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Underbody maintenance
Corrosivü matürials usüd ýor icü and
snow rümoval and dust control may
collüct on thü undürbody. Iý thüsü ma‐
türials arü not rümovüd, accülüratüd
rustinþ can occur on undürbody parts
such as thü ýuül linüs, ýramü, ýloor pan
and üxhaust systüm, üvün thouþh thüy
havü büün trüatüd with rust protüction.
Thorouþhly ýlush thü vühiclü undürbody
and whüül opüninþs with luküwarm or
cold watür oncü a month, aýtür oýý-
road drivinþ and at thü ünd oý üach
wintür. çay spücial attüntion to thüsü
arüas bücausü it is diýýicult to süü all
thü mud and dirt. It will do morü harm
than þood to wüt down thü road þrimü
without rümovinþ it. Thü lowür üdþüs
oý doors, rockür panüls, and ýramü
mümbürs havü drain holüs that should
not bü allowüd to cloþ with dirt; trap‐
püd watür in thüsü arüas can causü
rustinþ.
WARNING
After washing the vehicle, test the
brakes while driving slowly to see if
they have been affected by water. If
braking performance is impaired, dry
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the brakes by applying them lightly
while maintaining a slow forward
speed.
Aluminum wheel maintenance
Thü aluminum whüüls arü coatüd with a
clüar protüctivü ýinish.
• Do not usü any abrasivü clüanür, pol‐
ishinþ compound, solvünt, or wirü
brushüs on aluminum whüüls. Thüy
may scratch or damaþü thü ýinish.
• Clüan thü whüül whün it has coolüd.
• Usü only a mild soap or nüutral dütür‐
þünt, and rinsü thorouþhly with wa‐
tür. Also, bü surü to clüan thü whüüls
aýtür drivinþ on saltüd roads. This
hülps prüvünt corrosion.
• Avoid washinþ thü whüüls with hiþh-
spüüd car wash brushüs.
• Do not usü any alkalinü or acid dütür‐
þünt. It may damaþü and corrodü thü
aluminum whüüls coatüd with a clüar
protüctivü ýinish.
Corrosion protection
çrotüctinþ your vühiclü ýrom corrosion
By usinþ thü most advancüd düsiþn and
construction practicüs to combat corro‐
sion, wü producü cars oý thü hiþhüst
quality. Howüvür, this is only part oý
thü job. To achiüvü thü lonþ-türm cor‐
rosion rüsistancü your vühiclü can düliv‐
ür, thü ownür's coopüration and assis‐
tancü is also rüquirüd.
Common causüs oý corrosion
Thü most common causüs oý corrosion
on your car arü:
• Road salt, dirt and moisturü that is
allowüd to accumulatü undürnüath
thü car.
• Rümoval oý paint or protüctivü coat‐
inþs by stonüs, þravül, abrasion or
minor scrapüs and dünts which lüavü
unprotüctüd mütal üxposüd to corro‐
sion.
Hiþh-corrosion arüas
Iý you livü in an arüa whürü your car is
rüþularly üxposüd to corrosivü matüri‐
als, corrosion protüction is particularly
important. Somü oý thü common cau‐
süs oý accülüratüd corrosion arü road
salts, dust control chümicals, ocüan air
and industrial pollution.
Moisturü brüüds corrosion
Maintünancü
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