Throttle delay on BYD Seal U DM-i Design — is this normal?

im_lin | 2026-01-23 23:22 | 26 views

Hi everyone, I own a BYD Seal U DM-i Design and since day one I’ve noticed a strange behavior: whenever I press the accelerator, the car takes about 1 second to respond. It doesn’t matter if I’m starting from a stop, driving in the city, on the highway, parking, or even in reverse — there’s always a noticeable delay between pressing the pedal and the car moving/accelerating. I bought the car remotely, so I couldn’t test drive it beforehand, but this has been happening since I picked it up from the dealership. I even notice it in launch control mode: when I release the brake, the car still takes about a second before accelerating. Before this car, I drove a Tesla Model 3 Highland and never experienced anything like this, so it feels especially strange to me. Has anyone else experienced this? Is this normal for this model or BYD plug-in hybrids, or should I get it checked? Thanks 🙏

Comments (8)

Numerous-Implement47 2026-01-23 23:37

Its the same for BEV Seal so not a fault with your car. Maybe they do it so you have split second to change your mind before driving through your garage door? 😀

Illustrious-Ad-535 2026-01-24 06:35

My design definitely does not showcase the same behavior. So even when at full capacity and you floor it, it does that?

Fit_Evidence_4958 2026-01-24 10:20

I have zero response lag, I press the pedal and the car goes.

im_lin 2026-01-24 11:48

Yeah it takes a second before the car to start moving.

Illustrious-Ad-535 2026-01-25 16:51

Same here, if it feels like a second, wondering why/how. Have you performed a launch yet? So, sport mode and set the dash to timer to check what it will do 0-100 kmh?

im_lin 2026-01-26 12:48

Really?? I may need to get my car checked

im_lin 2026-01-26 12:50

It starts counting when the car starts to move, i think my best time was 6.1 or smth

im_lin 2026-01-26 12:53

It could be, but I’d rather have more control over the car, especially when parking in my garage since I have to reverse into it and it’s on a slope, which makes it a bit tricky.

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