Engine Compartment - Vauxhall MOVANO Owner's Manual

150 Vehicle care
Windscreen wiper blades
Smearing wiper blades should be cleaned
with a soft cloth and Vauxhall Windscreen
Wash Solvent, and replaced if necessary.
Locks
The locks are lubricated before they leave
the factory with a high-grade lock cylinder
grease. Vauxhall lock cylinder grease
prevents the locks from freezing up. Use
de-icing agents only in emergencies, as
they have a degreasing effect and will
impair the functioning of the locks. After
using de-icing agents regrease the locks.

Engine compartment

Important areas of the engine
compartment have been provided with
permanent protection at the factory in the
form of a high-quality, smooth protective
lacquer coating. Parts of the engine
compartment lacquered in the same colour
as the vehicle's paintwork can be treated in
the same way as all painted surfaces.
Wash engine only if absolutely necessary.
Before washing the engine, protect
alternator and brake fluid container with
plastic covers.
When washing the engine with a steam-jet
cleaner, do not direct the steam-jet at ABS
components, the air conditioning system 3
or the belt drive and its components.
When the engine is washed, subsequently
applied protective wax is also removed.
After washing, the engine as well as parts
of the brake system, axle components (with
steering) and body parts and cavities
should therefore be thoroughly coated with
Protective Wax by a workshop.
Underbody
Your vehicle has a factory-applied PVC
undercoating in the wheel arches
(including the longitudinal members) which
provides permanent protection and needs
no special maintenance. The surfaces of
the vehicle underside not covered by PVC
are provided with a durable protective wax
coating.
In vehicles which are washed frequently in
automatic car washes with underbody
washing facility, the protective wax
coating may be impaired by dirt-dissolving
additives, so check the underbody after
washing and have it waxed. Before the
start of the cold weather season, check
PVC coating and protective wax coating
and, if necessary, have them restored to
perfect condition.
Caution: commercial bitumen and rubber
materials can damage the PVC coating.
We recommend having all the work on the
underbody performed by a Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer, as it requires
knowledge of the specified materials and
experience concerning their application.
The underbody should be washed
following the end of the cold weather
season to remove any dirt adhering to the
underbody since this may also contain salt.
Check protective wax coating and, if
necessary, have it restored to perfect
condition.