Care Of Vehicle; Washing; Automatic Wash Plants - Volkswagen 1993 Golf Instruction Manual

GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Care of vehicle
Regu lar a nd careful care help s to
ma intain the value of t he vehic le.
Furthermore it can be one of the sti­
pulations for the upholding of w ar­
ranty claims should corrosion dam­
age and paint defects occur.
Every Volkswagen dealer carries stocks of
suitable car care materials. The instructi ons
fo r use on the con tai ner should be followed.
Attention
• If misused, car care materials
can be injurious to health.
• Car care materials must al­
ways be stored in a safe place
w here they are out of the reach of
chi ldren.
~ When buying car care materials
W one s hould select produc ts
which do not dama g e the environ­
ment. Empty c o nt a iners which
these m aterials were in do not be­
long with household waste.
Washing
The best protection against environmental
in flu ences is frequent w ashing and waxing .
How often this treatment is re quired de­
pends , amongst other things on how much
the vehicle is used, how it is parked (garage,
in open under trees etc.), the seasons ,
w eather conditions and en vironmental in ­
fluences.
The longer bird droppings, insects, tree
res in, road and industrial grime, tar spots,
soot, road salt and other aggress ive ma­
teri als rema in on the vehicle paint the more
lasting their destructive effect w ill be . High
temperatures e.g. from strong sun light in­
tensifies the corrosi ve effect.
In cert ain circumstances week ly w ashing
ca n be necessary, but month ly washing
with appropriate waxi ng may be fully ad­
equa te.
Afte r the period when salt is put on the
roads the underside of the vehic le should al­
w ays be washed thoroughly.
Automatic wash plants
Th e vehicle paint is so durable that the ve­
hicle can norma lly be was hed w ithout prob­
lems in an automatic wash plant. However
the influence on the paint depends to a large
extent on the design of the plant, the filter­
ing of the wash water, the type of wash and
care material, etc . If the pa int has a matt ap­
pearance after gOing through the wash
plant or is even scratched thi s shou ld be
brought to the notice of the plant operato r
immediately If necessary a different was h
plant should be used .
Notes
• Before going through the wash pla nt,
apart from the usual precautions (closi ng
windows and sliding roof, retrac ti ng the aer­
ial) there is nothing further to note. The VW
roof aerial does not have to be taken off.
• If the re are specia l fittings on the vehicle
- such as spoilers, roof ra ck, two-way radio
aeria l etc . it is best to speak to the plant op­
erator.
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