Merida City Bikes, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Cleaning and caring for your MERIDA bike or
pedelec
Dried sweat, dirt and salt from riding during the winter
or in sea air can harm your MERIDA bike. You should
therefore make it a habit of cleaning all components at
regular intervals.
Avoid cleaning your bike with a high-pressure clean-
er. The high-pressure jet is likely to enter bearings by
passing through the seals and dilute the lubricants
hereby increasing the friction. This destroys and impairs
the functioning of the bearing races in the long term.
High-pressure jets are also likely to remove frame stick-
ers. The electronics could be damaged in the case of
pedelecs
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A much more gentle way of cleaning your bike is with a
low-pressure water jet or a bucket of water and a sponge
or a large brush. Cleaning your bike by hand has an-
other positive side-effect: you may discover defects in
the paint as well as worn or defective components at an
early stage.
Check the chain for wear and relubricate after cleaning
and drying
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(see the chapter “Chain – Care and wear”
and the instructions of the component manufacturers on
this MERIDA CD-ROM).
Wipe dry the sliding surfaces of the suspension fork and
apply special spray. Apply a coat of standard hard wax
on painted, metal and carbon surfaces (except from
brake surfaces and brake discs). Polish the waxed sur-
faces after drying to give them a nice shine.
Keep cleaning agents and chain oil clear of the brake
pads, brake discs and rim sides (braking surfaces). Oth-
erwise the brake could fail. Never grease or lubricate the
clamping areas of a frame made of carbon, e.g. han-
dlebars, stem, seat post and seat tube. Once greased,
carbon components may never again ensure reliable
clamping!
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While cleaning, watch out for cracks (g) ,
scratches, dents as well as deformed or dis-
colored material. Have defective components
replaced immediately and touch up paint defects. If you
are in doubt or if you have any questions, contact your
MERIDA dealer.
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Only use petroleum-based solvents for
cleaning tough oil or grease stains from paint
and carbon surfaces. Never use degreasing
agents containing acetone, methyl chloride or the like,
or solvent-containing, non-neutral or chemical cleaning
agents that could attack the surface!
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Do not clean your MERIDA bike with a
high-pressure cleaner or a water jet and if
you do, be sure to keep it at a distance. Do
not aim at the bearings.
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Keep in mind that the auxiliary drive of your
MERIDA pedelec may lead to partly higher
wear than you are used to. This applies in
particular to the brakes and the tires and in the case of
bottom bracket drives to the chain (h) and the sprock-
ets.