Author: Automotive expert specializing in Chinese vehicles, with hands-on experience in diagnostics, maintenance, and real-world operation of ICE, hybrid, and electric models.
avtomir.site Editorial Team · cross-checked against manufacturer manuals and market spec sheets: 19 October 2026
The Haval Jolion hides a lot of useful behaviour. Some of it sits in the vehicle settings menu on the infotainment screen, some is on the steering-column stalks and cabin buttons, and some simply happens automatically without anyone telling you.
Most of these features are not truly secret. The manufacturer documents them, but they are scattered across the manual. We collected the most useful ones and checked them against official manuals and market spec sheets. Anything we could not confirm is flagged.
Read this first: which Jolion, which market? The Jolion is sold under Haval or GWM Haval branding in several markets, including Australia, New Zealand, the UAE and Kazakhstan, and equipment differs by market, model year, trim and powertrain (Australia, for example, also offers hybrid versions). Step-by-step details below come mainly from the Haval Motor Kazakhstan manuals, which are in Russian (the original Jolion manual is a 30 November 2020 edition). Where English-language Australian, New Zealand or UAE listings confirm a feature, we say so. Speeds and delays quoted from the Kazakhstan manual may differ in your market’s software, and menu names here are descriptive rather than exact on-screen wording.
In winter you need to change or de-ice the blades, and in the normal parked position they are awkward to lift. First, a common mix-up: the mist setting described in the manual is just a single wipe, made by pushing the wiper stalk up and releasing it. It does not move the blades to a service position.
Owners on Drive2 (Russian-language) describe this method: switch the engine off, pull the right-hand stalk toward you into the washer position and hold it for about three seconds. This is an unofficial source.
What we could not confirm. The pages of the manual we were able to read do not describe a service position. The wiper-blade section appears in its table of contents but fell outside the text we could access. Check the equivalent section of your own market’s manual. The manual does warn against running frozen blades, so by the same logic do not pull them off the glass by force.
2. Automatic door locking while driving
Australian spec sheets list speed-sensing auto door lock for the Jolion. In the Kazakhstan manual, all doors including the tailgate lock once the car exceeds 15 km/h (about 9 mph), and the threshold can be changed in the vehicle settings, under driving settings, in the door-lock section. That is handy if children ride in the back.
Before you set off, make sure every door is fully closed, as the manual reminds you.
3. Automatic re-locking
If the doors were locked, you touch the handle sensor or press unlock on the smart key, and no door is opened within 30 seconds, the car locks itself again. It helps when the button is pressed in a pocket.
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Do not rely on it as your only protection. Australian spec sheets also list a walk-away lock and a lock-proof function with the intelligent key, and your market’s manual describes how those behave. When you leave the car, check that it is locked (the indicators flash once on locking).
4. Unlock on engine off, driver-only unlock and crash unlock
Unlock when the engine is switched off. The manual says all doors, including the tailgate, unlock automatically, and the behaviour can be turned on or off in the driving settings.
Driver-door-only unlock. In this mode the first press of unlock opens only the driver’s door and the tailgate, and a second press opens everything.
Crash unlock. With the ignition on, the doors unlock automatically if the car detects an impact. Australian spec sheets list impact-sensing auto door unlock.
Lock-out protection. If the driver’s door is locked and the last open door is then closed, the locked doors unlock again.
5. Lighting: follow-me-home, welcome light and more
Follow-me-home headlights appear on Australian, New Zealand and UAE equipment lists. In the Kazakhstan manual the conditions are: ignition off, the main light switch in AUTO and low ambient light. After you lock the doors (not with the mechanical key), the low beams and position lights stay on for a while. The duration is set in the lighting settings.
The same area covers some lesser-known behaviours:
Driver welcome light. With the switch in AUTO, the position lights and low beams come on briefly when you unlock the doors.
Sport-mode lighting. When you switch to sport drive mode, the indicators flash and then the low beams switch on.
Emergency-braking signal. This is not a setting. Under hard braking above 50 km/h (about 31 mph) the indicators flash. Australian spec sheets list an emergency brake display too.
Do not leave exterior lights on for long with the engine off, as the manual warns about draining the battery.
6. Interior light delay and power-saving mode
The lighting settings let you choose how long the ceiling lights stay on after all doors are closed. It helps when you are putting a child in a seat or grabbing bags from the back.
Next to it is a power-saving delay. After the ignition is turned off, if nothing changes in the ignition, door-lock or hazard-light state for the set time, the car enters a battery-saving mode. Cabin ambient lighting can also be switched on or off.
7. Windows and mirrors: close from the key, auto-fold, re-initialise
Comfort closing. With the ignition off and all doors closed, holding the lock button on the key (or the lock sensor on the handle) closes every window. A press of lock or unlock on the key stops the glass. The manual advises leaving only once the windows are fully shut.
Mirror auto-fold. Selected in the comfort settings, the mirrors fold and unfold as you lock and unlock. This is trim-dependent: the Australia and New Zealand brochure lists manual-fold, electric-fold and auto-fold mirrors.
Rear window lock. A switch on the driver’s door disables the rear window switches, which the manual recommends when travelling with children.
Re-initialising one-touch windows. If one-touch operation stops working, usually after the battery has been disconnected: turn the ignition on, pull the switch firmly until the window closes fully and hold for a further three seconds, then lower and raise the window fully with one touch. The manual says this is needed after every battery disconnection. In some models only the driver’s window has one-touch operation, which matches Australian listings for the driver’s window.
8. Find-my-car button and opening the tailgate from the key
In a car park, press the find button on the key. The car signals, and pressing again cancels it. Which signals it uses can be changed in the lighting settings.
The tailgate has its own key button: a long press unlocks it, and you must press the micro-switch on the tailgate within 30 seconds. Australian spec sheets list a manually lifted tailgate for the Jolion, so this matches a non-powered tailgate.
9. Cold-weather options: heated screen, washer nozzles, wheel and seats
Heated windscreen and washer nozzles. One button. In the Kazakhstan manual it works after start-up while the coolant is below 60 °C (140 °F) and the gearbox is in N (manual) or P (automatic), and it switches off by itself after a while or when you select another gear.
Heated steering wheel has its own button.
Heated seats. Front seats are set in the seat settings, and the rear seats have switches on the rear doors. Haval Kazakhstan’s model page describes three heat levels.
Heating is trim- and market-dependent. The Australia and New Zealand brochure lists heated door mirrors. The manual warns against running these functions for long with the engine off.
10. Climate: anti-fog, AUTO modes and upkeep
In the comfort air-conditioning settings you can turn automatic anti-fogging on or off and choose how AUTO behaves: gentle, standard or turbo. Turbo cools or heats more aggressively than standard. Australian listings include dual-zone auto climate and an auto defog system.
Practical advice from the manual:
use fresh-air intake normally, and recirculation in tunnels, traffic or polluted air (with the compressor off, recirculation can fog the windows);
run the air conditioning at least once a week for 10 minutes or more, even in winter, to keep the compressor and seals lubricated;
to avoid odours, switch A/C off and let the system run for 3 to 5 minutes before you stop, so it dries out.
11. Wireless phone charging
Where fitted (Australian listings show it on some trims), the function and a voice reminder are switched in the comfort settings. It works with the ignition on or the engine running, only with Qi-compatible phones, and charges one phone at a time.
Keep coins, keys and cards off the charging pad, because metal heats up and disrupts charging. The manual suggests removing a case that gets in the way and switching the function off if you use the pad for storage.
12. Sound settings and the equaliser
Open the system settings and then sound settings. The Kazakhstan infotainment manual lists sound effects, an equaliser, sound intensity, maximum volume, media volume in parking mode, a warning-tone switch and speed-dependent volume. Australian spec sheets confirm speed-dependent volume control.
There is no universal setting. It depends on the speakers and your taste, and the available items may differ between software versions.
13. Quick menu, CarPlay, Android Auto and the service button
Quick menu. A side menu appears on the left of each function screen. Press and hold any button in it to enter edit mode, then drag apps into the order you want. Icons on the home and menu pages can be rearranged the same way.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Australian listings show smartphone integration. The Kazakhstan manual describes a USB cable connection to the marked port, and says Bluetooth calls are unavailable while CarPlay or Android Auto is connected. Newer head units may differ.
USB drives. FAT32, NTFS and exFAT are supported, though compatibility with every drive is not guaranteed.
Video while driving. The display settings include a restriction on video playback in motion.
Service call button. In the Kazakhstan-market manual a button on the reading-light panel connects you to a service operator with a long press. Check whether your market’s car has it.
14. Driver-assistance systems: what your car may have
The manual has a full chapter on intelligent assistance: forward-driving assistance, rear and side monitoring, lane assistance and traffic-sign information, alongside parking sensors, rear camera, surround view, automatic parking, tyre-pressure monitoring and hill descent control.
Australian spec listings show low-speed autonomous emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, road-sign recognition and a speed limiter, and an older Premium grade is listed with adaptive cruise control. Haval Kazakhstan’s model page lists adaptive cruise, a 360° camera, automatic parking, lane centring, traffic-jam assist, blind-spot monitoring and sign recognition. Those are model lists, not a promise for every trim, so check your own equipment list.
If you like digging into settings, read the manual sections on remembering the drive mode and on steering modes. A UAE spec sheet lists Standard, Eco, Sport and Snow drive modes and Sport, Comfort and Handiness steering modes on higher grades. Electronics do not replace the driver, and the manual describes each system’s limitations.
15. Cruise control and adaptive cruise control are different
The manual treats them separately: a cruise control system and a driver-assist cruise system. The latter covers traffic-jam assistance, help in corners and lane centring. Its controls are on the right side of the steering wheel.
Having ordinary cruise control does not mean the car has adaptive cruise. For switching on, speed range and operating conditions, read your own manual.
16. Driver fatigue monitoring
The manual has a dedicated section for a driver-fatigue system, with a description, usage and function limits. If your trim has it, check that it is switched on.
What we could not confirm. We could not read how this system works in the pages available, so we do not describe it. It is not a medical measurement, and the manual explicitly advises against driving when seriously tired.
17. Head-up display (HUD)
Haval Kazakhstan’s page for the new Jolion says the head-up display shows trip-computer data on the lower windscreen, with adjustable brightness, and also shows recognised road signs. Russian-market catalogue listings add adjustable image height and angle. The manual has a head-up display section describing the interface.
We did not find a head-up display in the Australian spec lists we checked, so it may not be offered on your car. Set it so the image reads well from your normal seating position without distracting you.
18. Warning messages on the instrument cluster
The cluster menu, operated by the steering-wheel buttons, has a separate warning-notifications section (on both the conventional and the virtual cluster). If a message flashes and vanishes, stop somewhere safe and look for it there. For the brakes, engine, airbags and other critical systems, act as the manual instructs.
A message that disappears does not mean the problem has gone.
Can you unlock extra features through an engineering menu?
Online guides describe ways into the infotainment engineering menu and claim to enable “hidden” options. Key combinations depend on the software version, and nothing guarantees that enabling a missing feature is safe.
The infotainment manual forbids removing or reinstalling the system and tells you to contact a service centre about faults. The system-information section shows the version, handles updates and offers a factory reset. Do not change unknown parameters, disable protective functions or flash unverified firmware. If you want a feature that is not in the menu, ask an authorised service centre whether your trim supports it.
How to check what your own Jolion has
Identify the model year, trim and powertrain. The same model name does not mean the same equipment.
Browse the vehicle settings sections for driving, lighting, comfort and seats.
Get the manual for your market from your regional Haval or GWM importer. The Kazakhstan PDFs listed below are in Russian.
Check the physical controls: stalks, steering-wheel buttons and the reading-light panel.
Ask an authorised dealer for the equipment list of your exact vehicle.
Frequently asked questions
The owner’s manual pages we could check do not describe it. Owners on Drive2 (Russian-language) report this method: switch the engine off, pull the right-hand stalk toward you (the washer position) and hold it for about three seconds. The mist setting only gives a single wipe and does not move the blades to a service position. Check the wiper-blade section of your own market’s manual.
In the Kazakhstan-market manual the doors lock above 15 km/h (about 9 mph) and the threshold can be changed in the vehicle settings, under driving settings, in the door-lock section. Australian spec sheets list speed-sensing auto door lock too, but your market’s menu wording and default may differ.
Instructions for entering engineering menus circulate online, but there is no confirmed universal method for every software version. The infotainment manual forbids removing or reinstalling the system and tells owners to contact a service centre about faults. Changing unknown parameters is not worth the risk.
Equipment depends on market, model year, trim and powertrain, and the manual itself says some described features may not be fitted to your car. Ask an authorised dealer for the exact equipment list of your vehicle.
Not with a menu setting. It depends on the radar, camera and control units fitted to the car, so any retrofit question should go to an authorised dealer for your specific vehicle.
Bottom line
The biggest everyday wins are usually the lock and lighting settings, closing the windows from the key, the cold-weather heating options and a proper look at the sound menu. Start with the standard menus and your manual: you get what the manufacturer intended without risking the electronics.
If you own a Jolion, tell us your model year, trim and market in the comments, and which features you found on your car. It helps other owners.
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