BMW Z8 2000, Owner'S Manual

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Index
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Overview
Caring for your vehicle
To remove stains from the con-
vertible top, use only BMW-ap-
proved cleaning agents. Do not use
spot removers, paint thinners, solvents,
gasoline or similar substances for re-
moving stains because these agents
destroy the rubber seals, which in turn
leads to leaks.
A full range of car-care products is
available from your BMW center.
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Hardtop
Please observe and follow the instruc-
tions for caring for your vehicle starting
on page
115 .
Exterior finish
To provide effective protection, multi-
layer paintwork is applied at the factory.
These cataphoretic immersion priming
techniques have been carried out using
specially developed materials that have
undergone several years' worth of test-
ing.
Regular maintenance makes an impor-
tant contribution to maintaining the
safety and value of your vehicle.
Increasing awareness of the effects of
harmful environmental factors on vehi-
cle finishes have led paint and vehicle
manufacturers to initiate programs de-
signed to further improve the durability
of their finishes. Despite this, environ-
mental factors that occur locally or re-
gionally can have negative effects on
the finish of your vehicle. These should
guide you in determining the frequency
and extent of your efforts to maintain
the vehicle finish.
Road dirt, tar spots, dead insects, ani-
mal droppings (strong alkali effect) and
even tree secretions (resins and pollen),
all contain substances capable of caus-
ing damage to the finish of your vehicle
if allowed to remain for any extended
period of time (such as stains, bumps,
scratches and separation of the top
coat).
In industrial areas, deposits of flue dust,
lime, oily soot, precipitation containing
sulfur-dioxide (acid rain) and other envi-
ronmental pollutants will damage the
vehicle's finish unless adequate care is
provided – even though this is generally
limited to the outside horizontal sur-
faces.
In tropical zones, temperatures of over
105
7
(40
6
) in the shade prevail, in
addition to heavy ultraviolet radiation
and high humidity. Under those condi-
tions, light paints can reach tempera-
tures up to 175
7
(80
6
) and dark
paints up to 250
7
(120
6
).
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