BYD KF1 OPERATOR GUIDE

America Auto Sales Division

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Inspection before Driving
Before driving, inspect the bus carefully.

All the safety equipment is in its The doors can be opened The door emergency system works normally.
proper place. and closed normally.

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Inspection before Driving

The windshield wipers and The indicators and audible signals work normally. All the lighting works normally.
washer work normally.

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Inspection before Driving

The destination sign system The tire pressure is suitable (8.5 bar). There is nothing trapped
displays properly. between the rear wheels.

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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels

Fluid levels should be inspected on daily basis.

Air Compressor Oil Steering Oil

Coolant Washer Fluid

Note: The levels should be inspected with the air compressor, power
steering pump and radiator fan working.
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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels
Air Compressor Oil

Inspect whether the oil level is visible in the transparent visual inspection
window of the air compressor. Add some if necessary.

Inspection
Window

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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels
Steering Oil

Inspect whether the oil level is between the MAX and MIN marks on the
reservoir. Add some if necessary.

MAX
MIN

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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels
Coolant

Inspect whether the coolant level is between the MAX and MIN marks on the
reservoir. Add some if necessary.

MAX

MIN

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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels
Washer Fluid

Inspect the washer fluid level. Add some if necessary.

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Daily Inspection of Fluid Levels
Fluids

Fluids
Item
Type Capacity
Mobil RARUS SHC
Air Compressor Oil 3L
1025

Steering Oil PENTOSIN CHF 202 6L

Chevron DEX-COOL
Coolant Extended Life 38 L
Coolant
Available for
Washer Fluid 8L
Vehicle

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Power on/off High-voltage System
Power on procedure
1. Open the door with the smart key.
2. Depress the brake pedal and when the indicator on the power button
turns green, press the power button with applying the brake pedal.
3. The green OK indicator is on, no warning indicator illuminates.

Press

Depress to apply

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Power on/off High-voltage System
Indicators displaying after powering on high-voltage system

After powering on high-voltage system, the brake system warning light

will illuminate until the air pressure in the brake circuits reaches the normal
range (7~10 bar).

The parking brake indicator will illuminate when the parking brake is
applied，the indicator will disappear when it is released.

If other symbols appear on the instrument, find out the cause before driving.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

Air Pressure Gauge Ⅰ Air Pressure Gauge Ⅱ

Tachometer Speedometer

Driver’s Seat Belt Status Parking Brake

ECAS Height
SVS
Door Emergency Valve Open

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

Signal
Name Meaning Signal Source Unit Range Note
Transmitting
Instantaneous
Speedometer Motor Controller CAN bus KMPH 0-80
speed of the vehicle
Instantaneous Pointer stays at 0 when motors stop.
0-
Tachometer rotational speed of Motor Controller CAN bus r/min Rotational speed over 7500r/min is
10000
the in-wheel motor in the red warning zone.
Air pressure between 90-160Psi is in
Air Pressure Front braking circuit Air Compressor the safe zone, air pressure under 60
CAN bus Psi 0-160
Gauge Ⅰ air pressure Controller Psi is in the red warning zone with
buzzing.
Air pressure between 90-160Psi is in
Air Pressure Rear braking circuit Air Compressor the safe zone, air pressure under 60
CAN bus Psi 0-160
Gauge Ⅱ air pressure Controller Psi is in the red warning zone with
buzzing.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Signal
Sign Name Color Meaning Mode Signal Source Note
Transmitting

Illuminates when transmission oil Illuminate Temperature

SVS Yellow CAN bus
temperature is over 120 ⁰C. constantly Sensor
Indicator
Driver’s Seat flashes
Red Seat belt unfastened Flash Seat Belt Wire
Belt Status with
buzzing
Door Door CAN bus
Illuminate
Emergency Red Door emergency valve open Emergency and wire
constantly
Valve Open Valve
1. The indicator illuminates 2
seconds and goes off until ECAS
ECAS Warning self-diagnosis is completed. Illuminate CAN bus
Red ECAS
Indicator 2. The indicator illuminates constantly and wire
constantly when ECAS has
malfunction.
1. The indicator illuminates 2
seconds and goes off until ECAS
self-diagnosis is completed.
ECAS Height Illuminate CAN bus
Yellow 2. The indicator illuminates ECAS
Indicator constantly and wire
constantly when front or rear axle
at highest or lowest position, or
any position other than normal.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

Turning Signal, Left Turning Signal, Right

Front Fog Lamp Rear Fog Lamp

High Beam Maker Lamp

Brake System Malfunction Low Beam

Charging Connecting Power System Malfunction

Charging System Malfunction ABS Malfunction

Brake Pad Worn Stop Request

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Signal Signal
Sign Name Color Meaning Mode Note
Source Transmitting
Air
Brake System Illuminates Indicator illuminates
Red Brake system malfunction Compressor CAN bus
Malfunction Indicator constantly with buzzing
Controller

Charging Connecting Illuminates Charging Indicator flashes with

Red Charging gun connected Wire
Indicator constantly Gun buzzing

Charging System Illuminates CAN bus

Green DC activated DC-DC
Indicator constantly

Brake Pad Worn Illuminates Brake Wire

Red Brake pad requires replacement.
Warning Indicator constantly System

Marker Lamp Illuminates Marker

Green Marker lamp on CAN bus
Indicator constantly Lamp Switch

Contactor &
Power System Illuminates CAN bus and
Red Power system malfunction Motor
Malfunction Indicator constantly wire
Controller
1. The indicator illuminates 4
ABS Malfunction seconds and goes off until ABS Illuminates Brake
Yellow Wire
Indicator self-diagnosis is completed. constantly System
2. ABS Malfunction
Stop
Illuminates
Stop Request Yellow Stop request Request CAN bus
constantly
Button

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Power Battery Malfunction
Wattmeter
Door Status

EHPS Malfunction Door Air Supply Malfunction

Power Battery Overheat

Coolant Temperature Gauge Ⅱ
Traction Motor or Controller
Overheat
SOC
EBS Malfunction
Handicapped
Power limitation
24V Battery Voltage

Odometer
Coolant Temperature Gauge Ⅰ

Power Flow
OK Indicator

Gear

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

Signal
Sign Name Meaning Signal Source Unit Range Note
Transmitting

Energy
Negative value indicates
Wattmeter consumption per BMS CAN bus Kwh/100km -200-300 Kw
regenerative energy.
100 km

Available charge
SOC BMS CAN bus / 0-100%
in percentage

24V Battery 24V battery

24V Battery Wire V /
Voltage voltage

Trip odometer:
Total distance
Motor 0-9999.9 Trip odometer can be
Odometer and distance of CAN bus km
Controller Odometer: reset to zero any time.
individual trips
0-999999

Power flow
Power Flow between the
Power Battery CAN bus / /
motor and
power battery

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

Signal
Sign Name Color Meaning Mode Signal Source Note
Transmitting
Traction Motor or Traction motor or motor
Illuminates Motor
Controller Red controller CAN bus Buzzing
constantly Controller
Overheat Indicator overheat
Power Battery Illuminates
Red Power battery overheat BMS CAN bus Buzzing
Overheat Indicator constantly
EHPS Malfunction Illuminates
Red EHPS malfunction EHPS CAN bus Buzzing
Indicator constantly

Coolant Temperature Left hand coolant temperature is Illuminates Motor

Red CAN bus Buzzing
Ⅰ over 75 ⁰C. constantly Controller

Coolant Temperature Right hand coolant temperature Illuminates Motor

Red CAN bus Buzzing
Ⅱ is over 75 ⁰C. constantly Controller

Illuminates Motor
OK Indicator Green The high-voltage system is ready. CAN bus
constantly Controller
White N gear green
Illuminates Gear Shift
Gear Position Orange Current gear position CAN bus D gear white
constantly Panel
Green R gear orange

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Instrument Panel

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

NO. NAME
1 Ventilation Fan Switch
1 2 3
2 Interior Lamp Switch I
3 Interior Lamp Switch II
4 Rear Fog Lamp Switch
4 5 6 7
5 Front Fog Lamp Switch
6 Driver’s Lamp Switch
8 7 LCU (Logic Control Unit)
Switch
8 Defroster Switch

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function

Press down the switch, the fans start working.

Ventilation Fan Switch
Press up the switch, the fans stop working.
Interior Lamp Press down the switch, the left interior lamps will be on.
Switch 1 Press up the switch, the left interior lamps will be off.
Interior Lamp Press down the switch, the right interior lamps will be on.
Switch 2 Press up the switch, the right interior lamps will be off.
When the low beam lamp is on, press down the switch, the rear fog lamp will be turned on.
Rear Fog Lamp Switch
Press up the switch, the rear fog lamp will be off.
When the low beam lamp is on, press down the switch, the front fog lamp will be turned on.
Front Fog Lamp Switch
Press up the switch, the front fog lamp will be off.
Press down the switch, the driver’s lamp will be on.
Driver’s Lamp Switch
Press up the switch, the driver’s lamp will be off.
LCU (Logic Control Unit) Press down the switch, the LCU starts working.
Switch Press up the switch, the LCU stops working.
Press down the switch, the defroster starts working.
Defroster Switch
Press up the switch, the defroster stops working.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

1 2 3 4 5
11 12
6 7 8 9 10

NO. Name NO. Name

1 Power Button
2 Multimedia
Map/Navigation Switch
3 Multimedia Power Switch
4 Height Adjusting Switch
5 Destination Sign Switch
6 Passenger Door Switch
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7 Front Emergency Door Switch
8 Rear Emergency Door Switch
9 Emergency Door Switch
10 Gear Button
11 Climbing Assistant Switch
12 High/Low Beam Adjusting Switch
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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function

When the indicator on the power button turns green, press the button with applying the brake pedal to
Power Button
power on the bus.

Multimedia
Keep pressing the switch to start the multimedia when the bus is on.
Power Switch
Multimedia
Map/Navigation Press down the switch when the multimedia is on, the multimedia will turn to the home page.
Switch
Press down the switch, the vehicle height will be raised to the highest height.
Height Adjusting
Switch Press down the switch, the vehicle height will be lowered to the normal height.

Destination Sign Press down the switch, the destination sign system displays.
Switch Press up the switch, the destination sign system will be turned off.
Passenger Door Press down the switch, all the four passenger doors will be opened.
Switch Press up the switch, all the four passenger doors will be closed.
Front Emergency Press down the switch, the front emergency door will be opened.
Door Switch Press up the switch, the front emergency door will be closed.

Rear Emergency Press down the switch, the rear emergency door will be opened.
Door Switch Press up the switch, the rear emergency door will be closed.

Emergency Door Press down the switch, both of the two emergency doors will be opened.
Switch Press up the switch, both of the two emergency doors will be closed.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function
Press the button, the gear will shift to D and the instrument will display that gear position is D, the forward
D Gear Button
gear.
Press the button, , the gear will shift to N and the instrument will display that gear position is N, the
N Gear Button neutral gear.
Press the button, , the gear will shift to R and the instrument will display that gear position is R, the reverse
R Gear Button gear.
Climbing Assistant Press down the switch, EBS will supply required braking pressure to the vehicle at slope in order to prevent
Switch the vehicle from slipping, so the driver can start the vehicle smoothly.
High/Low Beam
Roll the switch, the angle of the high/low beam lamp can be adjusted.
Adjusting Switch

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
1

NO. Name
1 Dashboard Switch Group 1
2 Dashboard Switch Group 2

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function

Menu setup button: It is used to set up time and date on the instrument, short
Dashboard Switch press this button for setting up year, month, day, hour and minute. And through
Group 1 pressing +, - to add and subtract the number when it’s flashing, long press to
reset.

Mileage switchover button: It is used to switchover the long and short mileage on
the dashboard, and reset the short mileage.
Shortly press the key, it can switchover from long mileage to short mileage; long
Dashboard Switch press the key to reset the short mileage.
Group 2 Backlight + key: It is used to adjust the backlight of the instrument panel, each
press adds a level.
Backlight - key: It is used to adjust the backlight of the instrument panel, each
press loses a level.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

2
1
4
5 3

NO. Name
1 Parking Brake Handle
2 Driver’s Fan Switch
3 Windscreen Demisting Switch
4 Driving Holdback Switch
5 Vehicle Weight Measurement
Device

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function

Windscreen Turn round the switch to select the low, mid, high speed for the windscreen
Demisting Switch demisting.

Driver’s Fan Switch Turn round the switch to select the low, mid, high speed for the fan.

Driving Holdback
Press down the switch, the driving holdback function turns disabled.
Switch

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

1. At the beginning, the screen displays the curb weight of the vehicle. Press Scroll, the
screen will display the weight of the front axle.
2. Press Plus, the screen will display the weight of the rear axle. And press Minus, the
screen will display the previous displayed weight.
3. When the screen displays the weight of the front or rear axle, press Scroll, it will
display the weight of the carriage. Plus and Minus are invalid for this interface.
4. When the screen displays the weight of the carriage, press Scroll, it will display the
curb weight of the vehicle.
5. Press Enter shortly, the screen will be powered off. Press Enter shortly again, the
screen will recover. When the screen is off, the sensors still work. Press Enter for a while,
it will enter into the setting interface.
6. Press Save, the screen will display the tare weight of the vehicle. When the led beside
Save is on, the weight on the screen will be reset to 0.
7. In the setting interface, press Save to save the set.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

NO. Name
1 Hazard Warning Flasher
Switch
1 2
3 2 Turning Lamp Switch
3 High Beam & Low Beam
Switch

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Label Function

Hazard Warning
Press the button, all the turning lamps and maker lamps will be on.
Flasher Switch

Turn the handle left, the left turning lamps will illuminate.
Turning Lamp Switch
Turn the handle right, the right turning lamps will illuminate.

Rotate the handle to this position, the high beam, low beam, maker lamps won’t
OFF Gear
illuminate.

Maker Lamp Gear Rotate the handle to this position, the maker lamps will illuminate.

Rotate the handle to this position, the low beam will illuminate.
High/Low Beam Gear Press the handle downward when the handle is at this position, the high beam
will illuminate.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

NO. Name
2 1
1 Windshield Wiper Switch
2 Washer Switch

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Name Label Function

Press the button, then the water will be sprayed out. Release the button, it will
Water Spray Button
stop spraying water.

High Speed Gear HI Rotate the handle to this position, the wiper will work in high speed.

Low Speed Gear LOW Rotate the handle to this position, the wiper will work in low speed.

Intermittent Working
INT Rotate the handle to this position, the wiper will work intermittently.
Gear

Off Gear OFF Rotate the handle to this position, the wiper will stop working.

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

NO. Name
1 Travelling Data Recorder

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches

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Instrument and Instrument Panel Switches
Name Function

Driver 1 Keypad For operating the card of the first driver, 1 for in, triangle for out

Card Slot 1 Inlet and outlet for the card of the first driver

Driver 2 Keypad For operating the card of the second driver, 1 for in, triangle for out

Card Slot2 Inlet and outlet for the card of the second driver

Upward triangle and downward triangle for selecting

Menu Button Arrow for returning to the previous menu or cancelling
OK for confirmation

Unlock Button Printer

For printing
Drawer

Tear-off Edge Outlet for the printing paper

Download Interface USB interface (can connect with computers or other devices)

Display Display information such as time, speed, mileage and so on

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Safe Driving

1. Before driving, make sure that there is no

warning light on the instrument. If any warning
light illuminates during driving, stop and
inspect.
2. Don’t start driving before the brake system
warning light turns off. And don’t forget to
release the parking brake.

Never cover the radiator! Also inspect the

hoses/pipes. Don’t drive with the cooling system
leaking.

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Safe Driving

If any front wheel is blocked, don’t

apply excessive force to the steering
wheel to make the wheels move.

Don’t drive too fast or steer rapidly on

slippery roads. Brake and accelerate
gently.

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Safe Driving
KF1 is equipped with two high-performance in-wheel motors that make it capable
to drive at slope even with GRADE of 17%. In addition, KF1 has the climbing
assistant function. It means the bus will only slip slightly within one second when
the driver releases the brake pedal at slope. However, the driver still has to pay
great attention when starting at slope even with the climbing assistant function.

GRADE=100Δh/d%
Δh

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Economic Driving
Smooth driving results in increased road safety, satisfied passengers, lower
fuel consumption and less wear to the bus.

Turn off any

Economic
unnecessary
revolution
electrical equipment.
2,500~5,000 rpm.

Normal tire
pressure is 8.5 bar.

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Economic Driving

Drive smoothly and keep a suitable distance from the front vehicle. Don’t drive at speed
over the limitation.

Avoid rapid acceleration and late braking.

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Economic Driving
Regenerative Brake
During gentle braking, energy is regenerated and the power battery can be charged.

Releasing acceleration pedal and applying brake pedal

Energy Regenerating Energy Regenerating

Tips:
The driver should pay attention to the situation around while driving so that the driver
can brake gently to regenerate more energy.

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Charging

Charging Procedure:
1. Park the bus near BYD authorized power interface and power off the bus.
2. Open the charging port hatch and charging port caps.
3. Make sure no dirt or foreign matter in the charging ports.
4. Press the handles upward on the charging guns to release the lock and pull out the
charging guns from the power interface.

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Charging

5. Plug the charging guns into the charging ports and swipe the RFID card within the
scan area on the power interface to start charging.

6. When the bus is fully charged, the power interface will stop automatically and turn
to standby mode.(Swipe the RFID card to interrupt the charging if necessary)

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Charging

7. Press the handles upward on the charging guns to release the lock and remove the
charging guns from the charging ports.
8. Plug the charging guns into the sockets of the power interface.
9. Close the charging port caps and the charging port hatch.

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