Power Antenna Mast Care - Cadillac 1996 DeVille Owner's Manual

Power Antenna Mast Care
Your power antenna will look its best and work well if
it's cleaned from time to time.
To clean the antenna
mast:
1. Turn on the ignition and radio to raise the antenna.
2. Dampen a clean cloth with mineral spirits or
3. Wipe the cloth over the mast sections, removing any
4. Wipe dry with
a clean cloth.
5. Make the antenna go up and down by turning the
radio or ignition off and on.
6. Repeat if necessary.
equivalent solvent.
dirt.
*
NOTICE:
Before entering an automatic car wash, turn off
your radio to make the power antenna go down.
This will prevent the mast from possibly getting
damaged. If the antenna does not go down when
you turn the radio
off,
it may be damaged or
need to be cleaned. In either case, lower the
antenna by hand by carefully pressing the
antenna down.
If the mast portion of your antenna is damaged, you can
easily replace it. See your dealer for a replacement kit
and follow the instructions in the kit.
NOTICE:
I
.
Don't lubricate the power antenna. Lubrication
could damage it.
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