Chery A3 User manual

Preface
1
Advice
This User’s Guide defines both the establishment and
termination of right and liability with respect to product
quality guarantee responsibility and after-sales service
between Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. and customers. It
is necessary for customers to carefully read over this
manual before using Chery’s products.
User’s Guide for Chery A3 Series Cars
Truly congratulate you on having a CheryA3 car! Also, sincerely thank you for your preference towards Chery and Chery’s products!
All staff of Chery authorized service stations have experienced the good and professional training, and they provide you with the best service heart and soul.
The advanced technology and the preeminent performance are incorporated into CheryA3 Series cars. Your selecting a CheryA3 car indicates that you have
rather rigorous requirements on the performance and style of a car.
This User’s Guide is intended to introduce technical characteristics, use methods and relevant precautions of CheryA3 Series cars.
You should carefully read over this User’s Guide, so that you may get familiar with characteristics of the car, properly use and maintain your car, take full
advantage of the outstanding performance of car, ensure the security of driving, keep the excellent performance of car, and finally obtain the maximized joy of
driving.
This User’s Guide is applicable to CheryA3 Series cars.
CheryAutomobile Co., Ltd.

Preface
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This manual is compiled in accordance with the
road conditions in People’s Republic of China and
the specific conditions of Chery A3 Series cars, so
that it is only applicable to the A3 Series cars which
is manufactured by Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
and runs in the territory of People’s Republic of
China. It includes the latest information till the
printing of this manual. Chery Automobile Co., Ltd.
takes the full responsibility for revising and
interpreting this manual, and also reserves the
right that Chery may not give the further
notification in the case of changing products after
the printing of this manual. Some figures in this
manual are featured and only used for reference. If
the featured car differs from the actual car, the
latter shall prevail.
This manual is the major voucher by which you
may get the vehicle quality guarantee and the
first-time free maintain for your car. Please put this
manual in your car, so as to find it whenever you
need it. If you are going to resell the car, please
hand over this manual and the complete set of
attached files together with the car to the new
owner in order to allow for his use when necessary.
Special Statements
Before using this product, you should carefully
read over this User’s Guide, especially the section
“Quality Guarantee Service”, lest you may lose
the right of enjoying the quality guarantee service
provided by Chery due to your violation against the
use compliance.
Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to
as “the Company” or “Chery”) has set the
running-in rules for new cars and the technical
maintenance for various stages, including the
first-time 5,000km maintenance. As the
maintenance rules forementioned is crucial to the
safe use and good running status of your car, you
shall abide by them.
If your car comes into failure as a result of your
abuse, neglect and misuse of car or parts, or not
having maintenance according to the required
mileage or time interval, or not having signed the
maintenance certification as required, or the
unapproved refitment or addition to your car, you
will lose the right of claiming guarantee, and the
consequential direct or indirect guarantee
application shall be rejected by Chery authorized
service stations.
If the any problem is found in Chery’s product
during the course of use, the car shall be checked
and repaired by Chery authorized service station.
In the process of check and repair, the station,
considering the actual conditions, is entitled to
decide whether to carry out maintenance by
means of repairing or replacing the equivalent. If
you meet something unclear when reading the
User’s Guide, you can get further interpretation
from Chery authorized service station. At the same
time, customer’s opinion and suggestion are
considered precious and welcome.
The copyright of this manual is reserved by Chery
Automobile Co., Ltd.
May you enjoy the driving!

Catalogues
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Catalogues depend on the actual contents.

Drive Introduction
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Chapter 1 Introduction

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What You Should Get to Know
before Reading the User’s Guide
Thank you for purchasing a Chery car. In order to
utilize your car and protect your right, you need to
spend some time to carefully read this manual.
This manual provides you with some important
instructions and prompts with regard to daily
driving and routine maintenance, which enable you
to manipulate the car. The more you know about
your car, the more safety, economy and joy of
driving can be ensured.
Any improper operation may both damage your car
and deprive your car of the guarantee right.
The periodical maintenance for car helps to retain
the performance and second-hand value of car.
Chery authorized service stations are star-studded
all over China, and numbers of maintenance
specialists in these stations can provide the instant
service for you.
The professionally-trained maintenance personnel
are able to properly maintenance your car and the
car-mounted equipment. The spare parts used in
these stations are the original ones made by
Chery.
Equipped Scope
This manual describes the maximum possible
equipped scope of A3 Series cars till the printing of
the manual. The scope means all standard and
optional configurations of A3 Series cars. Some of
these configurations may be provided in the future
or merely in partial market, so that certain items
may inapplicable to your car.
Warning Symbols in This Manual
How to lessen the damage of car and the on-board
equipment and avoid the injury of personnel in the
case of using a car? In this manual, the answer to
this question is contained in the note which is
marked with a triangular warning symbol. Please
carefully read and follow the contents involved in it.
The equipment marked with is made in
batches, only use for the specific car structure, and
merely provides as an optional part for several car
models or just sold in certain markets.
If you see this symbol on the car, you must read
the related sections of this manual before
conducting the corresponding operation.

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We must perform the responsibility and obligation
we bear for the environmental protection. The
proper use of car and the legal disposal of cleaning
articles and lubricating materials are significant
steps for achieving this goal. The information with
respect to such an aspect is highlighted by a
tree-shape symbol.
Running-in of New Car
Owing to the machining and assembly errors,
the fictions between active components of a new
car at the beginning of use are always much
greater than those under the normal conditions.
Since the initial running-in effect significantly
influences the service life, working reliability and
economy of a car, the running-in rules shall be
strictly abided by in the event of using a new car.
Rules for Running-in within
1,000km
●It is absolutely forbidden to drive the car at its
full speed;
●Generally, it is forbidden to drive the car at a
speed over 100km/h;
●It is required to the avoid driving the car at its
top speed despite various gears.
Rules for Running-in from 1,000km
to 1,500km
●It is allowable to accelerate till the top speed
or drive the car with the maximum tolerable
engine speed.
Precautions after Running-in
Maturity
For a running car equipped with an engine
speedometer, the tolerable maximum short-time
engine speed is 6,000r/min. No later has the
speedometer finger pointed to the red indication
area than the gearshift lever shall be pulled to the
adjacent higher gear, provided that gear shifting is
going to be done manually.
Check on New Car
Before deliver the car to you, the dealer under
Chery has implemented the vehicle check
according to Chery’s rules. The dealer shall fill in
the “delivery check certification”of this manual with
the date of delivery, and press the certification with
an official seal of sales unit.
The sales unit shall refer to the Chery Car Sale &
Delivery Sheet to check the performance of
complete car in the presence of customer and
introduce the general knowledge of vehicle use to
the customer. The sheet shall be signed by both
the seller and the customer.
It is required to prevent the engine from running at
an unnecessary high speed. Shifting the lever to
higher gears as soon as possible is helpful for
saving fuel, reducing working noise and abating
environmental pollution.

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When the car is running, the too low engine speed
is also undesired. It is necessary to shift the lever
to the proper gear, as the case may be.
Given a cold car, do not have the engine working
at the maximum speed, despite the lever being set
in the neutral or a driving gear.
At beginning of use, a new tyre does not get the
best adhesive force. Therefore, even a new tyre
also needs running-in. Consequently, during the
first 100km, the car speed shall be kept low and
the driving shall be particularly careful.
A new brake friction wafer wants running-in as
well, for the brake does not have the ideal friction
within the first 200km. If the braking effect during
such a period seems poor, it is allowed to properly
increase the pressure on the pedal. This method is
also applicable every time you henceforth replace
the friction wafers with new ones.
Once a new car has traveled for 800km in total, it is
compulsory to retighten the wheel nuts to the
specified torques. See Chapter “Specification
Parameters” in this manual for these correct torque
values. For the car whose wheels have been
replaced or whose wheel nuts have been
loosened, it is also required to retighten these
wheel nuts to the specified torques as soon as the
car has run for 800km.
“One-to-one” Service
For the purpose of providing you with the better
service and car, the dealer under Chery will assign
a service consultant for you when you are buying a
Chery car. If you have any question during the
course of using the car, you can contact your
service consultant and he/she will present the best
service to you.

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Delivery Check Certification
It is hereby proved that this car has
been checked in accordance with
rules of CHERY Automobile Co., Ltd.
and its quality meets the technical
requirements specified by CHERY.
Date of Delivery:
Official Seal of Sales Unit:
Name (Unit) of This Car’s
Owner
Name of Responsible Service
Station
Address
Responsibility Undertaker

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Car Data
Date of Delivery
Car Type
Body VIN Code
Engine No.
Transmission No.
Official Seal of
Dealer

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Chery Car Sale & Delivery Sheet
Classification
No.
Item
Is the items proved qualified and
well-explained?
Overall Performance
1
Engine
Yes □
No □
2
Engine oil, brake fluid, steering fluid, coolant, battery fluid and windscreen detergent
Yes □
No □
3
Marks such as VIN code, engine No, brand and so on
Yes □
No □
4
Locks, car key and remote controller of complete car
Yes □
No □
5
Lights of complete car, including: headlight, turn light, fog light, combination light, indoor light, brake
light, reversing light, taillight, reading light, door light, instrument light and so on
Yes □
No □
6
Glass of complete car and painted surface of car body
Yes □
No □
7
Tachometer, engine speedometer, odometer, water thermometer and fuel meter
Yes □
No □
8
Wheel shields, spare tyre, attached tools and User’s Guide of Complete Car
Yes □
No □
9
Safety belt, seat, cigarette lighter, air conditioner switch, air outlet, glove box and sun visor
Yes □
No □
10
Glass regulator, rearview mirror, windscreen wiper, scrubber, horn, audio system and antenna
Yes □
No □

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General Knowledge
1
Using 93# gasoline as fuel
Yes □
No □
2
Normal use during running-in period
Yes □
No □
3
Use of all lights
Yes □
No □
4
Meanings of warning signal lights
Yes □
No □
5
Proper maintenance time and mileage
Yes □
No □
6
Maintenance items of car during summer and winter
Yes □
No □
7
Proper understanding of cooling system and correct use of coolant
Yes □
No □
8
Proper use of air conditioner
Yes □
No □
9
Precautions regarding car startup
Yes □
No □
10
Proper use of audio system
Yes □
No □
Signature of Car Seller: Date: Signature of Customer: Date:

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“One-to-one” Consultative Service Sheet (for Service
Station)
Name of Customer: Date of Purchase:
Service Seller: Model:
VIN:
The following items shall be confirmed by the customer.
I. Confirmation of Items regarding Car Delivery (√ for yes, × for no)
□The basic usemethod of car has been introduced, the delivery check has
been given to the car in the presence of customer and the car has been
proved qualified.
□The quality guarantee policies have been introduced.
□The precautions of driving have been introduced.
□The importance of periodic car maintenance and the interval
time/mileage of maintenance have been introduced.
□The importance of maintaining/repairing car in Chery authorized service
station has been informed.
□The User’s Guide has been delivered and I have been reminded of
reading.
□The functions and use methods of Chery customer service hot line have
been told.
II. Introduction to “One-to-one” Consultative Service Model (√ for yes, × for
no)
□If you have some questions or requirements, you just need to inquire
nobody but your service consultant.
□The service consultant is the only person that is designated by the
service station to communicate with his customer.
□A service consultant is responsible for only one customer, and
that is “one-to-one”.
□The customer can reselect a service consultant if he/she feels
unsatisfactory at the previous consultant.
III. Introduction to Main Tasks of Service Consultant (√ for yes, × for
no)
□Reception for periodic maintenance service
□Acceptance and treatment for customer’s complaint
□Reminding return visit for periodic maintenance
□Answer to enquiry on repair/maintenance
□Periodic greeting return visit
□Acceptance and treatment for repair/maintenance bespeaking
□Reminding return visit for service action
□Reminding/ acceptance and treatment for annual check
□Greetings for important festivals
□Other affairs required by customer
IV. Establishment of “One-to-one” Consultative Service Relation
Signature of Customer/ Date:
Signature of Service Consultant/ Date:
The First Form
Kept by Service Station
Business Card of Service
Consultant

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“One-to-one” Consultative Service Sheet (for
Customer)
Name of Customer: Date of Purchase:
Service Seller: Model:
VIN:
The following items shall be confirmed by the customer.
I. Confirmation of Items regarding Car Delivery (√ for yes, × for no)
□The basic use method of car has been introduced, the delivery check has
been given to the car in the presence of customer and the car has been
proved qualified.
□The quality guarantee policies have been introduced.
□The precautions of driving have been introduced.
□The importance of periodic car maintenance and the interval time/mileage
of maintenance have been introduced.
□The importance of maintaining/repairing car in Chery authorized service
station has been informed.
□The User’s Guide has been delivered and I have been reminded of
reading.
□The functions and use methods of Chery customer service hot line have
been told.
II. Introduction to “One-to-one” Consultative Service Model (√ for yes, × for
no)
□If you have some questions or requirements, you just need to inquire
nobody but your service consultant.
□The service consultant is the only person that is designated by the service
station to communicate with his customer.
□Aservice consultant is responsible for only one customer, and that
is “one-to-one”.
□The customer can reselect a service consultant if he/she feels
unsatisfactory at the previous consultant.
III. Introduction to Main Tasks of Service Consultant (√ for yes, × for
no)
□Reception for periodic maintenance service
□Acceptance and treatment for customer’s complaint
□Reminding return visit for periodic maintenance
□Answer to enquiry on repair/maintenance
□Periodic greeting return visit
□Acceptance and treatment for repair/maintenance bespeaking
□Reminding return visit for service action
□Reminding/ acceptance and treatment for annual check
□Greetings for important festivals
□Other affairs required by customer
IV. Establishment of “One-to-one” Consultative Service Relation
Signature of Customer/ Date:
Signature of Service Consultant/ Date:
The Second Form
Kept by Customer
Business Card of Service
Consultant

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Explanation for Common Symbols on Car
Symbol
Definition
Malfunction light for
self-check of engine
Forbidden
glass regulator switch
Indicator light for rear
fog light
Indicator light for front
fog light
Symbol
Definition
Anti-skid Brake
System (ABS)
Safety warning
Indicator light for air
throttle
Cigarette lighter
Symbol
Definition
Indicator light for
position
Warning light for low
engine oil pressure
Warning for overhigh
coolant temperature
(in red indication)
Warning light for tyre
pressure

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Symbol
Definition
Air conditioning
system
Indicator light for
battery charging
Indicator light for upper
beam light
Indicator light for lower
beam light
Headlight switch
Indicator light for
parking braking
Symbol
Definition
Warning light for brake
system malfunction/
low brake fluid level
Warning light
indicating untied safety
belt
Flickering warning light
for danger
Battery anode
Indicator light for
airbag malfunction
Warning indication for
low fuel level
Symbol
Definition
Luggage boot lid
opening switch
Windscreen cleaning
Horn
Windscreen
defrosting/defogging
Left turn light
indication
External cyclic air

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Symbol
Definition
Locking indication
Unlocking indication
Warning light
indicating unclosed
door and luggage boot
lid
Symbol
Definition
Rear windscreen
heating indication
Indoor switch
indication
Audio alarming
Symbol
Definition
Internal cyclic air
Airbag mark
Electric Power
Steering (EPS)
Car Maintenance
Indication
ESP indication
Right turn light
indication
Anti-theft indication of
engine

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Chapter2 Driving Introduction

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Starting
Preparation Work before Starting
The engine starting is controlled by the electronic control
system of engine.
As staring the electric injection engine, don’t step on the
accelerator pedal before or during starting. The accelerator
pedal can be stepped only when the starting is difficult.
Please refer to section “The Start of Engine” for details.
Long-time running of engine at high speed will cause
excessively high temperature of the engine and exhaust
system, which will possibly result in fire and other
damages. Therefore, don’t park the vehicle on the ground
with dry grass or other dry coverings.
Don’t start the vehicle in the enclosed garage or
other closed areas for a long time, for the exhaust gas is
noxious. Do open the garage gate before starting the
vehicle, please refer to section “Cautions of Exhaust Gas”
in this chapter for details.
Precautions before Starting
●Make sure the safety belts of all the passengers are
fastened. Refer to the chapter “Seat and Safety
Protection Device” for the details of the safety belt and
its correct usage.
●Make sure the power supplies of headlamp and other
electric accessories are cut off.
●Make sure the hand brake is applied.
●Make sure the selector lever is set at the neutral
position.
●Turn the ignition switch to the “ON” potion, and don’t
switch it to the position “START”.
If it is hard to turn the key, you can rotate the steering wheel
left and right for several times until the key can be turned
easily. Reasons causing this situation are listed as follows:
●Deflection of the front wheel.
●The front wheel touches curb.
●The steering wheel has been rotated as getting on or off
the vehicle (viz. the steering wheel is self-locked).
Safety Precautions
The idle speed of engine is controlled by electronic control
system. The high idle speed as the engine starting makes
for the temperature rise of engine. After the temperature
rise, the idle speed should be reduced automatically. If the
idle speed can’t be reduced automatically, the vehicle
should be sent to Chery authorized service station for
overhaul. Don’t let the engine operate for over 10 minutes
at the speed higher than the specified idle speed.

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●While turning on the ignition key, make sure whether the
instrument panel alarm lamp is on, if not, it is necessary
to deliver the vehicle to Chery authorized service station
for overhaul.
If the safety belt of driver has been fastened before turning
on the ignition key, the safety belt alarm lamp will not light.
The Start of Engine
1. Turn the ignition switch to “START”, don’t step on the
gas accelerator pedal, and release it at once after the
engine is started, then the key goes back to the “ON”
position.
2. If the ambient temperature is normal or much higher
and the engine can’t be started within 5 seconds, try
to start again after turning the key to the “ACC”
position and keeping the state for 5-10 seconds.
3. If the ambient temperature is much lower and the
engine can’t be started within 15 seconds, try to start
again after turning the key to the “ACC” position and
keeping the state for 10 seconds. If it can’t be started
for the second time, step on the accelerator pedal
properly and turn the switch to the “START” position.
After the engine is started, release the key, and
release the accelerator pedal gradually
along with the engine speed increases.
4. After the engine is started, keep it operate at idle
speed for several seconds, then step on the clutch,
shift to the driving gear, and release the hand brake to
complete the preparation for driving.
5. The ambient temperature for the normal start of engine is
-25C~40C (if the ambient temperature is out of this
scope, other abnormal conditions may occur).
Cautions of Exhaust Gas
Although the vehicle exhaust gas has low toxicity, it
contains carbon monoxide which should be bewared of.
Some components of the exhaust gas and some chemicals
contained in or emitted by certain parts may cause cancer
and birth defect etc.
If there is a peculiar smell of exhaust gas inside the
vehicle, please go to Chery authorized service station for
overhaul, don’t continue driving, because the exhaust gas
is noxious and may be life-threatening.
Please check the vehicle exhaust system and the body
ventilation system in case of the following conditions.
●When lifting the vehicle for overhaul.
●When the sound of exhaust system changes.
●When the vehicle is damaged in collision.
Pay Attention to Ventilation
When the vehicle has been parked on the open area at idle
speed for a long time, open the window by over 2.5cm, or
enable the ventilation function of air conditioner to get the
fresh air enter the vehicle.

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Limitation of Engine Speed
The engine speed is limited by electronic device (ECU) to
protect the engine.
Engine Flameout
Release the accelerator pedal. Wait for the engine to
reduce to the idle speed, and then shut down the ignition
switch.
Don’t step on the accelerator pedal before
stopping the engine.
For parking after long-time traveling at high speed, don’t
stop the engine immediately; let the engine operate another
2 minutes at the speed higher than idle speed, in order to
make the temperature decrease gradually.
After the ignition switch is turned off to stop the
engine, the engine temperature is still high, and the
electronic cooling fan of radiator will continue to operate for
about 10 minutes. Even though the cooling fan stops
operation, it may operate again because of the high
temperature. Therefore, you have to be cautious when
working beside the engine.
Remove the blocks of snow, leaves and other
foreign materials at vent, in order to ensure the ventilation
effect of vehicle.
Adaptive Function of the Engine
Control System
If the battery wire was once removed from the battery, there
may be some abnormal phenomena at the very beginning
of the traveling after reconnection. This is because the
engine control system is relearning to adapt to the engine,
which is normal.
Vent