5. Driving Guide
5.6.5 Fire
Prev
ention
In
order
to prevent car fire, the following
notices shall be kept in mind:
1. Flammables and explosives shall not be
stored in your car;
● In hot summer, the internal temperature of car
parking in the sun can reach higher than 70 °C.
If there is lighter, detergent, perfume, and
other flamm
ables and explosives in your ca
r, it
is very easy to cause fire or even explosion.
•
When there is no person in the car, the lithium
battery, power bank and other articles that
have fire risk in the car may also cause fire.
2.
After smoking, confirm the cigarette end goes
out completely;
● Cigarette not put out completely may cause
fire.
3.
Please go to your GAC MOTOR dealer for
check regularly.
● Regularly check the circuits of the whole car to
make sure connectors, insulation and fixing
positions of all electric appliances and harness
are in good condition. Once problems are
found, troubleshoot timely.
4. Refitting the car circuits or adding electrical
components is prohibited.
● Adding other electric appliances (e.g. high-
power audio device and xenon headlights) will
overload the circuit, and the harness will be
prone to heat and ca
use fire.
● It is strictly prohibited to use fuse out of the
rated specifications of electric appliance, or
use other metal wire to substitute fuse.
5. Precautions for driving;
•
During driving and parking, especially in
summer, be sure to check whether flammables
exist under your car, such as hay, deadwo
od,
leaves, or wheat straw, because the
temperature of engine exhaust pipe or other
components increase after long-time running,
and flammables under the car may cause fire.
•
Do not park your car at scrap heaps or other
rat-infe
sted places and do not store anything
that appeals to rats, like snacks. The rats may
bite through the harness, leading to fire.
6. Portable fire extinguisher shall always be kept
on your
car, and you should know ho
w to use
it;
● In order to guarantee safety, fire extinguisher
shall be kept on your car and also be checked
and replaced periodically. You should know
how to use a fire extinguisher, so as to be
prepared for accide
nt.
7.
During maintenance, disconnect the negative
wire of battery;
8. Please use the cigarette lighter provided on
this car. Do not use inverter to take electricity
from cigarette lighter.