Maintenance
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Appearance care
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration has warned all vehi
-
cle owners of all brands of the need
to take the following steps:
䳜 W
ash the undercarriage of your
v
ehicle regularly during the winter
and whenever your vehicle has
been exposed to such salts or
chemicals.
䳜 D
o a thorough washing of the
under
carriage at the end of the
winter.
䳜 Use
professional service techni
-
cians or governmental inspection
stations to annually inspect for
corrosion.
䳜 Immediate
ly
seek an inspection of
your vehicle if you become visu
-
ally aware of corrosion flaking or
scaling or if you become aware of
a change in vehicle performance,
such as soft or spongy brakes,
fluids leaking, impairment of
directional control, suspension
noises or rattling metal straps.
Aluminum wheel maintenance
The aluminum wheels are coated
with a clear protective finish.
䳜 Do n
ot use any abrasive cleaner,
p
olishing compound, solvent, or
wire brushes on aluminum
wheels. They may scratch or
damage the finish.
䳜 Clean the w
heel
when it has
cooled.
䳜 Use onl
y a mild soap or neutral
dete
rgent, and rinse thoroughly
with water. Also, be sure to clean
the wheels after driving on salted
roads. This helps prevent corro
-
sion.
䳜 Avoid washing the wheels with
highsp
eed vehicle wash brushes.
䳜 Do not use any alk
aline or acid
detergents It may damage and
corrode the aluminum wheels
coated with a clear protective fin
-
ish.
Corrosion protection
Protecting your vehicle from corro
-
sion
By using the most advanced design
and construction practices to com
-
bat corrosion, we produce vehicles
of the highest quality. However, this
is only part of the job. To achieve
the long-term corrosion resistance
your vehicle can deliver, the owner's
cooperation and assistance is also
required.
Common causes of corrosion
The most common causes of corro
-
sion on your vehicle are:
䳜 Road salt, dirt and moisture
that
is allowed to accumulate under
-
neath the vehicle.
䳜 Removal of paint or protective
c
oatings by stones, gravel, abra
-
sion or minor scrapes and dents
which leave unprotected metal
exposed to corrosion.
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