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Cleaning plastic parts
Use a sponge or chamois leather.
If a car wax adheres on a grey or black rough
surface of the bumper, moulding or lamps,
the surface becomes white. In such a case,
wipe it off using lukewarm water and soft
cloth or chamois leather.
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Do not use a scrubbing brush or other hard
tools as they may damage the plastic part
surface.
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Do not bring the plastic parts into contact
with petrol, light oil, brake fluids, engine
oils, greases, paint thinners, and sulphuric
acid (battery electrolyte) which may crack,
stain or discolour the plastic parts.
If they touch the plastic parts, wipe them off
with soft cloth, chamois or the like and an
aqueous solution of neutral detergent then
immediately rinse the affected parts with
water.
Chrome parts
In order to prevent spots and corrosion of
chrome parts, wash with water, dry thorough-
ly, and apply a special protective coating.
This should be done more frequently in win-
ter.
Aluminium wheels*
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1. Remove dirt using a sponge while sprin-
kling water on the vehicle.
2. Use neutral detergent on any dirt that
cannot be removed easily with water.
Rinse off the neutral detergent after
washing the vehicle.
3. Dry the vehicle thoroughly using a cha-
mois leather or a soft cloth.
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Do not use a brush or other hard implement
on the wheels.
Doing so could scratch the wheels.
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Do not use any cleaner that contains an abra-
sive substance or is acidic or alkaline. Doing
so could cause the coating on the wheels to
peel or become discoloured or stained.
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Do not directly apply hot water using a
steam cleaner or by any other means.
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Contact with seawater and road deicer can
cause corrosion. Rinse off such substances
as soon as possible.
Window glass
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The window glass can normally be cleaned
using only a sponge and water.
Glass cleaner can be used to remove oil,
grease, dead insects, etc. After washing the
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glass, wipe dry with a clean, dry, soft cloth.
Never use a cloth that is used for cleaning a
painted surface to clean a window. Wax from
the painted surface could get on the glass and
lower glass transparency and visibility.
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Wiper blades
Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner to remove
grease, dead insects, etc., from the wiper
blades. Replace the wiper blades when they
no longer wipe properly. (Refer to page
10-16.)
Cleaning the sunroof*
Use a soft cloth to clean the inner side of the
sunroof. Hard deposits should be wiped away
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with a cloth dipped in warm, neutral deter-
gent solution. Wipe away the solution with a
sponge dipped in fresh water.
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Cleaning the exterior of your vehicle
NOTE
To clean the inside of the rear window, al-
ways use a soft cloth and wipe the window
glass along the demister heater element so as
not to cause damage.
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