Chery A1 2008, Operating Instructions Manual, Page: 143 / 176

Service and Maintenance
Maintenance of Leather
Facing
Use a wet cotton cloth and a towel to wipe
surface of leather and then dry the surface
up with a clean soft cloth. For an
extremely dirty surface, use neutral
cleanser such as soap foaming agent to
clean. During the period of normal use, we
suggest you perform leather maintenance
once every 6 months using special
maintenance agent for leather.
Do not dampen the leather excessively;
especially take care not to let water enter
the gap.
Cleaning Radiator
After having traveled for a period of time,
the windward faces of condenser and
radiator of the complete vehicle may be
blocked by some insects, tree leaves and
other foreign bodies. Then, performance
of air conditioner and cooling system will
be affected, which may result in the air
conditioner’s failure to work normally and
overheat of cooling system etc. At the time,
radiator and condenser require cleaning.
It is preferable to clean façade of radiator
yearly. You can use compressed air or
water to clean fins of radiator and blow off
small insects and tree leaves etc. When
flushing condenser, blow air through
radiator from rear to front.
Pressure of air and water should not
exceed 150kPa. If the pressure exceeds
In order to ensure durability
of paint finish of the vehicle, duly
clear anything that may do harm to
the paint finish, such as bird
dropping, resin, residue of insect and
tar stain etc.
When polishing the vehicle,
take care not to let polishing
compound contact with plastic
surface; otherwise, it is difficult to
clear it. In addition, do not polish the
vehicle under strong sunlight.
Use appropriate leather
cleaning material and cleanser only.