Volkswagen Transporter Instruction Manual page 47

Care and maintenance
Care of plastic parts
Plastic parts and adhesive strips which are
exposed to the weather should be cleaned as
explained in the section "Washing".
If normal washing is not sufficient, these
parts may only be cleaned with special plas­
tic cleaners. The cleaner manufacturers in ­
structions for use should be followed closely.
No other cleaning compounds or paint polish
should be used because these may attack
the plastic parts and strips.
Cleaning cloth upholstery
Clean with a vacuum cleaner or a medium
hard brush. Spots or very dirty patches can
be removed with a suitable cleaner.
Moisten a clean, non-coloured cloth with the
cleaner and rub the spot with a circular mo ­
tion, working inwards.
Cleaning and preserving
leatherette
Apply plastic cleaner and rub dry with a soft
cloth.
Cleaning windows
Windows can normally be cleaned with a
sponge and lukewarm water and then dried
with a leather.
Do not use the same leather for the paintwork
since traces of paint cleaner and polish
cause streaks to appear on the windscreen.
Insects can be removed with an insect
sponge.
Traces of rubber, oil, grease or silicone can
be removed with window cleaner or a silicone
remover, depending on how dirty the glass is.
Both solutions can be put into the water in the
windscreen washer. In the winter a window
cleaner with an anti-freeze agent should be
used in the water.
Windscreen wiper blades
Blades which are clogged with insects or oil
depOSits should be removed and cleaned
with a hard brush and a detergent solution.
New blades should be installed once or twice
a year according to condition.
Door, hood and window
weatherstrips
The weatherstrips will remain flexible and
last longer if they are rubbed lightly with a
rubber protective compound from time to
time. This will also stop the weatherstrips
from freezing on in the winter.
Cleaning and anti-corrosion
treatment of engine
compartment
The engine compartment and the outside
surface of the power unit are given anti-cor ­
rosion treatment at the factory.
If the engine compartment is cleaned at any
time with grease removing solutions or if one
has the engine washed, the anti-corrosion
compound is nearly always removed as well.
It is therefore essential to ask for durable
preservation of all surfaces, seams, joints
~nd'components
in the engine compartment
to be carried out.
Your VAG dealer has stocks of the high ­
quality preservation compound recom­
mended by the factory.
Airing the interior
If the vehicle is left in a closed garage for a
long time, the garage and car doors should
be opened occasionally to prevent the for ­
mation of mould and damp stains.
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