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MAINTENANCE
VEHICLE PARKING FOR LONG DU-
RATION (Non - Use Maintenance)
If you want to park your vehicle at one
place for long duration, following care is to
be taken:
1.
Park the vehicle in covered, dry and if
possible well-ventilated premises. En-
gage a gear.
2.
Remove the battery terminal cables
(first remove the cable from the nega-
tive terminal). Ensure that battery is
fully charged.
3.
Use wheel chocks to prevent move-
ment of the car.
4.
Clean and protect the painted parts
using protective wax.
5.
Clean and protect the shiny metal
parts using commercially available
special compounds.
6.
Sprinkle talcum powder on the rubber
windscreen wiper and lift them off the
glass.
7.
Slightly open the windows.
8.
Cover the vehicle with a cloth or perfo-
rated plastic sheet. Do not use sheets
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of imperforated plastic as they do not
allow moisture on the vehicle body to
evaporate.
9.
Inflate the tyres to 0.5 bar above the
normal specified pressure and check it
at regular intervals.
10.
Check the battery charge every six
weeks.
11.
Do not drain the engine cooling sys-
tem.
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