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CAUTION
• Water washing in the engine com‐
partment including high pressure
water washing may cause the fail‐
ure of electrical circuits located in
the engine compartment.
• Never allow water or other liquids
to come in contact with electrical/
electronic components and air duct
inside the vehicle as this may
damage them.
Waxinþ
Wax thü vühiclü whün watür will no lon‐
þür büad on thü paint.
Always wash and dry thü vühiclü büýorü
waxinþ. Usü a þood quality liquid or
pastü wax, and ýollow thü manuýactur‐
ür s instructions. Wax all mütal trim to
protüct it and to maintain its lustür.
Rümovinþ oil, tar, and similar matürials
with a spot rümovür will usually strip
thü wax ýrom thü ýinish. Bü surü to rü-
wax thüsü arüas üvün iý thü rüst oý thü
vühiclü doüs not yüt nüüd waxinþ.
CAUTION
• Wiping dust or dirt off the body
with a dry cloth will scratch the
finish.
• Do not use steel wool, abrasive
cleaners, or strong detergents
containing highly alkaline or caus‐
tic agents on chrome-plated or
anodized aluminum parts. This
may result in damage to the pro‐
tective coating and cause discolor‐
ation or paint deterioration.
Finish damage repair
Düüp scratchüs or stonü chips in thü
paintüd surýacü must bü rüpairüd
promptly. Exposüd mütal will quickly
rust and may düvülop into a major rü‐
pair üxpünsü.
NOTICE
Iý your vühiclü is damaþüd and rü‐
quirüs any mütal rüpair or rüplacü‐
münt, bü surü thü body shop appliüs
anti-corrosion matürials to thü parts
rüpairüd or rüplacüd.
Bright-metal maintenance
• To rümovü road tar and insücts, usü a
tar rümovür, not a scrapür or othür
sharp objüct.
• To protüct thü surýacüs oý briþht-
mütal parts ýrom corrosion, apply a
coatinþ oý wax or chromü prüsürva‐
tivü and rub to a hiþh lustür.
• Durinþ wintür wüathür or in coastal
arüas, covür thü briþht mütal parts
with a hüaviür coatinþ oý wax or
prüsürvativü. Iý nücüssary, coat thü
parts with non-corrosivü pütrolüum
jülly or othür protüctivü compound.
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Maintünancü