Cleaning and care
Notes on cleaning the vehicle
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
reduced braking effect after clean-
ing the vehicle
The braking effect is reduced after
cleaning the vehicle.
► After cleaning the vehicle, watch out
for traffic conditions and brake care-
fully until the braking effect is fully
restored.
NOTE Damage caused by improper
use of car wash
► Before entering the car wash, make
sure the washer is in the right size
for the vehicle.
► Maintain a sufficient ground clear-
ance between the bottom of the ve-
hicle and the guide rails of car wash.
► Maintain an adequate gap width to
the car wash, especially the width of
guide rails.
When cleaning your vehicle, first ensure
the following to prevent your vehicle from
being damaged:
● Make sure the doors, bonnet, liftgate,
charging port cover, and all windows
are fully closed.
● The blower motor for ventilation has
been turned off.
● The windscreen wiper switches are in
the off position
.
● In car washes with a conveyor system:
engage neutral
.
In a washer equipped with a convey-
or system, if you want to leave the
vehicle during the washing, make
sure to leave the key in the vehicle.
Otherwise, the vehicle will shift to
park
automatically.
Notes on using high pressure car wash
WARNING Risk of an accident when
using a high pressure car washer
with circular jet nozzles
The water jet of a circular jet nozzle (dirt
grinder) can cause externally invisible
damage to the tyres or chassis parts
Components damaged in this way may
unexpectedly fail.
► Never use a high pressure car wash-
er with circular jet nozzles to clean
the vehicle.
► Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
replaced immediately.
► Never use a high pressure car wash-
er to flush the air intake grille.
When using a high pressure car wash, to
protect your vehicle, you should
● Maintain the high pressure nozzle at
least 30 centimeters away from the
vehicle.
● Vehicle with decorative film: vehicle
parts may be covered with decorative
film. Maintain at least 70 centimeters
between the vehicle parts covered with
decorative film and the nozzle of the
high pressure car wash. Keep moving
the nozzle of the high pressure car
wash when cleaning. The water temper-
ature of the high pressure car wash
should be kept below 40°C.
● Observe the correct distance as stated
in the User Manual of the equipment.
● Never direct the nozzle of the high
pressure car wash at sensitive parts,
such as tyres, crevices, electrical com-
ponents, batteries, bulbs, and ventila-
tion slots.
Washing the vehicle manually
Observe regulatory requirements, such as
in many countries, manual washing is only
allowed at specially designated service
racks.
1. Use a mild cleaning agent such as car
shampoo.
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