Maintenance And Care Cleaning And Protecting; The Vehicle Exterior; Maintenance And Care - Toyota PRIUS Manual

4-1. Maintenance and care

Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior
Perform the following to protect the vehicle and maintain it in prime
condition:
 Working from top to bottom, liberally apply water to the vehicle
body, wheel wells and underside of the vehicle to remove any
dirt and dust.
 Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a
chamois.
 For hard-to-remove marks, use car wash soap and rinse thor-
oughly with water.
 Wipe away any water.
 Wax the vehicle when the waterproof coating deteriorates.
If water does not bead on a clean surface, apply wax when the vehicle
body is cool.
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