Automatic Car Washes; High Pressure Car Washes; Maintenance And Care Cleaning And Protecting The Vehicle Exterior - Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Owner's Manual

4-1. Maintenance and care
Cleaning and protecting the vehicle exterior
Perform the following to protect the vehicle and maintain it in prime
condition:
● Working from top to bottom, liberally apply water to the vehicle
body, wheel wells and underside of the vehicle to remove any
dirt and dust.
● Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a
chamois.
● For hard-to-remove marks, use car wash soap and rinse thor-
oughly with water.
● Wipe away any water.
● Wax the vehicle when the waterproof coating deteriorates.
If water does not bead on a clean surface, apply wax when the vehicle
body is cool.
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Automatic car washes

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Fold the mirrors back before washing the vehicle. Start washing from the
front of the vehicle. Make sure to extend the mirrors before driving.
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Brushes used in automatic car washes may scratch the vehicle surface
and harm your vehicle's paint.
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High pressure car washes

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Do not allow the nozzles of the car wash to come within close proximity
of the windows and the air suspension unit.
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Before using the car wash, check that the fuel filler door on your vehicle
is closed properly.
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