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Note
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Never try to remove dirt, mud or dust if the surface of the vehicle
is dry. Never use a dry cloth or sponge, since this could scratch your
vehicle's paint or windows.
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Never wash your car in bright sunlight . Drops of water act as
magnifying lenses and may damage your pa int.
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When you wash your car in the winter: if you rinse your vehicle with
a hose, be careful not to a im the stream of water d irectly at locks, or
at door or hatch openings - they can freeze shut.
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Never use sponges designed to remove insects, or any kitchen
scouring sponges or similar products. They can damage your paint
fin ish .
•
You should remove debris (s uch as insects) from the head light
lenses on a regular basis, for example when refuelling your vehicle .
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Never use a dry cloth or sponge to clean the headlights . Only use
wet cloths or sponges to prevent scratches . It is best to use soapy
wate r.
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For the sake of the environment
In the interest of the environment, the vehicle should on ly be washed
in special wash bays. •
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 WARNINGS ~
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in "General infor-
mation" on page 184.
- 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 washer always follow the
operating instructions. This applies particularly to the
operating
pressure
and the
spraying distance .
Maintain a suffic ient distance to
soft materials such as rubber hoses and sound/vibration
deadening
materials (part icularly on the underside of the engine hood). Do not
use a jet which sprays water in a
direct stream
or one that has a
rotating
jet.
Water temperature
should not exceed 140
°F
(60
°() .
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WARNING
Never wash tires with a jet that sprays water in a direct stream.
This could cause invisible damage to the tires and weaken them,
even if the spray is from a relatively long distance and for a short
time. Damaged and weakened tire s can fail and cause accidents
and personal injury .
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Note
To avo id damaging your vehicle, always make sure that there is suffi-
cient distance between the spray head and soft materials like rubber
hoses , plastic parts and sound-deadening
mater ials. Never aim the
spray head at the same point for a long time. This a lso applies to
cleaning headlights and painted bumpers. Remember: the close r the
nozzle is to the surface of the material, the greater the stress on the
material. •
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