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Road asphalt
Wash off road asphalt with turpentine or the detergent labeled as not damaging
painted surface.
WARNING
Do not use organic substances (such as gasoline, kerosene, volatile oil or powerful
solvent). Otherwise, poisoning of human body or damage to the vehicle will be
caused.
CAUTION
To avoid damaging electrical electronic components, such as motor controller and
battery, avoid water entering them when washing the vehicle.
Automatic vehicle washing station
Note that some types of brush, unfiltered washing water or washing procedure not
set in the washing machine may lead to scratches on the painted surface when
you have your vehicle washed at an automatic vehicle washing station. Scratches
on the painted surface will reduce the surface durability and glossiness, especially
for dark-color vehicles. The service man of automatic vehicle washing station will
tell you the proper washing procedure.
WARNING
If the vehicle is to be re-painted and parked in a high-temperature workshop, the
vehicle's plastic bumper should be removed, because high temperature may damage
the bumper.
Combination light
To prevent battery from lacking in power, do not turn on lights for a long time before
the vehicle is started.
To ensure normal heat dissipation of front and rear combination lights, vent holes are
provided behind these lights. When the temperatures of or the temperature difference
between the inner side and outer side of a light, fog or condensate water will form
inside the light cover. This is a normal physical phenomenon, not a failure of the front
or rear combination light.
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