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BYD M6. Service Manual - part 2

BYD M6 AUTO Owner’s Manual

The steering wheel will be unlocked

Antenna Location

Active Region

when pressing the Start button. If the

1. Internal antenna

The entry and start functions are

green indicator on the Start button is

2. External antenna

available for a registered smart key in

flashing, it means the steering lock

the active region

cannot be released. To release it,

press down the Start button and

shake the steering wheel slightly at

the same time. If the orange indicator

is flashing, it means the steering lock

has fault and please contact BYD

service station for help. See

“Start

Engine” for details.

Please take note that the steering lock

can be activated only by the

mechanical key when the battery in

the smart key is depleted.

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If Smart Key Battery Depleted

3. Start the engine within 5 seconds

If you cannot get into the vehicle or

after the buzzer beeps for the

start the engine with the card key, the

The battery of the electronic smart

second time.

battery may have depleted. Please

key may have depleted if its indicator

replace the battery following the

doesn’t flash, or if the keyless start

You can also start the engine by

instructions in

“Replace Battery

in

function doesn’t work. Replace the

conducting the procedure above with

Card Key” in this chapter.

battery following the instructions in

a card key.

“Replace Battery in Electronic Smart

Key” in this chapter.

In this case, you can start the engine

with the card key.

If the card key is not available or if its

battery also has depleted, you can

start the engine in the following steps:

1. Step down the brake pedal or

press down the Start button, the

indicator for the keyless entry and

start system turns on with the

Start

Stop

buzzer beeping once.

2. Put the electronic smart key near

the Start button within 30 seconds

after the buzzer beeps, the buzzer

beeps once again, indicating that

you can start the engine.

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Save Battery Power

Anti-theft System

There is communication between the

If a smart key is continuously exposed

vehicle and smart keys even if you

to intensive electromagnetic wave, its

are not driving. Do not leave a smart

battery will deplete quickly. The smart

key within 2m away from the vehicle.

key shall be kept at least 1m away

from the following devices:

If the vehicle is not used for a long

time, the on-vehicle battery may

y TV sets

deplete. To prevent the battery from

y PC

over discharge, disconnect the

y Wireless charger

negative terminal of the battery.

y Lamp holder

To activate the keyless entry and start

y Fluorescent lights

system again, take any of the

The anti-theft system can protect the

following actions:

CAUTION

vehicle from being stolen. After

a. Press the microswitch on the

Unauthorized

modification

or

activating the system, alarm sound

handle of the front outer door, if

alteration to this vehicle may cause

will be given out if any door is opened.

you have a smart key on hand;

failure of some devices.

b. Activate it through wireless

remote control;

In the event that the keyless entry and

c. Insert the mechanical key into the

start system fails, contact a BYD

lock hole of the driver’s door and

service station. You shall take all

turn the key.

smart keys with you.

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Setting up System

4. Make sure the indicator is flashing

Deactivate Anti-theft System

before leaving the vehicle.

1. Shut down the engine.

Deactivate the anti-theft system by

2. All passengers get off.

If anyone in the vehicle attempts to

any of the following actions:

unlock a door, the anti-theft system

3. Lock up all doors.

y

Unlock the doors with remote

will be activated. So do not leave

When all doors are locked, the

control.

anybody in the vehicle.

anti-theft indicator remains on. The

y

Unlock the doors through the

Activate Anti-theft System

anti-theft

system is set up

microswitch.

automatically after 10 seconds. The

The system will give out alarm sound

y

Press down the Start button and

anti-theft indicator remains flashing

in the following cases:

the smart key is detected.

after the system is set up.

y Any door is unlocked without using

the keyless entry function.

y Front compartment cover is

unlocked without using the keyless

entry function.

y The power supply is turned on

without using the keyless start

function.

Anti-theft indicator

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Front Doors

Unlock/Lock with Mechanical

Unlock/Lock with Electronic

Key

Smart Key

Insert the mechanical key into the lock

When you enter the active region with

hole and turn it.

a registered smart key, you can lock /

unlock all doors without using the

mechanical key. For information on

the active region, refer to

“Keyless

Lock Up

Entry and Start System” in this

Press the Lockup button on the outer

chapter.

door handle slowly and firmly. All side

doors and the rear door are locked at

the same time, with the turn signal

lights flashing once.

Unlock: turn the key clockwise

In the following cases the doors

cannot be locked by pressing the

Lockup switch.

y One of the doors is not closed.

Press the Lockup button while

opening/closing any door.

y The ignition switch is at ACC or

ON.

Lock up: turn the key anticlockwise

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After the doors are unlocked, you

Lock knob operation

shall open a door in

30 seconds.

Lock up: push the knob forward.

Otherwise all doors will be locked up

Unlock: pull the knob backward.

automatically.

The driver can unlock the door even if

When unlocking the doors with the

the inner lock knob is in lock-up

keyless entry and start function, check

position.

whether the door is unlocked before

opening it.

When the lock knob of the driver's

Unlock

door is pressed down, all doors are

If the doors are not unlocked, press

When you enter the active region of

locked. At this time, if you pull up the

the microswitch again.

the keyless entry function, the

lock knob of the driver's door, only the

courtesy light on the exterior rearview

Lock/unlock with inner lock

driver's door is unlocked.

mirror stays on for 15 seconds. When

knob

The lock knob on any other door can

the courtesy light is on, press the

only lock/unlock its own door.

microswitch on the door handle to

unlock all side doors together with the

CAUTION

rear door.

NEVER pull the inner door handle

If the doors are not unlocked, press

at the driver side! Otherwise the

the microswitch again.

opened door may cause a severe

accident and even endanger the

occupants’ lives.

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NOTICE

Lock/Unlock with Power Door

Sliding door

Lock Switch

Lock/unlock with inner lock knob

y

The front door lock can prevent

unintended lock operation: when

the inner lock knob is set to

Lock

Unlock

lock-up position, if you close the

front door, the lock-up status will

be released while the door isn't

locked.

Front

y

To lock up the front door from

outside, please take all keys with

Rear

you and close all doors, and

then lock up the front door with

the

mechanical

key

or

Both front doors are equipped with a

Lock up: slide

the lock

handle

microswitch.

power door lock switch. These two

forward.

switches can lock/unlock all side

Auto lock

Unlock: slide the lock

handle

doors.

backward.

When the vehicle speed is over 20

Lock - press down the front end of

km/h, the lock knob of all 4 side doors

When the lock handle is at lock-up

the switch

will lock up automatically. And side

position, you can close the sliding

doors will be unlocked automatically

Unlock - press down the rear end of

door to lock it up.

the switch

when turning off the engine.

Do not leave your keys in the vehicle.

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Open/Close with Door Handle

Open: pull the door handle outwards

CAUTION

to unlock it and then slide it backward.

Fully open the sliding door and it will

Make sure the sliding doors are

be locked up by the positioning lock at

closed and locked firmly before

the bottom.

starting the engine, especial when

Close: pull the door handle to unlock

the there are children onboard.

the positioning lock, and then slide the

Properly engaged seat belt and

door frontward to close it.

locked doors can protect the

passengers in an accident. In

Check whether the sliding door is

addition, door lock can prevent the

locked firmly.

door from unexpected opening.

NOTICE

Child Protection Lock on

y When the vehicle is parked on a

Sliding Door

slope with the front end at lower

side, the sliding door must be

fully opened until the positioning

lock is engaged. Never pull the

inner or outer door handle to

prevent

the

door

from

unexpected sliding, which may

cause personal injury.

y The left sliding door is half open

when the fuel filler cap is

opened. Do not operate it until

the filler cap is closed.

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Set the lock rod to LOCK position, as

Power Window

Sliding door power

shown in the figure above.

window control button

When the child protection lock is

Automatical operation

locked up, the sliding door cannot be

opened by the inner door handle. It is

recommended to use the child

protection door when there is a child

Window locking button

onboard.

Sliding door

CAUTION

Use the switch on each side door to

Driver’s door

operate the power window.

Make sure the sliding doors are

Front right window

closed and locked firmly before

control button

Ignition switch shall be at ON when

Front left/right, rear

operating the power window.

starting the engine, especial when

left/right window

locking button

the there are children onboard.

There are 4 buttons on the driver’s

Properly engaged seat belt and

window to control all 4 power windows

locked doors can protect the

separately.

passengers in an accident. In

Drop down - press down the switch.

addition, door lock can prevent the

door from unexpected opening.

Lift up - lift up the switch.

Front passenger door

You can release the switch anywhere

during regulating the power window to

stop it.

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Automatic operation of driver’s

Rear Door

CAUTION

window - fully pull up/press down the

AUTO switch on the driver’s window

y

The power windows cannot stop

and then release it. The driver’s

automatically if any part of your

window will be opened/closed

body is out of the window, so pay

completely. To stop the window

close attention to safety when

regulating anywhere, operate the

using it.

AUTO switch to the opposite direction

y

Make sure the hands of all

and then release.

passengers are not in the way of

the power windows before

If the window lock switch on the

closing them.

driver’s door is pressed down, the

y

When there is a child onboard,

passenger windows cannot be

the window lockup switch shall

operated.

To open the rear door, first unlock it

be activated to prevent the child

Operation after Engine Turning-off

with the mechanical key or lockout

from regulating the power

device, and then pull the rear door

The power windows support delayed

window accidentally.

handle upward.

control. After turning off the engine,

you can still operate the power

windows for up to

1 minute. The

delayed control function can be

disabled immediately by opening any

front door. At this time, you must turn

the ignition switch to ON

(II) to

operate the windows.

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Engine Hood

Open Engine Hood

To close the rear door, pull it down

and then firmly press it. Make sure to

pull it upwards to check whether it is

2. Pull up the secondary latch and lift

locked firmly.

up the engine hood at the front end

1. Pull the engine hood release

of the vehicle.

It is harder to open/close the rear door

handle and the hood will pop up

on a slope. Please open/close the

slightly.

3. Insert the support rod into the slot

rear door on the level ground.

to support the opened engine

CAUTION

hood.

NOTICE

Make sure the engine hood is

Insert the support rod into the slot to

Do not exert pressure, apply paint

closed and locked up firmly before

keep the hood in the open position.

or attach any foreign matter on the

driving; otherwise the unexpected

Prevent the support rod from tilting to

shocker absorber of the rear door.

hood opening may cause an

left or right; otherwise the hood may

accident.

drop accidentally.

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Oil filler cap

CAUTION

Insert the support rod into the slot

and firmly support the hood to

prevent it from dropping, which

cause personal injury.

Close Engine Hood

Make sure no service tool or fabric is

left in the engine compartment before

closing the hood. Fold the support rod

Open fuel filler cap

to the latch to prevent giving out

To remove the fuel tank cap, slowly

Pull up the release handle of the fuel

rotate it anti-clockwise, wait for a

clicking sound. Lower the hood and

filler cap and the cap bounces

moment and then remove it. Hang the

make sure it is locked up. If necessary,

outward.

cap on the support after removing it.

slightly press the hood at the front end

to engage the latch.

Shut off the engine when refilling fuel.

NOTICE

NOTICE

NOTICE

To prevent damage to the cap, do

not exert any force except in the

Make sure the support rod is folded

When the left sliding door is opened

rotational direction to it. Do not pull

completely before closing the hood.

completely, do not open the fuel

or pry the cap.

Unfolded part of the support rod

filler cap. Otherwise it could be

may cause deformation of the

damaged.

engine hood.

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Sunroof

NOTICE

CAUTION

In rainy or snowy days, dry the

y

Operate the sunroof following

sunroof with a towel before

the instructions below to prevent

operating it; otherwise

the

water

the risk of personal injury and

may get inside

even death:

y

In driving, keep all body parts

away from the sunroof.

Otherwise it may cause personal

injury and even death in a hard

braking or accident.

y

Make sure nobody is near the

Operate front sunroof

sunroof before closing it. Keep

Operate sun visor

all body parts away from the

You can open/close the sun

visor

open sunroof. Getting the body

manually.

parts, such as the head, neck or

hand, trapped in the sunroof is

Titling operation

dangerous. Make sure the safety

Tilting upward: press the lock release

conditions before closing the

button, and push the sunroof upwards

sunroof.

until it is locked in place.

y

Never leave an infant in the

Tilting downward: pull down the

vehicle alone, otherwise it may

handle until the sunroof is locked in

lead to severe accident.

place.

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