Volkswagen Jetta Wagon 2004 Owner's Manual page 377

Always switch off the ignition be-
fore cleaning the engine.
If the engine compartment is cleaned at any
time with grease removing solutions
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or if
you have the engine washed, the anti-cor-
rosion treatment is almost always removed
as well. It is therefore essential to ask for a
long-lasting corrosion protection of all sur-
faces, seams, joints and components in the
engine compartment.
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If you must rinse off gasoline, oil
residue or grease while your are
cleaning your engine, then the dirty
water should be run through an oil
separator filter. We recommend that
you have your engine cleaned at a
qualified workshop or service sta-
tion.
General notes
• We recommend that you have the en-
gine compartment and the underside of
your vehicle inspected twice a year for any
damage to the protective coating, prefer-
ably before and aher the w inter season.
Have necessary repairs done as soon as
possible.
• Also, whenever the lower body shell,
axle, transmission or engine assemblies
have been repaired, any anti-corrosion
coating lost on the affected surfaces should
be reapplied .
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Use only the correct cleaning solutions.
Never use gasoline or Dresel fuel.
TIPS AND ADVICE
• Oil- based protective sprays must not be
applied. Only tar- or wax- based anti-corro-
sion protectors are compatible with the fac-
tory applied corrosion protection. Before ap-
plication, road dirt, salt spray deposits and
oily substances must be removed.
Your authorized VOLKSWAGEN dealer
stocks the cleaning and preseNation solu-
tions recommended by the factory for this
purpose and has the equipment necessary
to apply t hem. Therefore. any additional cor-
rosion protection work should be per-
formed by a VOLKSWAGEN dealer. Using
incorrect cleaning solutions could damage
rubber parts or painted surfaces.
~WARNING
• Use only the correct cleaning
solutions. Never use gasoline, Die-
sel fuel or solvents which could
could cause a fire.
• Always read and heed all WAR-
NINGS and the information given
on page 25.
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