1)
Neutral soap solution: maximum of two tablespoons in 1 l of water.
Headlights / Tail lights
●
Dirt: Soft sponge with neutral soap solution
1)
.
Sensors / Camera lenses
●
Dirt:
–
Sensors: soft cloth with a solvent-free
cleaning product.
–
Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-
free cleaning product.
●
Snow/ice: Hand brush/Solvent-free antifreeze
spray
Wheels
●
Road salt: Water.
●
Brake abrasion dust: Special acid-free clean-
ing product.
Exhaust pipe ends
●
Road salt: Water, if a fine steel cleaning prod-
uct is required, or a non-abrasive and non-cor-
rosive cleaning product.
Covers / Trims
●
Dirt: Neutral soap solution
1)
, if a fine steel
cleaning product is required.
Paint
●
Paint flaws: Check the paint's colour code at
an authorised service and restore with a touch-
up pencil.
●
Spilled fuel: Immediately rinse with water.
●
Environmental rust deposit: Apply rust re-
mover and then apply hard wax. Go you your
specialised workshop if you have any queries.
●
Corrosion: Have your specialised workshop
take care of this.
●
Water does not form droplets on the clean
paint: Maintain with hard wax (at least twice a
year).
●
No shine despite maintenance/unattractive
paint: Treat with suitable wax and apply paint
preservative afterwards if the wax used does
not contain preservative ingredients.
●
Tanks, e.g. insect remains, bird droppings, tree
sap, road salt: Immediately soak with water and
remove with a microfibre cloth.
●
Grease-based dirt, e.g. cosmetic products or
sunscreen: Remove immediately with a neutral
soap solution
1)
and a soft cloth.
Carbon fibre parts
●
Dirt: Clean in the same way as painted parts
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Decorative laminates
●
Dirt: Soft sponge with neutral soap solution
1)
.
Interior cleaning
Below can be found some recommendations on
the cleaning and upkeep of individual vehicle
components.
Go to your specialised workshop if you have
special questions or parts that are not listed.
Take the general considerations into account
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Windows
●
Dirt: Apply windscreen cleaner and then dry
with a cloth.
Covers / Trims
●
Dirt: Neutral soap solution
1)
.
Plastic parts
●
Dirt: Damp cloth.
●
Encrusted dirt: Neutral soap solution
1)
, if possi-
ble a solvent-free plastic cleaning product.
Displays/instrument cluster
●
Dirt: Soft cloth with a liquid crystal display
cleaner.