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Cleaning
and protection
Washing your vehicle with a power
washer
Cleaning the exterior of your car with a high-
pressure power washer is safe as long as you
observe a few simple rules.
"' Before using the power washer , make sure
you have read and understood the WARN-
INGS¢ &. in General information on
page 216.
"' Always follow the operating instructions for
the power washer.
"' Make sure that the jet on the spray hose
produces a "fan shaped spray" .
"' Do not hold the spray nozzle too close to
soft materials .
When cleaning the vehicle with a power wash-
er always follow the operating instructions.
This applies particularly to the
operating
pressure
and the
spraying distance.
Maintain
a sufficient distance to soft materials such as
rubber hoses and sound/vib rat ion deadening
materia ls (part icularly on the underside of t he
engine hood). Do not use a jet which sprays
water in a
direct stream
or one that has a
ro-
tating
jet.
Water temperature shou ld not exceed 140 °F
(60 °().
_&.
WARNING
Never wash tires with a jet that sprays wa-
ter in a direct stream . This could cause in-
visible damage to the tires and weaken
them, even if the spray is from a relatively
long distance and for a short time. Dam-
aged and weakened t ires can fa il and cause
accidents and personal injury.
@
Note
To avoid damaging your vehicle, always
make sure that there is sufficient distance
between the spray head and soft materials
like rubber hoses, plastic parts and sound-
deadening materials. Never aim the spray
head at the same point for a long time .
This also applies to cleaning head lights
and painted bumpers. Remember: the
closer the nozzle is to the surface of the
materia l, the greater the stress on the ma-
terial.
· Waxing and Polishing
Waxing
A good wax coating protects the vehicle paint
to a large extent against the environmental
factors listed under¢ page 216, Washing and
even against slight scratches .
You can use a liquid car wax to protect your
paint as soon as one week after your vehicle
has been delivered.
Even if you regu larly use a
waxing
process in
automatic car washes, we recommend that
you manually apply a coat of wax to give the
paint extra protection, particularly if water no
longer beads on the clean paint.
Protect plastic body parts with car wax in the
same way as the vehicle body.
During warm weather dead insects tend to
collect on the front bumper and on the for-
ward area of the hood. They are much easier
to remove from paint that is waxed often .
Polishing
Polish your vehicle only if the paint has lost its
shine and the gloss cannot be brought back
with wax.
If t he polish used does not contain preserva-
tive compounds, the paint must be waxed af-
terwards.
_&.
WARNING
Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other information ¢page 216.
(D
Note
Do not use car wax on
- matte or anodized metal trim
- rubber or rubber- like trim.
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