Fiat 500 C Owner's Handbook Manual page 165

The instructions for good preservation
follow below:
❒ avoid washing with rollers and/or
brushes in washing stations.
Then, wash the vehicle, only by
hand, using pH-neutral detergents;
dry it with a wet chamois leather.
Abrasive products and/or polishes
should not be used for cleaning the
vehicle.
❒ Bird droppings must be washed off
immediately and thoroughly as the
acid they contain is particularly
aggressive.
❒ Avoid (if at all possible) parking the
vehicle under trees; remove
vegetable resins immediately as,
when dried, it may only be possible
to remove them with abrasive
products and/or polishes, which is
highly inadvisable as they could alter
the typical opacity of the paint.
❒ Do not use pure windscreen washer
fluid for cleaning the front
windscreen and rear screen; dilute it
by at least 50% in water.
Some versions are fitted with exclusive
decorations on the door mirror covers;
do not use pressurised or high-
temperature jets of water when washing
them.
Versions with stickers or wrapping
4)
To correctly clean and wash the car,
proceed as follows:
❒ Avoid washing with rollers and/or
brushes in washing stations.
Then, wash the vehicle, only by
hand, using pH-neutral detergents;
dry it with a wet chamois leather.
Abrasive products and/or polishes
should not be used for cleaning the
vehicle.
❒ If high pressure jets or cleaners are
used to wash the vehicle, hold at
least 40 cm away from the
bodywork to avoid damage or
alteration. It should be remembered
that the build up of water can
damage the car over a period of
time;
❒ Wash the bodywork using a low
pressure jet of water;
❒ Use a sponge to wipe a slightly
soapy solution over the bodywork,
frequently rinsing the sponge;
❒ Rinse with plenty of water and dry
with a jet of air or a chamois leather.
Dry the less visible parts with special
care, such as the door frames,
bonnet and the headlight frames,
where water may stagnate more
easily. The car should not be taken
to a closed area immediately, but
left outside so that residual water
can evaporate.
Do not wash the car after it has been
parked in the sun.
Exterior plastic parts must be cleaned
in the same way as the rest of the
vehicle.
Where possible, do not park under
trees; the resinous substances that
many species release give the paint a
dull appearance and increase the
possibility of triggering rusting
processes.
IMPORTANT Bird droppings must be
washed off immediately and thoroughly
as the acid they contain is particularly
aggressive.
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