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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.
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Before using the power washer, make sure
you have read and understood the WARN-
INGS¢ &. in General information on
page 167.
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Always follow the operating instructions for
the power washer .
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Make sure that the jet on the spray hose
produces a "fan shaped spray" .
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Do not hold the spray nozzle too close to
soft materia ls.
When clean ing the vehicle with a power wash-
er always follow the operating instructions.
This applies particularly to the
operating
pressure
and the
spraying distanc e.
Maintain
a sufficient distance to soft materials such as
rubber hoses and sound/vib rat ion deadening
materia ls (particularly on the underside of t he
engine hood). Do not use a jet which sprays
water in a
di rect st ream
or one t hat has a
ro-
tat ing
jet.
Wat er t emperatu re shou ld not exceed 140 °F
(60 °().
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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 fail and cause
accidents and persona l injury.
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Note
To avoid damag ing your vehicle, always
make sure that there is sufficient distance
between t he spray head and soft mate rials
like rubber hoses, plastic parts and sound-
deadening mate rials. Never aim the spray
head at t he sa me point for a long ti me.
This also applies to cleaning headlights
and painted bumpe rs. Remember: the
Cleaning
a n d protec t ion
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closer the nozzle is to the surface of t he
mater ial, the greater the stress on t he ma-
terial.
Waxing and Polishing
Wa xi ng
A good wax coating protects the vehicle paint
to a large extent against the environmental
factors listed under¢ page 167 , Washing and
even against slight scratches .
You can use a liquid car wax to protect your
paint as soon as one wee k after your vehicle
has been delivered.
Even if you regular ly use a
waxing
process in
automat ic car washes, we recommend that
you manually apply a coat of wax to give the
paint extra protection, part icularly if water no
longer beads on t he clean paint .
Protect plastic body parts with car wax in the
same way as the vehicle body.
During warm weat her dead insects tend to
collect on t he 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 t he paint has lost its
shine and the gloss cannot be broug ht back
with wax.
If t he polish used does not contai n preserva-
t ive compoun ds, t he paint must be waxed af-
te rwards.
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WARNING
Always read and heed all WAR NINGS and
other information ¢ page 167.
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Note
Do not use car wax on
- matte or anodized met al tr im
- rubber or rubber-like t rim.
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