BYD Seal tips, tricks and help

[Andrew Dwyer]

So, my cat saga continues !!

 

At the beginning of May a stray cat ( who used to visit us and we would feed, so I take the blame !) gave birth to 4 kittens which took to climbing into the underneath of the car and would only come out with the mother’s call .

Our daily routine was to encourage them out of the car by calling the mother ( with a cat audio sound on my phone ), who, feeling threatened would call the kittens out and take them to safety.

This didn’t always work out and we realised that if they stayed inside we could drive locally and they would stay tucked inside .

Until one decided to descend while reversing out of the garden and I ran over it (😞), felt terrible.

Tried cat repellent, moth balls and mosquito spray but after the initial strong smell disappears they return and climb inside.

 

Yesterday was a typical day, we coaxed 2 out but no sign of the 3rd, after an hour trying, the mother more concerned with protecting the 2 rather than finding the missing 3rd stayed away.

Having to travel to a family funeral today some 210 km’s away we were determined to remove number 3 despite not seeing or hearing it and not 100% sure it was still in the car’s underbody.

Then Mrs D had a good idea💡 and we visited the local Be-Quik, put the car up on the ramp and 5 or 6 employees started looking for the missing kitten in the front and back underneath trays. After 10 minutes or so we determined there was nothing there so set off.

 

Yesterday afternoon I looked at my house cctv camera and saw only 2 kittens and the mother sat in the car port as if waiting our arrival.

 

So, here I am at 5.00 am on a Sunday with a funeral shortly trying to coax a distressed kitten from out of the rear underneath tray of the car before one of the mil’s 4 dogs has it for breakfast . !!

 

An hour coaxing, an inspection by several Be-Quik employees, a 210 km highway drive, a 20 km round trip during a thunderstorm and a night surrounded by 4 hungry dogs and now it makes its presence known !!

 

More to follow !

[JBChiangRai]

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Until one decided to descend while reversing out of the garden and I ran over it (😞), felt terrible.

 

 

Been there and got the T-Shirt.

[Bandersnatch]

2 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

So, my cat saga continues !!

 

I am a big fan of Total tools for the home and garden as they all use the same batteries.

 

I use the leaf blower to move our pack of dogs when needed

 

 

I also use their tire inflator as there is no plugging in required

 

 

 

Edited Sunday at 01:05 AM by Bandersnatch

[Crossy]

15 minutes ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

I am a big fan of Total tools for the home and garden as they all use the same batteries.

 

I use the leaf blower to move our pack of dogs when needed

 

 

I also use their tire inflator as there is no plugging in required

 

 

 

 

Does the range include that vital on-site accessory, a coffee machine??

 

 

Or for us Brits, a kettle?

 

[Bandersnatch]

54 minutes ago, Crossy said:

Does the range include that vital on-site accessory, a coffee machine??

 

No to the coffee machine and the kettle, but you probably knew that already 😉

 

The nice thing about a BYD is that is that you can plug in a regular kettle or coffee machine into the car, it doesn’t need to be battery powered.

 

[Gweiloman]

9 hours ago, Bandersnatch said:

 

I am a big fan of Total tools for the home and garden as they all use the same batteries.

 

I use the leaf blower to move our pack of dogs when needed

 

 

I also use their tire inflator as there is no plugging in required

 

 

 

I have the combi leaf blower and grass trimmer set. Problem is that the battery runs out very fast with the leaf blower. I need to find somewhere to buy a 40 volt battery.

[JBChiangRai]

Unfortunately, we have more than our fair share of "tools" here from the anti-EV brigade.

[Bandersnatch]

1 hour ago, Gweiloman said:

I have the combi leaf blower and grass trimmer set. Problem is that the battery runs out very fast with the leaf blower. I need to find somewhere to buy a 40 volt battery.

Think they are all 20V so they are compatible just with more Ah

 

Edited Sunday at 11:51 AM by Bandersnatch

[Andrew Dwyer]

Cat saga ( part 2 )

 

So, after discovering the kitten was still inside the car ( much to our surprise ) we attempted to coax him out to no avail, 4 large salivating dogs were not helping !!

Tried some cat treats which weren’t a success although those sneaky farkin dogs liked them !

Time was limited as the family funeral was imminent ( although it was more of a 7 day remembrance service as there was no body, donated for medical science ) so we just had to hope that he could hang on until we got back home.

 

Just arrived home an hour ago and the mother was waiting, a few meows from her and the invisible kitten appeared from the bowels of my Seal.

 

Apologies for the p1ss poor photo, didn’t want to get too close:

 

 

No apparent ill effects after 30 hours tucked up inside and close to 40°c today .

 

Just to inform you that kittens ( possibly puppies, snakes and rats etc also ) like the tardis like interior of the Seal and take some persuading to leave !!

 

The moral of the story:

If cats had the necessary ability to buy a car they would also choose the BYD Seal.

[Bandersnatch]

BYD Seal App update 3rd July from 9pm to 11pm approx

 

 

Edited yesterday at 03:49 AM by Bandersnatch

[Pib]

It's the BYD app servers regardless of owning a Seal, Atto, Dolphin, etc.    I got the same notice this morning...I own an Atto.

Edited 15 hours ago by Pib