② The second character of VIS section represents the plant of manufacture. The CHERY
Automobile Co., Ltd. is represented as the character D.
③ The third through the eighth of VIS section represents the number sequentially
assigned by the manufacturer in the production process. The number is assigned yearly,
starting from 000001.
3.2. Engine Number
3.2.1. Engine number position
1). Number of SQR473F series engine is printed on the boss of cylinder body near the engine exhaust side oil
cleaner (as shown in the figure below).
2). Number of SQR472F series engine is printed on the boss of cylinder body over the engine exhaust side oil
cleaner (as shown in the figure below).
3.2.2. Meaning of Engine Number
As shown in the figure above, the engine number located at the engine block consists of engine type and serial
sumber.
1. Engine type
The engine type conforms to the requirements of GB725, which consists of enterprise code, number of engine
cylinders, bore, feature code and differentiation code.
A complete engine type is structured as follows:
Engine No
Engine No
