Care of vehicle and cleaning
Component
Situation
I
Remedy
Fabrics,
Surface dirt
Vacuum cleaner
leatherette,
Water-based stains, e.g.
Absorbent cloth and mild detergent
a
)
Alcantara
coffee, tea, blood, etc.
Fat-based stains, e.g. oil,
Apply mild detergent
a
>, dab off dissolved grease or
make-up, etc.
colour particles with absorbent cloth; if necessary
treat with water
Special dirt/stains, e.g. ball- Special stain remover (dab off with absorbent fab-
point pen, nail varnish, dis-
ric); if necessary treat with mild detergent
a
)
persion paint, shoe cream,
etc.
Natural leather
Fresh dirt/stains
Cotton cloth with mild detergent
a
)
Water-based stains, e.g.
Fresh stains: absorbent cloth
coffee, tea, blood, etc.
Dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
Fat-based stains, e.g. oil,
Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and suitable stain re-
make-up, etc.
mover for leather
Dried stains: grease removal spray
Special dirt/stains, e.g. ball-
Stain remover suitable for leather
point pen, nail varnish, dis-
persion paint, shoe cream,
etc.
Care of vehicle
Regularly apply leather-care cream with ultra-violet
protection and impregnating compound; if necessa-
ry use special colour leather cream
Carbon parts
Dirt/deposits
Same treatment as plastic parts
al Mild detergent: not more than two tablespoons of pH-neutral detergent to one litre of water
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WARNING
Do not use water-repellent coatings on the
windscreen. In bad visibility conditions such
as light rain, low sun or when driving at night
these coatings can cause increased dazzle,
which is a serious safety hazard. Such coat
ings can also cause the wiper blades to jud
der.
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CAUTION
-Headlights/rear lights
- Never clean the headlights/rear lights
with a dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use cleaning agents containing al
cohol. This could cause the glass to crack!
-Wheels
- Do not use paint polish or other abrasive
agents.
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- If the protective paint coating on the
wheel rim is scratched or damaged by
stone chips etc., the damaged area should
be touched up without delay.
-Windows
- Remove snow and ice from windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper on
ly. To avoid scratches, the scraper should
only be pushed in one direction and not
moved to and fro.
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow and ice from windows and mirrors.
This could cause the glass to crack!
- To avoid damaging the heating element,
do not put stickers on the inner side of the
rear window.
-Ornamental trim/mouldings
- Do not use chrome cleaning agents.
- Paintwork