Cleaning the exterior of your vehicle
Vehicle care
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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. Do not polish parts with a mat coating
and the plastic bumpers. Doing so could
cause stains or damage the finish.
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Use a sponge or chamois leather.
If a car wax adheres on a grey or black rough
surface of the bumper, moulding or lamps,
the surface becomes white. In such a case,
wipe it off using lukewarm water and soft
cloth or chamois leather.
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In order to prevent spots and corrosion of
chrome parts, wash with water, dry thor-
oughly, and apply a special protective coat-
ing. This should be done more frequently in
winter.
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1. Remove dirt using a sponge while sprin-
kling water on the vehicle.
2. Use neutral detergent on any dirt that can-
not be removed easily with water.
Rinse off the neutral detergent after wash-
ing the vehicle.
3. Dry the vehicle thoroughly using a cham-
ois leather or a soft cloth.
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The window glass can normally be cleaned
using only a sponge and water.
Glass cleaner can be used to remove oil,
grease, insect carcasses, etc. After washing
the glass, wipe it dry with a clean, dry, soft
cloth. Never use a cloth that is used for clean-
ing a painted surface to clean a window. Wax
from the painted surface could get on the
glass and lower glass transparency and visi-
bility.
CAUTION
Waxes containing high abrasive compounds
should not be used.
Polishing
Cleaning plastic parts
CAUTION
Do not use a scrubbing brush or other hard
tools as they may damage the plastic part
surface.
Do not bring the plastic parts into contact
with petrol, light oil, brake fluids, engine
oils, greases, paint thinners, and sulphuric
acid (battery electrolyte) which may crack,
stain or discolour the plastic parts.
If they touch the plastic parts, wipe them off
with soft cloth, chamois or the like and an
aqueous solution of neutral detergent then
immediately rinse the affected parts with
water.
Chrome parts
Aluminium wheels
CAUTION
Do not use a brush or other hard implement
on the wheels.
Doing so could scratch the wheels.
Do not use any cleaner that contains an abra-
sive substance or is acidic or alkaline. Doing
so could cause the coating on the wheels to
peel or become discoloured or stained.
Do not directly apply hot water using a steam
cleaner or by any other means.
Contact with seawater and road deicer can
cause corrosion. Rinse off such substances as
soon as possible.
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