Lada GRANTA, User Manual

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of these coatings regularly and in a
timely manner restore the damaged
areas.
For preservation of gloss of the
vehicle painted surfaces (especially
the vehicles that are stored out-
doors) polish them regularly with the
use of polishing pastes. These
pastes close cracks and voids
appearing in the paint coating during
the operation and prevent corrosion
under the paint layer.
To maintain the body glossy for a
long time, do not leave the vehicle in
the sun for long, and avoid the body
surface contacts with acids, solutions
of soda, brake fluid and gasoline.
To prevent the spots of gasoline
from occurring on the paint coating
under the fuel tank hatch, wipe the
surface with clean cloth before and
after filling.
Due to unfavourable environmen-
tal conditions in some areas, there
are cases of aggressive effects of the
individual components of the envi-
ronment on protective and decora-
tive coatings of the vehicle. These
impacts occur in the form of red pim-
ple, local change in colour of exterior
paint coating, local damage of the
body enamel coating.
The reason for red pimple occur-
rence is deposition of the air-borne
metallic dust fine particles on the
body horizontal surface, that stick to
the body with corrosion products
during humidification with dew. The
red pimple may be removed with 5%
solution of oxalic acid and detergent
followed by ample washing with
clean water.
Local changes in colour (spots) of
the outer paint coating and local
damage of the enamel coating of the
body are the result of acidic industri-
al emissions impact after their com-
bining with air moisture. Such
impacts, depending on the exposure
severity level are eliminated through
body polishing or repainting.
Wipe plastic parts with a damp
cloth. Using of gasoline or solvents is
prohibited, as plastic parts lose their
gloss.
ATTENTION!
When washing and cleaning
the passenger compartment,
avoid ingress of water and small
items (such as crumbs, dog hair,
etc.) in the electrical equipment.
EXTERIOR LIGHT AND EXTERIOR
LIGHT ALARM INSTRUMENTS
Vehicles are equipped with lights
and headlight glasses made of plastic.
To prevent damaging the plastic
headlight glasses during washing,
do not use corrosive and abrasive
cleaners or chemical dilutants.
To avoid blushing and occurrence
of scratches never wash rub dry dirt
from the outer surface of the head-
light glasses, preliminary water the
surface of the lens properly, for
cleaning use a soft cloth or a
sponge, do not use sharp objects to
clean the lenses of icing.
Warning
Premature blushing of head-
light unit glasses lead to poor illu-
mination of the roadway, to dis-
tortion of the light-and-shade
borderline and dazzling of the
oncoming vehicle drivers.
Under very moist hot or cold air
conditions, for example, in heavy
rain, when washing the vehicle, the
condensate water may occur on the
inner surfaces of lighting and light-
signal instrument glasses for a short
time duration. No special measures
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