On August 15, 2025, BYD officially announced a large-scale OTA upgrade for the entire Song L DM-i and Song Pro DM-i models. This upgrade covers three core areas: intelligent driving, parking assistance, and human-machine interaction, and includes 23 new and optimized features. As BYD's leading plug-in hybrid SUV, this upgrade further strengthens the Song family's technological leadership in the 150,000 RMB segment.
For vehicles equipped with Celestial Eye C-Assisted Driving Three-Eye Edition, this upgrade focuses on enhancing its ability to handle complex scenarios:
Dangerous Lane Cut Alert: When a vehicle in the adjacent lane suddenly cuts in, the system responds with an audible and visual warning and automatically adjusts the following distance;
Narrow Lane Optimization: The automatic retracting rearview mirror function supports lanes as narrow as 2.1 meters wide (previously required 2.3 meters);
Offset Parking: Supports automatic parking adjustments in non-standard spaces, with a ±5cm error limit;
Traffic Efficiency Priority Mode: Automatically shortens the following distance to 1.2 seconds (default) in congested areas. 1.8 seconds for recognition);
Safe Parking Mechanism: If the driver continues to lose control of the steering wheel, the vehicle will automatically slow to a stop and activate the hazard lights.
Innovative Parking Method: Supports front-end parking in and rear-end parking out in perpendicular and diagonal parking spaces, improving efficiency by 40% compared to traditional reverse parking.
Upgraded millimeter-wave radar: Target recognition stability is improved by 30%, and the false alarm rate is reduced to below 0.5%.
Mirror Linkage Strategy: After automatically folding the rearview mirrors in narrow parking spaces, the panoramic image triggering logic is optimized, reducing interference warnings by 60%.
Equipped with DiLink Models with the BYD 100 system receive three key updates:
Seamless Navigation: Supports instant transfer of addresses by shaking your phone or long-pressing and dragging an address to the Smart Island;
Privacy Mode: Hide sensitive information such as call logs and navigation history with one click;
Music Resume: Audio content that has been unfinished on your phone automatically resumes in the car.
Quietness Optimization: Through an updated motor control algorithm, cabin noise is reduced by 2.3 decibels at 80 km/h cruising speed;
Headlight Strategy Adjustment: Automatically switches to the highest setting in assisted driving mode, increasing the illumination range by 15 meters;
Battery Thermal Management: Optimized low-temperature fast charging strategy, improving charging efficiency by 12% in -10°C environments.
2025 Song Pro The DM-i Intelligent Driving Edition is currently available in four configurations, priced between RMB 102,800 and RMB 132,800. It features a 1.5L plug-in hybrid system and offers a CLTC pure electric range of 75/115 kilometers. Sales reached 19,895 units in June. The Song L DM-i, positioned as a mid-size SUV, starts at RMB 149,800 for the 112km version, while the 160km version supports Emergency Lane Keeping Assist (ELKA).
