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F3DM Owner’s Manual
slippery road, which helps to increase
the vehicle steadiness..
It is an effective way to check if ABS
is working by stepping on the brake
pedal: if ABS is working, the driver
may feel pulsation on brake pedal and
hear noises. In this case, you can let
ABS work only by stepping on brake
pedal forcibly. However, do not step on
it repeatedly in hard braking, as it may
increase the braking distance.
ABS starts working, when you
accelerate the speed to over 10km/h.
.ABS stops working, when you reduce
the speed to 10km/h.
In rainy day, stepping on brake pedal
on slippery road surfaces such as on
a manhole cover, a steel plate at a
construction site, joints in a bridge, etc,
is easier to activate ABS.
You may hear clicking sound from front
engine compartment or sound from
electric engine for several seconds
when just starting the car, it indicates
ABS in self-inspection rather than any
malfunction.
The following conditions may occur,
when ABS is working, which does not
mean any malfunction in ABS.
● You may hear working sound from
ABS and feel pulsation on brake
pedal as well as vibration of car
body and steering wheel. Even if you
stop the car, you may still hear the
sound of electric motor in the engine
compartment.
● The brake pedal move a bit forward
after ABS stops working.
NOTICE
If any of the following conditions
occur, please stop your car at a safe
place and contact BYD authorized
service provider immediately:
y
When the handbrake completely
release, the parking brake
warning light is still on; The
parking brake fault warning light
suddenly light while driving.
In either case, this can indicate
that the brakes do not work
properly and your braking
distance will be longer. Please
step the brake pedal firmly and
bring the car to an immediate
stop.
y
The “ABS” warning light turns on
while driving.
In this case, not only the anti–lock
brake system will fail but also the
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