Care Of The Interior - Skoda Citigo Owner's Manual

104 Taking care of your vehicle and cleaning the vehicle
The authorised ŠKODA Service Partners have suitable spray products available as
well as the necessary equipment and are familiar with the instructions for use.
Therefore, we recommend you have such touch-up work or additional corrosion
protection measures carried out by an authorised ŠKODA Service Partner.
WARNING
Never use additional underbody protection or corrosion-protection agents for
the exhaust pipes, catalytic converters or heat shields. When the engine rea-
ches its operating temperature, these substances might ignite - risk of fire!
Protection of hollow spaces
All the cavities of your vehicle which are at risk from corrosion are protected for
life by a layer of protective wax applied in the factory.
This wax protection does not require to be inspected or re-treated. Please remove
any small amount of wax which flows out of the cavities at high temperatures
with a plastic scraper and clean the spot using petroleum cleaner.
WARNING
Safety regulations should observed when using petroleum cleaner to remove
wax - a risk of fire!

Care of the interior

Plastic parts, artificial leather and cloths
You can clean plastic parts and artificial leather with a moist cloth. You should on-
ly treat such parts with special solvent-free plastic cleaning and care products it
does prove to be adequate.
Upholstery cloth and cloth trim on the doors, luggage compartment cover, head-
liner etc. are best treated with special cleaning products, using if necessary a dry
foam or a soft sponge.
CAUTION
Cleaners containing solvents can damage plastic parts, the artificial lever or mate-
rials.
Fabric covers of electrically heated seats
Do not clean the seat covers moist as this may result in damage to the seat heat-
ing system.
Clean such covers using special agents, for example dry foam.
Natural leather
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Depending on the load on it, leather should be regularly cleaned according to the
following guide.
Normal cleaning
– Clean soiled areas of the leather with slightly moistened cotton or woollen
cloth.
Severe soiling
– Clean severely soiled areas with a cloth dipped in a mild soapy solution (2
spoonfuls of natural soap to 1 litre of water).
– Ensure that the leather is not soaked through at any point and that no water
gets into the stitching of the seams.
– Dry off the leather with a soft, dry cloth.
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Removing stains
Remove fresh stains which are water-based (e.g. coffee, tea, juices, blood etc.)
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with an absorbent cloth or household paper or use a leather cleaner for a stain
which has already dried in.
– Remove fresh stains on a fat base (e.g. butter, mayonnaise, chocolate etc.)
with an absorbent cloth or household cleaning paper or with a suitable leather
cleaner if the stain has not yet penetrated into the surface.
Use a grease dissolver for grease stains which have dried in.
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Eliminate special stains (e.g. ball-point pens, felt pen, nail varnish, dispersion
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paint, shoe cream etc.) with a special stain remover suitable for leather.
Leather care
– Treat the leather every six months with a special leather care product.
Apply only a small amount of the care product.
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Dry the leather off with a soft cloth
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