Mercedes-Benz 300 TE 124 T 1988 Owner's Manual page 92

Cleaning and Care of the Vehicle
In o p e ra tio n , y o u r v eh icle is s u b je c te d
to varying exte rn al in flu e n ce s w h ich, if
go ne u n c h e c ke d , can a tta c k the
p a in tw o rk as w ell as th e u n d e rb o d y
and cau se la sting dam age.
S uch dam age is cau sed n o t on ly by
e x tre m e and varying c lim a tic c o n d i­
tio n s, b u t also by air p o llu tio n , road
salt, tar, gravel and s to n e ch ip p in g .
G rease and oil, fuel, c o o la n t, brake
flu id , b ird d ro p p in g s , tre e resins, etc.
sh o u ld be rem o ved im m e d ia te ly to
avoid pa in t dam age. F re q u e n t w a sh ­
ing, how ever, re d u ce s a n d /o r e lim i­
na tes the ag g re ssive n e ss and
p o te n c y o f the above ad verse in flu­
e nces.
M ore fre q u e n t w a s h in g s are n e c e s ­
sary to deal w ith un favora ble c o n d i­
tio n s ; fo r exam ple, near th e ocean, in
in d u stria l areas (sm oke , exh au st
e m issio n s ), o r d u rin g w in te r o p e ra ­
tion .
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Y ou sh o u ld c h e c k y o u r v eh icle fro m
tim e to tim e fo r sto n e c h ip p in g o r
o th e r dam age. A ny dam age s h o u ld be
rep aire d as so o n as p o s s ib le to p re ­
ve n t th e s ta rt o f c o rro s io n .
In d o in g so, do n o t n e g le c t th e u n d e r­
side o f th e car. A p re re q u is ite fo r a
th o ro u g h c h e c k is a w a sh in g o f the
u n d e rb o d y fo llo w e d by a th o ro u g h
in s p e c tio n . Dam aged areas need to
be re -u n d e rc o a te d .
Y o u r ve h icle has been tre a te d at the
fa c to ry w ith a w a x-b a se ru s tp ro o fin g
in th e b o d y ca vitie s w h ich w ill last fo r
the life tim e o f th e veh icle . P o s t-p ro -
d u c tio n tre a tm e n t is n e ith e r n e c e s ­
sary n o r re c o m m e n d e d by
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z be cau se o f the
p o s s ib ility o f in c o m p a tib ility be tw ee n
m aterials used in th e p ro d u c tio n p ro ­
c e ss and o th e rs a p plied later.
W e have s e le c te d c ar-ca re p ro d u c ts
and co m p ile d re c o m m e n d a tio n s
w h ich are s p e cia lly m a tch e d to o u r
v e h ic le s and w h ich always re fle c t the
la te st te c h n o lo g y . You can o b ta in MB
ca r-ca re p ro d u c ts at y o u r a u th o rize d
M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
S cra tc h e s, c o rro s iv e d e p o s its, c o rro ­
sion o r dam age due to n e g lig e n t or
in c o rre c t care ca n n o t always be
rem o ved o r rep aire d w ith th e car-ca re
p ro d u c ts re c o m m e n d e d here. In such
case s it is b e s t to see k aid at y o u r
a u th o rize d M E R C E D E S -B E N Z dealer.
The fo llo w in g to p ic s deal w ith the
cle an ing and care o f y o u r v eh icle and
give im p o rta n t " h o w -to " in fo rm a tio n
as w ell as re fe re n ce s to re c o m ­
m en de d M B ca r-ca re p ro d u c ts .