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TIPS AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning a a nd a a nti-corrosion
treatment o o f e e ngine c c ompartment
Warning
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Before w w orking o o n t t he e e ngine
compartment n n ote i i nstructions i i n
the " " Engine c c ompartment" c c hap-
ter.
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For s s afety r r easons p p ull o o ut i i gni-
tion k k ey b b efore r r eaching i i nto t t he
water b b ox. O O therwise i i f t t he w w ind-
screen w w ipers a a re s s witched o o n
unintentionally t t he m m ovement o o f
the w w iper l l ink c c ould c c ause i i njury.
The leaves, blossoms etc. which drop into
the water box (underneath the engine
bonnet in front of the windscreen) should
be cleaned out occasionally. This will pre-
vent the water drain holes from becoming
blocked and – on vehicles without a dust
and pollen filter – foreign bodies entering
the vehicle interior via the heating and
ventilation system
The engine compartment and the outside
surface of the power unit are given anti-
corrosion treatment at the factory.
In the winter when the vehicle is being
driven frequently on salted roads, good
anti-corrosion treatment is very impor-
tant. For this reason the entire engine
compartment and the plenum chamber
should be thoroughly cleaned before and
after the salting period and then pre-
served so that the salt cannot have a
damaging effect.
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The i i gnition m m ust b b e s s witched o o ff
before w w ashing t t he e e ngine.
Do n n ot p p oint t t he w w ater j j et d d irectly a a t
the h h eadlights t t o a a void d d amage.
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 sur-
faces, seams, joints and components in
the engine compartment to be carried
out. This applies also when corrosion pro-
tected parts are renewed.
Because
w w hen
engine p p etrol, g g rease a a nd o o il
deposits a a re w w ashed o o ff, t t he d d irty
water m m ust b b e c c leaned b b y a a n o o il s s ep-
arator. F F or t t his r r eason e e ngine w w ash-
ing s s hould o o nly b b e c c arried o o ut i i n a a
workshop o o r f f illing s s tation.
1)
Only the correct cleaning solutions should be
used – on no account petrol or Diesel.
w w ashing
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
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t t he
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