO EZL799A
Amount: when replacing transmission
oil, refilling amount is 4.1L and
checking oil level is required.
Check CVT transmission oil level in
vehicle with CVT the following procedure:
Transmissions are delivered with
transmission oil not fully filled, as a
result,
transmission on a vehicle or replacing
a transmission, it is required to refill
4.1± 0.05 L of ESSO EZL799A oil.
After the first refilling, check the oil
level in the following procedure:
- start the engine and run idle for at
- Shift gear shift lever to other gears
above -40℃
above -26℃
all around
- Shift to ―D‖ (Driving) gear.
- Release foot brake pedal.
- Slow down the vehicle to a minimum
- Release the accelerator to let the car
- Warm up the oil by driving the car for
when installing
least 10 seconds (during engine
starting, the noise of air flow in
circulating in the system
normal). ）
(P gear – R gear – D gear), waiting
for at least 5 seconds before shift
gear.
of 60km/h (engine speed shall not
be over 2500 rpm).
slow down until stop (noise caused
by air flow circulation since engine
starting disappears).
at least 5 minutes or until the
Tips on Driving BYD L3 2-9
the
is