Vehicle maintenance
have special questions or parts that are not
listed. Take he general considerations into
account
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Cleaning the exterior
Windscreen wipers
Problem Solution
Dirt Soft cloth with wipers
Headlights / Tail lights
Problem Solution
Dirt Soft sponge with neutral soap
solution
a)
a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum
in 1 litre of water
Sensors / Camera lenses
Problem Solution
Dirt
Sensors: soft cloth with a sol-
vent-free cleaning product
Camera lenses: soft cloth with
an alcohol-free cleaning prod-
uct
Snow/ice
Hand brush/Anti frost spray with
no solvents
Wheels
Problem Solution
Antifreeze salt Water
Brake abrasion
dust
Acid-free special cleaning prod-
uct
End exhausts
Problem Solution
Antifreeze salt Water, if a steel cleaning prod-
uct is required
Covers / Trims
Problem Solution
Dirt Neutral soap solution
a)
, if a steel
cleaning product is required
a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum
in 1 litre of water
Paint
Problem Solution
Paint flaws
Check the paint's colour code in
an authorised service and re-
store with a touch-up pencil
Spilled fuel Immediately rinse with water
Environmental rust
tank
Apply rust remover and then ap-
ply hard wax. Go you your speci-
alised workshop if you have any
queries
Problem Solution
Corrosion
Have your specialised workshop
take care of this
The water does not
create droplets on
the clean paint
Maintain with hard wax (at least
2 times a year)
No shine de-
spite sober main-
tenance/paint
Treat with suitable wax and ap-
ply paint preservative afterwards
if the wax used does not contain
preservative ingredients
Tanks, e.g. insect
remains, bird drop-
pings, tree sap,
road salt
Immediately soften with water
and remove with a microfibre
cloth
Fat-based dirt, e.g.
cosmetic products
or sunscreen
Delete immediately with a neu-
tral soap solution
a)
and a soft
cloth
a)
Neutral soap solution: two tablespoons maximum
in 1 litre of water
Carbon fibre parts
Problem Solution
Dirt Clean the same way as painted
parts
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