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MAINTENANCE
CleaningandVehicleCare
Observeallsafetyprecautionsoncleaning
products;donotdrinkuidsandkeepthem
awayfromtheeyes.
WashingY ourCar
Somehighpressurecleaningsystemswill
penetratedoor,windowandsunroofseals,
anddamagelockmechanisms.DONOTaim
waterjetsdirectlyatcomponentsthatmight
beeasilydamaged.
Inordertopreservethepaintnishonyourcar,please
observethefollowingcarepoints:
•DONOTusehotwatertowashthecar .
•DONOTusedetergentsorwashingupliquid.
•Inhotweather,DONOTwashthecarindirectsunlight.
•Whenusingahose,DONOTaimthewaterdirectly
atwindow,doororsunroofseals,orthroughwheel
aperturesontothebrakecomponents.
Ifthecarisparticularlydirty,useahosetoushgrimeand
gritfromthebodywork,priortowashing.Then,washthe
carusingcoldorlukewarmwatercontainingagoodquality
washandwaxshampoo.Alwaysuseplentyofwaterto
ensurethatgritisushedfromthesurfaceandnotground
intothepaintwork.Afterwashing,rinsethebodywork
withcleanwateranddryoffwithachamoisleather .
Cleaningtheunderside
DONOTuseahighpressurehosetoclean
theenginecompartment–damagetothe
car’selectronicsystemsmayoccur.
Fromtimetotime,butparticularlyduringwintermonths
whensalthasbeenusedontheroads,useahosetowash
theundersideofthecar .Flushawayaccumulationsofmud
andthoroughlycleanthoseareaswheredebriscaneasily
collect(wheelarchesandpanelseams,forexample).
Removingtarspots
Usewhitespirittoremovetarspotsandstubborngrease
stainsfromthepaintwork.Thenwashtheareaimmediately
withsoapywatertoremovealltracesofthespirit.
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