Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 KOMPRESSOR 1999, Руководство пользователя

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Cleaning and C are of the Vehicle
Warning!
Many cleaning products can
be hazardous. Som e are
poisonous, others are flam ­
mable. A lw ays follo w the
instructions on the particular
container. A lw ays open your
car’s doors or w indow s when
cleaning the inside.
Never use fluids or solvents
that are not designed for
cleaning you r car.
In operation, your vehicle is
subjected to varying external
influences which, if gone un­
checked, can attack the paint­
w ork as well as the underbody
and cause lasting dam age.
Such dam age is caused not only
by extrem e and varying clim atic
conditions, but also by a ir pol­
lution, road salt, tar, gravel and
stone chipping. G rease and oil,
fuel, coolant, brake fluid, bird
droppings, insects, tree resins etc.
should be rem oved im m ediately to
avoid paint dam age. Frequent
w ashing reduces and/or elim inates
the aggressiveness and potency of
the above adverse influences.
More frequent w ashings are
necessary to deal with unfavorable
conditions; for exam ple, near the
ocean, in industrial areas (smoke,
exhaust em issions), o r during
w inter operation.
You should check your vehicle
from tim e to tim e fo r stone chipping
or other dam age. A ny dam age
should be repaired as soon as
possible to prevent the start of
corrosion.
In doing so, do not neglect the
underside of the vehicle. A pre­
requisite for a thorough check is a
washing of the underbody follow ed
by a thorough inspection.
Dam aged areas need to be re­
undercoated.
Your vehicle has been treated at
the factory with a w ax-base rust-
proofing in the body cavities which
will last for the lifetim e of the v e ­
hicle. Post-production treatm ent is
neither necessary nor recom m end­
ed by M ercedes-Benz because of
the possibility o f incom patibility
between m aterials used in the
production process and others
applied later.
W e have selected car-care pro­
ducts and com piled recom m enda­
tions which are specially matched
to our vehicles and which always
reflect the latest technology. You
can obtain M ercedes-Benz ap­
proved car-care products at your
authorized M ercedes-Benz dealer.
S cratches, corrosive deposits,
corrosion or dam age due to ne­
gligent or incorrect care cannot
alw ays be rem oved or repaired
with the car-care products recom ­
m ended here. In such cases it is
best to seek aid at your authorized
M ercedes-Benz dealer.
The following topics deal with the
cleaning and care of your vehicle
and give im portant “how -to”
inform ation as well as references
to M ercedes-Benz approved car-
care products.
A dditional inform ation can be found
in the booklet titled “Car C are” .