Volvo V70 Owner's Manual page 153

Washing
Wash the car frequently!
Wash the car as soon as it becomes dirty, especially in the winter when
road salt and moisture can lead to corrosion.
Wash the car as follows:
· Thoroughly hose off the dirt on the car underbody.
· Rinse the entire car to remove loose dirt.
· When using high pressure hose:
Ensure that the high pressure hose nozzle does not come nearer than
30 cm from the bodywork. Do not spray directly at the locks.
· Wash with a sponge using a lot of water with or without detergent.
· You can use lukewarm (maximum 35 °C) but not hot water.
· If the dirt is ingrained, you can wash the car with cold degreasing
agent, but then be sure that there is a drain separator where you are
washing the car. When using cold degreasing agent, ensure that the car
is not in direct sunlight or that the paint is warm from sunlight or a
warm engine. Consult your Volvo workshop.
· Dry the car with a clean, soft chamois.
· Clean the wiper blades with a lukewarm soap solution.
Suitable detergent:
Car shampoo.
Keep in mind the following:
Always wash off bird droppings from the paintwork as fast as possible.
Bird droppings contain chemicals that affect and discolour paintwork
quickly. The discoloration cannot be polished off.
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WARNING!
After washing: always test the braking so that moisture and corro-
sion do not affect the brake pads and impair the brakes! Depress the
brake pedal lightly now and again when driving longer distances in
the rain or slushy snow to warm up and dry the brake discs and pads.
You should also do this when starting in very damp or cold weather
conditions.
WARNING!
Do not wash the engine when it is still warm. Fire risk!