There are two solutions: a temporary quick one and a complex but long lasting one
Several weeks «Gazeta.ru» opened a «terrible» the truth about Chinese Li Auto crossovers, popular in Russia: it turned out that during more or less serious accidents (when the airbags are deployed), the cars are blocked. But, as Autonews has now found out, the problem is exaggerated. The experts interviewed avoid giving direct answers to the question of how to restore functionality to a Li Auto victim in an accident, but claim that there are solutions to the problems. One of them — replace the control unit right at the scene of the accident.
«A competent, specialized car service center will first offer to temporarily install a control unit from another car. Your Lixiang will run during this time, although some non-essential functions will not work. In any case, it is easier and more profitable for the service and for the client than providing a replacement car», — said the founder of the RuCars company, Roman Rassudkov. He himself has been driving a Li Auto L9 car for more than a year.
While the client is driving a car with a replacement block, the original block will be reflashed and «linked» parts that require replacement. For example, the same airbags. This takes about a month. Roman Rassudkov admitted that repairing a Li Auto is more expensive and longer than repairing other Chinese cars, but «cheaper and faster than if you lose the key to a Mercedes or BMW».
Irina Frank, managing director of Fank Auto, agrees with him: «If we talk about spare parts and parts for body repair of Chinese cars, then today they are delivered to Russia even faster than premium European cars. That is, with their absence there will definitely be no problems».