Dodge 2007 Sprinter Owner's Manual page 243

Cleaning and care of the vehicle
Care of the vehicle
CAUTION
!
After cleaning your vehicle, especially
the wheel rims with rim cleaner, do not
simply park the vehicle and leave it.
Rim cleaners can promote corrosion of
the brake discs and the brake pads/
linings. Before parking and leaving the
vehicle after cleaning, always warm the
vehicle up to normal operating temper-
4
ature first.
Automatic car wash
You can clean the vehicle in an automatic
car wash from the very start. It is prefera-
ble to use a car wash that does not have
brushes.
If the vehicle is very dirty, prewash it be-
fore you drive into the car wash.
Remove the radio/telephone antenna
and fold the exterior mirrors in before
driving into the automatic car wash.
CAUTION
!
Make sure that the automatic car wash
is suitable for the size of the vehicle.
If you do not remove the radio/ tele-
phone antenna and fold in the exterior
mirrors, there is a possibility that the
antenna, the exterior mirrors or the ve-
hicle could be damaged by the auto-
matic car wash.
CAUTION
!
Make sure that the windshield wiper
switch is set to 0 ( page 126), other-
wise the rain sensor could be activated,
for example, and the windshield wipers
could be triggered unintentionally. This
could cause damage to the vehicle.
After using an automatic car wash, wipe off
wax from the windshield and the wiper
blades. This prevents smears and reduces
wiping noises which can be caused by res-
idue on the windshield.
High-pressure cleaners
CAUTION
!
Do not use high-pressure cleaners with
round-spray jets for cleaning the tires.
You could otherwise damage the tires.
Have damaged tires replaced.
The minimum distance that must be
maintained between the vehicle and
the nozzle of the high-pressure cleaner
is:
approximately 2.2 ft (70 cm) for
round-spray jets
approximately 1 ft (30 cm) for 25°
flat-spray jets and concentrated-
power jets
Move the high-pressure cleaner nozzle
around when cleaning your vehicle.
CAUTION
!
To avoid damage, do not aim directly at
the door joints, brake hoses, electrical
components, connectors or seals.