BYD Seal tips, tricks and help

[Pib]

On 5/8/2025 at 8:36 AM, Andrew Dwyer said:

Seen quite a lot on FB Thai BYD groups about this as the GBox wasn’t permitted for vehicles apparently.

 

Seen a couple of posts about having this app uploaded at dealerships but haven’t seen any reviews about its performance.

 

I would assume that this doesn’t allow videos to be played in anything other than Park mode which i always felt rather controversial with GBox and suspect the major reason for it being blocked.

 

As is the Thai way i saw a lot of workarounds offered to “ unblock “ GBox, sideload other apps including this gpack and another called gspace without waiting for the Rever solution.

 

If i get the call i will go to the showroom but the novelty of GBox/gpack ( and even g spot ! ) has worn off for me now.

 

 

Today I had my Atto's 24 month/40,000Km checkup (actually I'm only at approx 19 months and a little over 39,000Km)....all free which Bt3,455 if I had to pay for it.   I also as "optional" maintenance had the A/C "evaporator" coil cleaned...the evap coil is the one in/under the dashboard and not the A/C condenser coil in front of the radiator....price for A/C evaporator cleaning was Bt1,701 out of my pocket. Expect the cost would be very, very similar for a Seal.

 

During the service checkup the BYD dealership uninstalled the inop Gbox and installed the replacement called GPack.   I have not played with Dpack yet.  Below are two snapshot showing GPack in its virgin state immediately after dealership install.   Once your press one of the Dpack icon it ask you to log into your Google acct (expect this a one time thing)...then you could install apps and use them. The BYD rep did mention you can play Youtube videos while driving.   That's all I know about DPack at this point in time....but it is now living in my Atto.

 

Screen showing GPack icon

 

Screen that appears after tapping above DPack icon.  I expect these are just suggested apps to install....give you an idea....load more as desired/required.

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

On 5/9/2025 at 8:18 PM, Pib said:

 

 

Today I had my Atto's 24 month/40,000Km checkup (actually I'm only at approx 19 months and a little over 39,000Km)....all free which Bt3,455 if I had to pay for it.   I also as "optional" maintenance had the A/C "evaporator" coil cleaned...the evap coil is the one in/under the dashboard and not the A/C condenser coil in front of the radiator....price for A/C evaporator cleaning was Bt1,701 out of my pocket. Expect the cost would be very, very similar for a Seal.

 

During the service checkup the BYD dealership uninstalled the inop Gbox and installed the replacement called GPack.   I have not played with Dpack yet.  Below are two snapshot showing GPack in its virgin state immediately after dealership install.   Once your press one of the Dpack icon it ask you to log into your Google acct (expect this a one time thing)...then you could install apps and use them. The BYD rep did mention you can play Youtube videos while driving.   That's all I know about DPack at this point in time....but it is now living in my Atto.

 

Screen showing GPack icon

 

Screen that appears after tapping above DPack icon.  I expect these are just suggested apps to install....give you an idea....load more as desired/required.

 

 

Anything to add on the gpack setup @Pib or is it comparable with gbox ?

 

Anything mention of a system update ?

 

Seeing talk about an update to enable the car to start when unlocking ( ala MG4 ? ) and a 4 digit code required before driving away ( both optional I think ) in the UK/Europe posts.

From what i can gather the code is a mandatory security step if auto start enabled, okay so makes driving away more time consuming than pressing start button but is a security step that has been requested by many.

 

Only seen on Seal groups as don’t follow the Atto groups anymore but don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t be implemented on Atto also, you seen anything ?

 

Of course it could be country dependent and not destined for Thailand anyway.

 

And yes i would feel like Jason Statham in the Transporter movies dialling a security code in before speeding off ….. i already have the JS haircut !!

[Pib]

1 minute ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Anything to add on the gpack setup @Pib or is it comparable with gbox ?

 

No...I haven't got a chance to play with GPack....it's low on my list of things to do.

[JBChiangRai]

My local car wash collects and delivers all the cars in our development.

 

He drove my Seal off the road and tried to drag it back on when the concrete road was 15cm higher that the grass.

 

I had BYD check it and they said it was only cosmetic.  However there was a clunking at low speed.

 

They ordered and fitted new suspension on that side which fixed the problem.

 

The insurance claim was ฿42,000 of which I was asked to contribute ฿7200 as they considered the shock absorber a consumable and 50% worn.

 

BYD repairs are not cheap.

[Pib]

27 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

 

BYD repairs are not cheap.

 

Preaching to the choir but "any" dealership repair, be it ICEV or EV, is not cheap based on their business model and repair policies.

 

Example: Toyota dealership repairs. 

-  Around 18 months ago a "plastic nipple" on my 2009 Fortuner radiator broke off...this nipple was for the small pencil-sized hose around 25cm long that connects between the radiator and plastic coolant tank.   With this plastic nipple broke off flush with the radiator the radiator pressure couldn't build-up....would allow the coolant to boil at a lower temperature and of course lead a little coolant all the time.   I went to my Toyota dealership assuming they could do a quick, cheap repair by somehow repairing that broken plastic nipple.  But oh no, they wanted to charge almost Bt11,000 which includes a radiator replacement, radiator fluid, labor, etc.., and would take a whole day.   Basically, Toyota was saying they don't do such minor repairs...it's replace the end item/higher assembly which was the entire radiator in this case.  I even went to another Toyota dealership and was told the same thing.

 

So, I came home and used an old, modified tire air valve casing to make a new nipple.  I stripped off the valve rubber and removed the internal stem which just left a small metal tube of just the right size....match the old plastic nipple size.  Then used high temperature gasket RTV to secure the tube to the radiator.   I let the RTV dry overnight.  Next morning I have a new radiator nipple to attached the hose to....back in business....radiator now builds to normal pressure....zero leaks even as of yesterday (18 months later) when I happened to take a look inside the Fortuner engine bay.