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To avoid scratches, move the scraper
only in one direction and not back and
forth .
- Never remove snow or ice from door
windows and mirrors using warm or
hot water because this could cause
cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the ins ide of the
window .
- Decorative parts / trim
- Never use chrome care o r cleaning
products.
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and d ust be-
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust spots .
- Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make su re that no flu ids enter the con-
trols, because this cou ld cause dam-
age.
- Safety belt s
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com-
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never a llow
sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts. This cou ld cause
damage to the belt webbing.
- If there is damage to the webb ing, the
connect ions, the ret ractors or the buck-
les, have them replaced by an author-
ized dea le r.
- Textiles/artificial leather / Alcantara
- Never t reat artifici al lea t her/Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents,
floor polish, shoe polish, spot remove
or similar products.
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- Have a specialist remove stubborn
stains to prevent damage.
- Neve r use st eam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not t urn on t he seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges s uch as zip-
pers, rivet s on clothing or be lt s can
cause damage to the surface.
- Open hoo k and loop fasteners, for ex-
ample on cloth ing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas-
tene rs a re closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents , floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or
similar products .
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip-
pers, rivets on clothing or be lts can
cause damage to the surface .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating * to dry
the seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fad-
ing, do not leave the vehicle in d irect
sun light for long per iods of t ime . If
leaving the vehicle par ked for long pe-
riods of time, you should cove r t he
leathe r to protect it from direct sun-
light.
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Tips
- Inse cts are easier t o remove from paint
t hat has been freshly waxed.
- Regular wa xing can prevent rust spots
from forming.
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