Washing Your Car - Skoda Yeti Owner's Manual

WARNING
Information on the use of the airbag system
It is prohibited to manipulate individual parts of the airbag system, as this
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might result in the airbag being deployed.
Never install any airbag parts into the vehicle that have been removed from
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old cars or have been recycled.
Never install damaged airbag parts in the vehicle. The airbags may then not
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be deployed properly or even at all in the event of an accident.
No modifications of any kind must be made to parts of the airbag system.
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WARNING
A change to the vehicle's wheel suspension, including the use of non-ap-
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proved wheels and tire combinations, can alter the functioning of the airbag
system - risk of accident and fatal injury!
Never make any changes to the front bumper or the bodywork.
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WARNING
The airbag control unit operates using pressure sensors located in the front
doors. For this reason, no adjustments may be carried out to the doors or door
panels (e.g. installation of additional loudspeakers). Resulting damage can
have a negative impact on the function of the airbag system. Any work on the
front doors and door panels must be carried out by a specialist garage. The
following instructions must be observed.
Never drive with inner door panels removed.
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Never drive if parts of the inner door panel have been removed and the re-
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sulting openings have not been properly sealed.
Never drive if the loudspeakers in the doors have been removed, unless the
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loudspeaker openings have been properly sealed.
Always make sure that the openings are covered or filled if additional loud-
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speakers or other equipment parts have been installed in the inner door pan-
els.

Washing your car

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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
Washing by hand
Automatic car wash systems
Washing with a high-pressure cleaner
The best way to protect your vehicle against harmful environmental influences is
frequent washing.
How often the vehicle should be washed depends on factors such as:
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Frequency of use.
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Parking situation (garage, under trees etc.).
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Season.
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Weather conditions.
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Environmental influences.
The longer insect residues, bird droppings, tree sap, road and industrial dust, tar,
soot particles, road salt and other aggressive deposits remain adhering to the
paintwork of your vehicle, the more detrimental their destructive effect can be.
High temperatures, such as those caused by intensive sun's rays, accentuate this
caustic effect.
It is essential to also thoroughly clean the underside of the vehicle at the end of
the winter.
WARNING
When washing your vehicle in the winter: Water and ice in the braking sys-
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tem can affect the braking efficiency – risk of accident!
Only wash the vehicle when the ignition is switched off – risk of accident!
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CAUTION
Do not wash your vehicle in bright sunlight – risk of paint damage.
For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle at washing bays intended for this purpose.
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