Seat Inca 2020, Owner'S Manual

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3.24 –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CARE AND MAINTENANCE
TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Regular and expert care helps to
maintain the value of the vehicle.
Every SEAT dealer is provided with stocks
of suitable car care materials. The instruc-
tions for use on the container should be
followed.
Warning
•
If misused, car care materials
can be harmful to health.
•
Car care materials must always
be stored in a safe place where
they are out of reach of children.
❀
When buying car care materials
one should select products which
do not damage the environment.
Empty containers which these materi-
als were in do not belong with house-
hold waste.
Washing
Warning
Dampness and ice in the brake
system can have a negative effect
on the braking power.
The best protection against environmen-
tal influences is frequent washing and
use of the right waxing product.
How often this treatment is required
depends, amongst other things on how
much the vehicle is used, how it is parked
(garage, in open under trees etc.), the
seasons, weather conditions and environ-
mental influences.
The longer bird droppings, insects,
tree resin, road and industrial grime,
tar spots, soot, road salt and other
aggressive materials remain on the
vehicle paint the more lasting their
destructive effect will be. High tem-
peratures e.g. from strong sunlight
intensifies the corrosive effect.
In certain circumstances weekly washing
can be necessary, in other conditions
monthly washing with appropriate waxing
may be fully adequate.
After the period when salt is put on the
roads the underside of the vehicle should
always be washed thoroughly.
Automatic car washes
The vehicle paint is so durable that the
vehicle can normally be washed without
problems in an automatic car wash. How-
ever the influence on the paint depends
to a large extent on the design of the car
wash, the filtering of the wash water, the
type of wash and care material, etc.
Care of the vehicle