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Maintenance
Note:Donottreatpartsorplasticpartscoatedwith
atlacquerbyusingthepolishingagent.
WiperBlades
Washinwarmsoapywater .DONOTusespiritorpetrol
basedcleaners.
WindowsandMirrors
Regularlycleanallwindows,insideandout,usingan
approvedglasscleaner.
Windscreen:Inparticular,cleantheoutsideofthescreen
withglasscleanerafterwashingthecarwithwashandwax
products,andbeforettingnewwiperblades.
Rearscreen:Cleantheinsidewithasoftcloth,usingaside
tosidemotiontoavoiddamagingtheheatingelements.
DONOTscrapeoruseabrasivecleaners–thiswilldamage
theheatingelements.
Rearviewmirrors:Washwithsoapywater.DONOTuse
abrasivecleaningcompoundsormetalscraper.
PlasticParts
Plasticpartscanbecleanedbytheconventionalmethod
ofcleaning.Whenthestainisnoteasytoremove,you
canalsouseaspecialsolvent-freeplasticcleaningand
curingagentfortreatment,andthepaintcuringagentis
notpreferablefortreatmentofplasticparts.
PaintDamage
Asmallareaofpaintdamage,suchasscratchesordamages
afterbeingstruckbystones,shallbeimmediatelycoated
withpainttoavoidrusting,ifrustinghasappeared,youmust
removeitthoroughly,thenapplyanti-corrosiveprimerto
thisportion,andnallyapplynish.
WeatherStrips
Rubberweatherstripsofdoors,frontandrearcoverlids,
sunroofandwindowsshouldbeirregularlycoatedwith
rubbercuringagent(suchassilicagelspray)tokeeptheir
exibilityandextendtheservicelife,itcanalsoavoid
prematurewearoutoftheweatherstripsandprevent
insufcientsealingofthedoorsinorderforeasieropening.
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