BYD Seal tips, tricks and help

[Andrew Dwyer]

So, set up the auto on and auto off options and also the pin to drive 4 digit option.

With the remote control:

You unlock the car and it only starts when you open the door.

Put your foot on the brake and the keypad pops up for your pin .

Put in your pin and drive away.

Stop the car.

Open the door and exit the car, the car only stops when you lock it.

 

With your phone:

Strangely enough, if you use your phone ( digital key ) the auto on/off function works as above but it doesn’t bring up the pin keypad and you can drive away without any PIN number !!-

 

Haven’t tried NFC but suspect will be same as phone !

 

Will take a while to not press the stop button when exiting but it doesn’t affect anything if you do .

[Andrew Dwyer]

26 minutes ago, UWEB said:

Thanks for posting, just have started my ones as well. The Download has taken not even 5 minutes and has started with the Installation now.

As have noticed before with OTA downloads the estimated time is usually much longer than actual time taken and quite erratic.

 I checked mine after 34 minutes and it said it still needed 91 minutes !!

Checked 30 minutes later and it had finished !!

 

The 99 minutes guesstimate probably came from BYD China experience ( download speed ) as I have noticed Aus, UK and EU all quoting the same time.

 

 

[Andrew Dwyer]

Forgot to check out if route planning is available in the Navigation app or see if there is anything new in the BYD store.

[mistral53]

20 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Another change is to the volume of Vehicle Prompt , seat belt warning, indicators etc.

Changes the indicator quite a bit, you would have to be deaf to put it on high ?

 

 

If I wouldn't know any better, I would claim BYD reads our comments........

This is one of the complaints I made about the consumption screens - I am very happy to see that the graph has grown in size to become much more useful. It would be even better if BYD could explain to me what the Y-axis from -X to +60 means?

[Andrew Dwyer]

So, had another look at stuff on the info screen just now as it is quite different, some symbols have changed, descriptions have changed, layout is different ( wouldn’t say better just different ).

 

For example: 

The car symbol, bottom right, has gone so now use the generic gear symbol ( settings  ) on bottom row to enter all the pages.

The general a/c page shortcut has gone from Home Screen but you can put one of the a/c adjustment symbols on the bottom row to access a/c settings.

For example, I use this:

 

 

It shows you where your air is directed and also opens the settings page.

 

In general they have tidied the Home Screen and made shortcuts available on the bottom row.

 

Incidentally, you can move the bottom row symbols within the row as well as deleting or adding, long press to highlight then drag 

i.e. my Home Screen symbol was far right and obscured by the steering wheel.

 

My Home Screen:

 

 

First thing i did was remove the rear demister symbol, hit it by accident in a previous car …. have you ever wondered why you see all those bubbles on rear car windows film ??

Checked out the BYD store as some new additions:

 

 

The arcade has some simple games , tested one out but couldn’t exit !!

 

You have to swipe down to bring the bottom row briefly.

 

 

Suppose this will apply to other pages also, swipe down to access bottom row options if not shown.

 

The Calm Radio app is a Spotify type app with a nice interface ( which can be changed ) and a good selection of music.

 

 

YouTube opens and plays okay, only in P gear as expected but i agree with this, YouTube is handy while charging but a definite hazard while driving, imho.

These latest additions to the BYD store can be moved to Home Screen if desired.

 

Finally, the Navigation app has a new look and a route planner has been added.

An example:

 

 

Of course how reliable it is is another question .

I am willing to give it a try as still find it preferable over the CarPlay Google maps.

[Andrew Dwyer]

So, the PIN to drive keypad only appears when using the remote, when using your phone, as a Digital Key, or the NFC card the keypad doesn’t appear and you can drive off without entering a PIN.

In reality the system hasn’t changed for Phone or NFC and only improved for the remote control entry ( despite some netizens getting outraged on FB ! )

 

Note: when using an iPhone ( can’t speak for Android ) you should disable the option that allows you to open your car without unlocking your iPhone anyway.

[Andrew Dwyer]

For those using the Auto on/off and PIN to Drive functions what are your thoughts. ?

 

Mine:

The Auto on makes sense as the car is already booted by the time you sit down.

The PIN to Drive is a good addition and increases security ( albeit only for the key fob user )

The Auto off feels strange and I think is unnecessary !, while i tested the different key options a few times in my carport it felt like it would be good ( even though i automatically pressed stop without thinking a couple of times ) but in reality ( stopping after driving ) i don’t see the benefit.

You have to press P before releasing the brake ( otherwise the car jumps forward, believe me ) so might as well press Stop.

Okay, so I might get used to it but it feels so unnatural to leave the car enabled when getting out I would rather just stop it.

 

You have to experience it to understand what I mean but i think i will disable Auto off unless anyone can give me a reason why it is an improvement.

 

Didn’t the MG4 have this feature @JBChiangRai ?, what are your thoughts especially as you are driving other cars also .

[JBChiangRai]

The MG4 doesn’t have auto on, you’ll have to pump the brake pedal and quite often you have to wait for a few seconds and do it again.

 

The auto Off feature is mostly great on the MG4, where it’s a bit of a pain is if you’re wanting to unload the car. My daughters come back from Chiang Mai and the car is loaded to the guns with dogs and stuff.

 

On my BYD, I found a pin to start option, but I didn’t find the auto start, but I like the idea of getting into the car and it’s already on.

[Andrew Dwyer]

21 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

The MG4 doesn’t have auto on, you’ll have to pump the brake pedal and quite often you have to wait for a few seconds and do it again.

 

The auto Off feature is mostly great on the MG4, where it’s a bit of a pain is if you’re wanting to unload the car. My daughters come back from Chiang Mai and the car is loaded to the guns with dogs and stuff.

 

On my BYD, I found a pin to start option, but I didn’t find the auto start, but I like the idea of getting into the car and it’s already on.

Auto on/off on the Seal is:

 

Settings ( gear emoji ) on bottom row.

Vehicle on right hand list.

Comfort Driving.

 

[JBChiangRai]

Thanks I’ll turn on Auto Power On, I’m undecided about auto power off

[Andrew Dwyer]

So, I’ve never been a huge fan of the 3 large icons on the Home Screen but today, while clearing up some of the subsequent icons pages i realised you can delete them ( long press then drag to the bin symbol which appears above ).

Obviously they don’t disappear from the system and can be found on the subsequent pages in smaller format.

But it does open up some new options, your wallpaper of choice can be shown in its full glory without obstruction and you can still access the former large icons on the 1st swipe left page, placed on their own if you want.

Or just remove the large icons not worthy of Home Screen !!

 

 

Unfortunately the smaller icons can’t be dragged onto the Home Screen ( or if they can let me know how ) which is a shame.

 

Previously my large icons were; Navigation, Spotify and Calm Radio ( recently replacing the now defunct GBox ) in reality only Spotify gets used frequently.

Now Navigation can be placed on the bottom row ( Star Trek symbol ? ) and, as I said earlier more frequently used icons can be arranged on the 1st page to the right, i have the option to change the Home Page more to my liking.

 

So, should i go with a family photo, favourite football team, Hooters lineup ( not brave enough ) cat photo or just a stunning landscape ?

 

What to fill this space with ??

 

[JBChiangRai]

I just set Auto On and Auto Off.

 

The former saves time as it’s ready to engage Drive when you sit down and bypasses the delay from pressing start to being able to drive.

 

Auto Off is largely redundant as I will continue to manually switch off, but it’s good to know it’s there if I forget.

[Andrew Dwyer]

27 minutes ago, JBChiangRai said:

I just set Auto On and Auto Off.

 

The former saves time as it’s ready to engage Drive when you sit down and bypasses the delay from pressing start to being able to drive.

 

Auto Off is largely redundant as I will continue to manually switch off, but it’s good to know it’s there if I forget.

Same here, didn’t like Auto off, no benefit and probably confusing if you drive multiple vehicles, easier to just hit Stop.

 

Seen some complaints about the PIN to drive keypad being a bit unreceptive and i agree, probably get used to it though.