2008 GEELY MK transmission

2-10 must be running at medium speed without load. Increase the speed and load gradually with the
accumulation of breaking-in mileage.
b. Because the brake plat is not broken in on a new vehicle,in order to ensure safety and reduce wear,avoid
harsh brake, and brake for multiple times to break in the brake plate faster.
c. It is better to avoid driving vehicle on steep roads or in bad conditions during breaking-in period.
d. Pay special attention to engine coolant temperature meter and oil pressure meter.Check engine oil level
frequently and make sure engine works in normal temperature and good lubrication.
e. Maintain the vehicle strictly according to first-time maintenance requirements to bring the vehicle into
normal usage life under good condition.
7.vehicle towing
There are towing facilities both in the front and rear end of MK-1 sedan for towing other vehicles and being towed.
To ensure safety, pay attention to the following instructions when towing.
(1) Towing car Towing car should be started and shifted steadily.The speed should be no more than 40km/h.
(2) Follow the instructions below when being towed:
a. Steering system of the vehicle being towed works well.
b. Braking system of the vehicle being towed works well or it cannot be towed with a rope and must be
towed with the towing shaft instead.
c. Release park brake and shift the transmission to neutral gear when the vehicle is being towed.
d. Turn the ignition switch to ACC to allow turning signal lights,braking indicator to be turned on when
necessary.
e. The towing rope must be tensioned in the towing process.
f. If the purpose of towing is to start the engine, shift the transmission to the 2nd or 3rd gear to increase
engine speed. It is good for starting the engine.
8. Instructions to save fuel when using the vehicle
(1) Reasonable load Do not store useless articles in luggage compartment because they consumes fuel for
nothing.
(2) Correct driving style Instructions as follows:
a. When engine is started, do not heat it but press the accelerator pedal slightly, drive the vehicle slowly
and accelerate gradually.
b. Shift to higher gears when driving to allow the engine to work at appropriate engine speed and avoid
running the engine at low or high speed. The engine speed should be higher than 2500r/min when
driving, and higher than 3000r/min when up-shifting.
c. Keep the vehicle speed stable, and avoid harsh acceleration and frequent braking.
d. Pay attention to vehicle speed. Drive at high speed results in excessive fuel consumption.
(3) Organize vehicle usage well Pay attention to the following two instructions.
a. Organize vehicle usage time and avoid short trips. Because at the beginning when the vehicle is started
(around 1km), the engine has not reached its efficiency point, and the fuel consumption doubles
compared to regular.
b. Select a good driving route, avoid driving through the city or blocks with heavy traffic.
(4) Keep the vehicle under good work condition Strictly follow instructions to maintain the vehicle to make
sure the vehicle is under good technical working condition, and inspect and replace key parts that affect vehicle
fuel consumptions. For example:Usage and Maintenance of MK Series - Usage of MK Series

2-12Section 2 Maintenance Category and Content of MK SedanAs the vehicle is being used, its technical performance changes as the mileage accumulates and being affected by
various factors, which results in decrease of power, fuel economy, safety, and increase of emission pollutions,
noise and incidents. So timely maintenance during vehicle usage eliminates potential risks and prevents incidents
from happening, improves vehicle integrity and technical functionality, and prolongs useful life of the vehicle.
According to the vehicle technical requirements and usage history, maintenance of freedom Cruiser sedan can be
classified into several categories.I. first time maintenanceFirst time maintenance is also called breaking-in maintenance. It is performed when the vehicle mileage has
accumulated to 1500~2500km in breaking-in period. First time maintenance must be conducted at the appointed
service shops. It includes:
1. Check if there is any leak in engine, transmission, and differential. Fix if there is any.
2. Replace engine oil filter, engine oil and ATF for A/T.
3. Check the level of engine coolant, braking fluid, windshield washing fluid, power steering fluid and if there
is any leak. Refill if the level is too low and repair if there is any leak.
4. Check if there is any damage in triangle arm and ball joint, connection ball joint, triangle arm flexible hinge,
or the ball joint is loose. If there is, fix or replace it.
5. Check if the drive shaft dust cover is damaged. If there is, replace it.
6. Check if there is any leak in steering mechanism, or front and rear absorber and fix it there is any.
7. Check the tire pressure, front 230kpa, and rear 210kpa.II. Regular maintenanceAfter first time maintenance, the vehicle is in regular usage life. During regular use, the vehicle needs to be
maintained regularly according to the way it is used in.
1.Regular maintenance for vehicles used under extreme bad conditions. Any of the condition below is defined
as extreme bad condition:
(1) Frequent start.
(2) Often drive the vehicle in dusty circumstances.
(3) Drive the vehicle in hot areas (such as in summer in the south).
(4) Often drive in cold areas (often runs short trips, engine temperate cannot reach regular work temperature).
Vehicles ran under extreme bad conditions need to be maintained every 5000km.
2. Regular maintenance for vehicles Vehicles that have not been through extreme bad conditions need to be
maintained every 7500km.
Regular maintenance is required to be performed at Geely service shop, too.
List of parts that need to be replaced regularly is in table 1.
Maintenance timetable is in table2.III. Geely maintenance programGeely recommends following Geely maintenance program.
The intervals of maintenance schedules are determined by mileage meter or time periods. Maintain the vehicle
when either meets the schedule. For details, please refer to the schedule.Usage and Maintenance of MK Series - Maintenance Category and Content of MK Sedan

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V. Table 1 List of parts to be replaced regularlyThe intervals in the part list are for cars driven under normal condition. If the car is driven in special circumstances,
the replacement can be advanced from the schedule above.SystemParts need to be replaced regularly
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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22Brake master cylinder cup valve and dust coverBrake master cylinder cup
Brake hose
Brake caliper valve
Brake booster rubber
Brake booster vacuum hose
Brake fluid
MT Transmission oil
AT Transmission oil
Steering fluid
Air Cleaner
Air c leaner f ilter
Lubricant
Oil filter
Fuel filter
Coolant
All hoses
Canister
Timing beltWedge belt (including the power steering pump,
air conditioner compressor and generator belts)PCV system
Spark plugEvery 2 years (or as required)
Every 2 years (or as required)
Every 2 years (or as required)
Every 4 years (or as required)
Every 2 years (or as required)
Every 4 years (or as required)
Every 2 years,or 40000km (or as required)
Every 2 years,or 40000km (or as required)
Every 2 years,or 40000km (or as required)
Every 2 years,or 40000km (or as required)
To be cleaned every 10,000km and changed
every 30,000km (or as required)
First 2500km or 2 months. Every 7500km or
6 months afterward (or as required)
First 2500km or 2 months. Every 7500km or
6 months afterward (or as required)
Every 5000km (or as required)
Every 40000km (or as required)
Every year (or as required)
Every 2 years (or as required)
Every 60000km (or as required)
Every 120000km (or as required)
Every 50000km (or as required)
Every 20000km or 12 months (or as required)
Every 20000km (or as required)Intervals
DrivelineSteering SystemBraking
SystemEngineA/C System
(API) SG or above(Table 1)Usage and Maintenance of MK Series - Maintenance Category and Content of MK Sedan

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VI. Table 2 Maintenance Timetable of Geely Freedom Cruiser SedanMaintain the vehicle when either mileage or time has reached maintenance requirements. User should keep
maintaining the vehicle to no less than 100000km. User can send the vehicle for inspection and repair in advance
if it has been through special conditions.SystemInspection itemX1000km
Year7.5 15 22.5 30 37.5 45 52.5 60 67.5 75
0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5Steering
SystemSteering-wheel Play,Fastening and abnormal noiseOperation
Oil Leak
FasteningFastening,abnormal noise and damage
Steering link,joint,rack and dust bootcrack and damage
Abnormal noise at a joint
Wheel adjustment
Left and right rotation angle
Trie pressure
Tire crack and damage
Tire thread and uneven wearMetal dust,stone and foreign materialLoose hub nut and boltFront wheel bearing abnormal noise
Rear wheel bearing abnormal noiseFree play
Operation
Oil leak and oil level
Operation system abnormal noise
Replace oil
Replace ATF
Oil leak and oil level
Joint fasteningUniversal joint,dust root crack and damageSpline abnormal noise
Universal joint abnormal nosie
Free play and Function
Function
Operating travel
FunctionParking brake cable fastening,abnormal noise and damageo......Inspect ......ReplaceTable 2 Drive
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Drive
Train
Braking
SystemSteering
Wheel
Steering
Gear
Steering
Link and
Joint
Knuckle
Front
Wheel
Wheel
Clutch
ManualTransmissionAutomaticTransmissionDriveshaftBrake
Pedal
Parking
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VII . Additional maintenance scheduleVehicles run in special circumstances require higher frequency of maintenance as listed below. Replacement of engine oil
Replacement of engine oil filter B-1: repeated short-distance driving and outer air temperature under zero within 8km (kilometer)
Inspection of the brake friction wafer and braking drum
Inspection of the braking pad and braking disc B-2: long-term empty run and / or long-distance driving with low speed, such as police wagon, taxi or automobile delivering
goods to the customers etcEvery 2,500km (kilometer) or every 3 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 3 monthsB-3: continuous high-speed driving for more than 2 hours (80% of the maximum vehicle speed or above)
Replacement of driving axle oil of the manual transmission
Inspection or replacement of the driving axle fluid of the
automatic transmissionEvery 40,000km (kilometer) or every 48 months
Every 40,000km (kilometer) or every 24 months Inspection of the brake friction wafer and braking drum
Inspection of the braking pad and braking disc
Inspection of the brake piping and hose
Inspection of the transmit shaft ball and joint and dust shield
Inspection of the drive shaft cover
Inspection of the steering wheel, connecting rod and steering gear
box oil
Inspection of the front and rear suspension devices
Screwing down the bolts and nuts of the chassis and vehicle body A-1: driving on bumpy, muddy or melted snow road.
Replacement of engine oil
Replacement of engine oil filter
Inspection and replacement of air filter
Inspection of the brake friction wafer and braking drum
Inspection of the braking pad and braking disc
Replacement of the air conditioner filterA-2: driving on dusty roadEvery 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 3 months
Driving for 1000 km (kilometer) for the first time and
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Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 12 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 3 months
Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 2,500km (kilometer) or every 3 months
Every 10,000 km (kilometer) or every 6 months
Every 5,000km (kilometer) or every 3 months
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2-20 (3) Long time exposure to sun damages interior. So it is better to use covers on upper seat backs, and rear
separation board that are exposed to sun.
8. Maintenance of body exterior
Body exterior is to keep body cleanness and brightness to give the impression of beauty and comfort, and to avoid
rust and abnormal paint peeling off. The key points of body maintenances are:
(1) Wash body using the method below:
a. Wash the dirty things off the body by pressurized water, and then clean the body with
soft cloth of sponge from up to down.
b. Dry body surface with good white cloth. Apply brake pedal several times when driving
after the car is washed to get rid of water in braking system.
c. Do not wipe the body when it is dry. Do not clean paint surface and glass with gasoline,
coal oil, narkosid, strong lye or alcohol.
(2) Cleaning windshield glass
Do not use silicon-bronze radical products. To get better cleaning effects, use special glass cleanser.
(3) Cleaning asphalt on the body
Do not peel the asphalt off from body or bumper, but use special cleanser
(4) Paint
Scratches or slight damages can be fixed with special paint spray. It dries in the air.
(5) Cleaning exterior decoration parts and aluminum parts. Wash with water with soap fluid or cleanser, and wash with clean water. To keep the gloss of painted surface,
wax on the surface after it is dry. (6) Polish and wax the body paint polishing and waxing keeps the body bright and pretty, and protects the paint
as well.
a. Polish in winter. Make sure the vehicle body is absolutely clean and dry before
polishing, polish with fluid or milky wax.
b. Vehicle body must be absolutely dry and clean before waxing. Use waxing tools (soft
table tissue or smooth cotton cloth) to cover the body paint surface evenly with wax.
Check if the vehicle body is covered by wax: spray some water onto the paint surface,
if water drops are formed, that surface is waxed, otherwise, clean the surface and wax
it again. Attention: do not wax under sun, or in cold weather.
Attention
1) When using high pressure washing machine, do not point the washing sprayer to transmission, steering
mechanism and other rubber protection parts, or exterior decoration parts, roof welding lines, heat radiator
or engine compartment.
2) The bottom of vehicle body is made of anti-corrosion material,and has been through anti-corrosion process.
After the vehicle has been running frequently on roads de-frozen with salt for some time, clean engine
compartment and lower part of vehicle body and take some protection actions.Usage and Maintenance of MK Series - Daily Maintenance of MK Sedan

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Figure 1-3Engine AssemblyEngine Inspection3-3 After the belt is re-mounted and operates more than 5 minutes, check the distortion based on old belt
distortion.
Check the tensioning force and the distortion of the V-belt after the crankshaft of the engine has rotated 2
turns.
10. Check the ignition timing (see Figure 1-2).
(1) Start the engine for warming up.
(2) When using the portable tester:
Connect the portable tester to the fault diagnosis socket
(DLC3).
Ignition timing:
before the top dead center when idling.
Prompt:
Please refer to the operating manual of the portable tester for
detail.
(3) When not using the portable tester:
a.Short the terminals 13(TC) and 4(CG) of the fault diagnosis socket(DLC3) with special service tool(SST).
Attention:

Make sure to connect correctly, or else the engine can be damaged.
Switch off all the electric systems.
Check when the cooling fan motor is disconnected.
b.Check the ignition timing with a timing light.
Ignition timing: 10°±20' before the top dead center when idling.
Note:
(a) Check the ignition timing, and the transmission should be set to the neutral position.
(b) Keep the engine speed at 1,000-1,300r/min for 5s and check when idling.
(c) Remove the special tool on the fault diagnosis socket.
(d) When the engine speed rises, the advance angle of ignition timing will increase.
(e) Remove the timing light.
11. Check the engine idle (see Figure 1-3).
(1) The engine warms up.
(2) When using the portable tester: Connect the portable tester to the fault diagnosis socket (DLC3).
Tip: Please refer to the operating manual of the portable tester for
detail.
(3) When not using the portable tester:
Connect the test pen of the tachometer to the terminal 9(TAC) of
the fault diagnosis socket (DLC3) with special tool (SST). (see
Figure 1-3).
(4) Check the idling speed: 800±50r/min.
Attention:
Check idle when the cooling fan motor is disconnected.
Switch off all the electric accessories and air conditioners.Tachometer
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Figure 1-7Figure 1-6
Figure 1-8Engine AssemblyRemoval of the Engine Assembly from the Vehicle3-69. Remove the oil tank assembly of the power steering pump (with power steering).
10. Remove the radiator assembly.
11. Disconnect the harness.
12. Disengage the steering column assembly.
13. Disengage No.2 steering countershaft assembly (see Figure 1-6).
Remove the cover sheet of the steering column on the car body.
14. Remove the exhaust pipe assembly in the front.
15. Remove the nut on the front hub (Parts on the other side are
disassembled in the same way).
16. Disconnect the speed sensor on the front wheel (with ABS).
17. Disengage the ball assembly of the steering tie rod.
18. Disengage the front suspension arm sub-assembly.
19. Disengage the front drive shaft assembly (see Figure 1-7).
20. Disengage the front drive shaft from the hub with a plastic
hammer.
21. Disconnect the shift cable or the tie-rod assembly of the
transmission.
22. Disconnect the clutch wheel cylinder assembly or the clutch
cable (M/T).
23. Remove the engine assembly together with the drive bridge:
(1) Hoist the engine a bit with lifting equipment;
(2) Remove 2 bolts, and disengage the right support of the engine
(see Figure 1-8);
(3) Remove 2 bolts, and disengage the left support of the engine;
(4) Remove one bolt, 3 nuts and disengage the rear support of the
engine;
(5) Remove the engine together with the drive bridge and place
them on the floor;
(6) Lift the body.Mark -