Mitsubishi MOTORS Lancer 2017, Owner'S Manual

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Cleaning the outside of your vehicle
9-44 Vehicle care and maintenance
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Salt and other chemicals spread on winter
roads in some geographical areas can have a
detrimental effect on the vehicle underbody.
You should flush the underbody with a high
pressure hose every time you wash the out-
side of your vehicle.
Take special care to remove mud or other
debris which could trap and hold salt and
moisture.
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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Wax your vehicle once or twice a year, or
when water does not bead up on the paint.
Use a soft cloth to put a small amount of wax
on the painted surfaces. After the wax has
dried, polish with a dry soft cloth.
Do not wax your vehicle in direct sunlight.
You should wax when the painted surfaces
are cool.
 Never spray or splash water on the electrical
parts in the engine compartment. This may
damage them. Be careful also when washing
the underbody. Do not spray water into the
engine compartment.
 Avoid automatic car washers that use rotat-
ing brushes. These brushes may scratch the
paint surface and make it dull.
Scratches are more noticeable on darker col-
ored vehicles.
 Some hot water washing equipment uses
high pressure and heat to clean your vehicle.
This heated water may damage your vehi-
cle’s resin parts. It can flood the interior of
the vehicle. Therefore, be sure of the follow-
ing:
• Keep the washing nozzle at least 20 inches
(50 cm) away from the vehicle body.
• When washing around the door glass, hold
the nozzle at a distance of more than 20
inches (50 cm) and at right angles to the
glass surface.
 When using high-pressure water to wash a
vehicle equipped with the F.A.S.T.-key sys-
tem, keep the water from spraying on the
open button on the trunk. This could cause
the trunk to open and flood the inside of the
trunk.
 Make sure to do the following when using an
automatic car wash, with help from either
this manual or the car wash operator, to
avoid damaging your vehicle:
• Fold the outside mirrors.
CAUTION
• Put down (except for vehicles with SIRIUS
satellite radio antenna) or remove the
antenna.
• If your vehicle is equipped with rear
spoiler, check with the car wash operator
before using the car wash.
• If your vehicle has rain sensor wipers, place
the wiper switch lever in the “OFF” posi-
tion to deactivate the rain sensor.
During cold weather
CAUTION NOTE
 When the door is frozen, opening it by force
may tear off or crack the rubber gasket
installed around the door. Pour warm water
to melt the ice. Be sure to thoroughly wipe
off the water after opening the door. To pre-
vent freezing of the weatherstripping on the
doors, hood, etc., treat with silicone lubri-
cant.
Waxing
CAUTION
 Waxes containing high abrasive compounds
should not be used. These waxes remove rust
and stain effectively from the paintwork, but
are harmful to the finish on the paint and the
plate, because they also remove clearcoat.
They are also harmful to other glossy sur-
faces such as the grille, trim, moldings, etc.
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