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Vehicle
care and cleaning
Component
Situation
Solution
Wheels
Road sa lt
Water
Brake dust
Acid-free special cleaning so lution
Exhaust tail
Road sa lt
Water, cleaning solut ion suitable for sta inless steel, if
pipes
necessary
Decorative
Dirty
Mild soap solutional, a clean ing solution su itab le for
parts/
sta inless steel, if necessary
trim
Paint
Paint damage
Refer to the paint number on the veh icle data label, re-
pair with touch up pa int¢ page 323
Spilled fuel
Rinse with water immediately
Rust film
Rust film remover, then protect with hard wax; fo r ques-
tions, refe r to an a uthor ized Audi dea le r or a qualified
workshop
Corrosion
Have it removed by an authorized Aud i dealer or a quali-
fied workshop
Water no longer
Protect with hard wax (at least twice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No sh ine even
Treat w ith suitable polish; then apply pa int protectant
if
though paint has
the polish that was used does not con ta in any protec-
been protected/
tant
paint looks poor
Deposits such as in-
Dampen with water immed iately and remove with a mi-
sects, bird drop-
crofiber cloth
pings, tree sap and
road salt
Grease-based con-
Remove immediately with a mild soap solution al and a
tam inants such as
soft cloth
cosmetics or sun-
block
Carbon parts
Dirty
Clean tlhe same way as painted parts ¢ page 242 , Car
washes
a)
Mild soap sol ut ion: max im um two tab lespoo ns neut ral soap in 1 quart
(l
l it er) of water
Cleaning interior
Component
Situation
Solution
Windows
Dirty
Glass cleaner, then wipe dry
Decorative
Dirty
Mild soap solutiona)
parts/
trim
Plastic parts
Dirty
Damp cloth
Heavily soiled
Mild soap solutional, solvent-free plast ic cleaning solu-
t ion, if necessary
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