BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual page 155

C aring for your vehicle
C are of upholstery materials
D e pre ssio n s in th e u p h olst ery th at
re s ult fro m e v ery d a y u s e c a n b e
bru s h e d s m o oth b y bru s hin g a g ain st
th e n a p w ith a lig htly d a m p e n e d bru s h.
T h e t e n d e n c y of th e pile to lie in a
p artic ular dire ctio n o n v elo ur u p h olst ery
is n ot a q u ality d e fe ct. J u st a s w ith
h o m e t e xtile s or clothin g, this c a n n ot b e
a v oid e d .
Lint o n u p h olst ery m at erials, t e xtile or
le ath er re m n a nts th at h a v e b e e n w orn
into th e u p h olst ery m a y b e re m o v e d
w ith a lint bru s h or a V elcro bru s h. A
cle a nin g glo v e is a v aila ble for p artic u -
larly " stu b b orn " lint. S tain s a n d fairly
larg e are a s of dirt s h o uld b e cle a n e d off
w ith o ut d ela y, u sin g lu k e w arm w at er
a n d a n int erior cle a n er, stain re m o v er or
a p pro priat e cle a nin g fluid . B ru s h th e
fa bric aft er w ard s to re store its a p p e ar-
a n c e .
If th e v e hicle w ill b e store d for a n
e xt e n d e d p erio d or if it is e x p o s e d to
int e n s e s u nlig ht, c o v er all th e s e ats or
th e w in d o w s to pre v e nt fa din g.
U s e th e cle a nin g a n d c ar- c are
pro d u cts a v aila ble at y o ur B M W
c e nt er.<
T h e b uild u p of a n ele ctro static c h arg e
o n th e s e at c o v ers, p artic ularly if
atm o s p h eric h u midity is lo w , c a n giv e
th e o c c u p a nts a n u n ple a s a nt ele ctric
s h o c k if th e y to u c h m e tal b o d y p arts
aft er le a vin g th e v e hicle . A lth o u g h this
is n ot d a n g ero u s in a n y w a y, it c a n b e
a v oid e d b y to u c hin g a b are or p olis h e d
m e tal p art of th e v e hicle w hile g e ttin g
o ut.
Leather care
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T h e le ath er u p h olst ery u s e d b y B M W
is a n atural pro d u ct of th e hig h e st
q u ality, pro c e ss e d u sin g stat e - of-th e -
art m e th o d s to e n s ure th at it w ill m ain -
tain its hig h q u ality for y e ars to c o m e ,
pro vid e d th at it is pro p erly c are d for.
B e c a u s e this pro d u ct is m a n ufa cture d
u sin g n atural m at erials, y o u m u st m a k e
allo w a n c e for its s p e cial c h ara ct eristic s
a n d for th e p e c uliaritie s of its u s e a n d
c are .
R e g ular p erio dic cle a nin g a n d c are are
e ss e ntial, a s d u st a n d ro a d dirt a ct a s
a bra siv e s in th e p ore s a n d cre a s e s of
th e m at erial. T his le a d s to w e ar s p ots
a n d pre m ature brittle n e ss o n th e s ur-
fa c e of th e le ath er. W e th ere fore s u g -
g e st th at y o u cle a n th e le ath er w ith a
v a c u u m cle a n er or cloth at fre q u e nt
int erv als.
F or cle a nin g, u s e B M W le ath er cle a nin g
fo a m .
Sin c e dirt a n d gre a s e gra d u ally atta c k
th e prot e ctiv e la y er of th e le ath er, th e
cle a n e d s urfa c e s s h o uld b e tre at e d
w ith B M W le ath er c are a g e nt. T his als o
a cts a s a n a ntistatic a g e nt.
F or prot e ctio n a g ain st d a m p n e ss or
m oisture , tre at th e le ath er w ith a
B M W im pre g n atin g a g e nt.
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