Mitsubishi MOTORS ATTRAGE, Manual

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Cleaning the exterior of your vehicle
9-4 Vehicle care
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The salt and other chemicals spread on the
roads in some areas in winter can have a
harmful effect on the vehicle body. You
should therefore wash the vehicle as often as
possible in accordance with our care-instruc-
tions. It is recommended to have a preserva-
tive applied and the underfloor protection
checked at an authorised MITSUBISHI
MOTORS dealer before and after the cold
weather season.
After washing your vehicle, wipe off all
waterdrops from the rubber parts around the
doors to prevent the doors from freezing.
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Waxing the vehicle will help prevent the
adherence of dust and road chemicals to the
paintwork. Apply a wax solution after wash-
ing the vehicle, or at least once every 3
months to assist displacing of water.
Do not wax your vehicle in direct sunlight.
You should wax after the surfaces have
cooled.
For information on how to use wax refer to
the instruction manual of the wax.
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The vehicle should only be polished if the
paintwork has become stained or lost its lus-
tre. Matt-finish parts and plastic bumpers
must not be polished, polishing these parts
will stain them or damage their finish.
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Use a sponge or chamois leather.
 Some types of hot water washing equipment
apply high pressure and heat to the vehicle.
They may cause heat distortion and damage
to the vehicle resin parts and may result in
flooding of the vehicle interior. Therefore;
• Maintain a distance of approx. 70 cm or
more between the vehicle body and the
washing nozzle.
• When washing around the door glass, hold
the nozzle at a distance of more than 70 cm
and at right angles to the glass surface.
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After washing the vehicle, drive the vehicle
slowly while lightly depressing the brake
pedal several times in order to dry out the
brakes.
Leaving the brakes wet could result in
reduced braking performance. Also, there is
a possibility that they could freeze up or
become inoperative due to rust, rendering the
vehicle unable to move.
 Using an automatic car wash, pay attention
to the following items, referring to the opera-
tion manual or consulting a car wash opera-
tor. If the following procedure is not
followed, it could result in damage to your
vehicle.
• The outside rear-view mirrors are retracted.
• The antenna is removed.
CAUTION
• If your vehicle is equipped with the Radar
sensing misacceleration Mitigation System
(RMS) (Forward), turn the system off by
using “Forward Collision Mitigation Sys-
tem (Low speed range) (FCM-LS) and
Radar sensing misacceleration Mitigation
System (RMS) (Forward) OFF switch” on
page 6-48.
During cold weather
NOTE
 To prevent freezing of the weatherstripping
on the doors, bonnet, etc., they should be
treated with silicone spray.
CAUTION Waxing
CAUTION
 Waxes containing high abrasive compounds
should not be used.
Polishing
Cleaning plastic parts