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Caring for your vehicle
Window care
Yo u c a n us e win d o w a n d gla ss cle a n er
to cle a n insid e win d o w s urfa c e s a n d
mirrors w ith o ut s m e aring a n d stre akin g.
N ev er us e p olishing p a st e s or a bra siv e
(q u artz) cle a ns ers o n mirror le n s e s.
C le a n th e w i p er bla d e s w ith s o a p y
w at e r. T h e w i p er bla d e s s h o uld b e
re pla c e d tw ic e a y e ar – b e f or e a n d after
th e wint er m o nth s. T his is e s p e ciall y
im p ort a nt f or v e hi cle s w ith a rain
s e n sor.
U s e o nly w ip er bl a d e s a p pro v e d
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Caring for other vehicle
components and materials
Lig ht- allo y w h e els s h o uld b e tr e at e d
with alloy w h e el cl e an er, e s p e cially
d urin g th e winter m o nths. H o w e v er, d o
not us e a g gre ssiv e pro du cts c o nt ain -
in g a cid s, stro n g alk alis or a bra siv e
cl e anin g a g e nts, n or ste a m cl e an ers
o p eratin g at t e m p erature s a b o v e
14 0 7 (+ 6 0 6) (follo w th e m a nuf a c -
turer's instru c tio ns).
If y o ur v e hi cle h a s c hro m e p arts
*, su c h
as th e w in d o w fra m e s a n d d o or h a n dle s,
cl e an th e s e p arts c are f ully with a m pl e
cl e an w at er a n d a sh a m p oo su p ple m e nt
if d e sire d , e s p e cially if th e y h a v e a n
a c c u m ulatio n of ro a d salt. U s e a c hro m e
p olish for a n a d ditio n al tre at m e nt.
Pl a stic c o m p o n e nts, vinyl u p h olstery,
h e a dlin ers (h ardto p), l a m p l e n s e s, th e
cl e ar c o v er of th e instru m e nt p an el a n d
c o m p o n e nts w ith a s pra y e d d ull b la c k
surf a c e c a n b e cl e an e d w ith w ater (a d d
pla sti c s h a m p o o a s re q uire d). D o not
allo w m oistur e to s o a k thro u gh th e
s e ats or h e a dlin er (h ar d to p). N e v er us e
solv e nts su c h a s la c q u er thin n er,
h e a vy - d uty gre a s e re m o v e r, f u els, or
simil ar su bst a n c e s.
R u b b er c o m p on e nts sh o uld b e cl e an e d
with w at e r o nly; a ru b b er tr e at m e nt or
silic o n e s pra y m a y als o b e a p plie d.
D o n ot re m o v e s af e ty b e lts to cl e an
th e m. C le a n th e m w ith mild so a p y
w at e r o nly. D o n ot u s e c h e mic als or dry
cl e an ers to cle a n s af e ty b elts, sin c e this
c o ul d d a m a g e th e b elt f a bric.
Aft er cl e a nin g , n e v er allo w th e in ertia
re el to retra ct th e b elts until th e y ar e
c o m plet ely dry. Dirty s af e ty b elts
pre v e nt th e in e rtia re el m e c h a nis m fro m
re tra cting th e stra p pro p erly, a n d th us
c o n stitut e a s af e ty h a z ard.
H e a vily s oil e d flo or c arp e ts a n d m ats
*
c a n b e cle a n e d w ith a n interior cl e an er.
Th e flo or m ats c a n b e re m ov e d fro m
th e v e hicle for cl e a nin g .
U s e o nly a d a m p cloth to cle a n trim
p a n els m a d e of re al w o o d
* a n d oth er
p arts c o nstru c t e d of re al w o o d
*. F ollo w
u p by dryin g with a soft cloth.
U s e th e cle a nin g a n d c ar- c are
pro d u cts a v aila ble at yo ur B M W
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