C Le A Nin G A N D C Are Of Th E C O Nv Ertible To; Washing Your Car - BMW 325Ci Owner's Manual

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T h e a p p e ara n c e a n d life of th e c o nv ert-
ible to p are hig hly d e p e n d e nt o n its
pro p er c are a n d o p eratio n. Y o u s h o uld
p a y p artic ular att e ntio n to th e follo w in g
in stru ctio n s if y o ur c ar h a s a lig ht-
c olore d to p .
Prot e ct th e v e hicle fro m e x p o s ure to
int e n s e s u nlig ht w h e n e v er p o ssible b y
p arkin g it in th e s h a d e . T his w ill h elp to
pre v e nt th e p aint, ru b b er a n d fa bric -
c o v ere d p arts fro m b ein g w orn o ut.
N e v er sto w th e c o nv ertible to p in th e
c o nv ertible to p c o m p artm e nt w h e n it is
w e t, dirty or fro z e n, sin c e this c a n
c a u s e mild e w stain s a n d c h afe m ark s.
T o pre v e nt mild e w stain s, d o n ot k e e p
th e c o nv ertible to p e n clo s e d in th e
c o nv ertible to p c o m p artm e nt for a ny
e xt e n d e d p erio d of tim e .
If th e v e hicle w ill b e p ark e d for le n gthy
p erio d s in a n e n clo s e d s p a c e , b e s ure
th at th e c o nv ertible to p is dry a n d th at
th ere is a d e q u at e v e ntilatio n.
C le a n off bird dro p pin g s im m e diat ely,
sin c e th e y atta c k th e c o nv ertible to p
a n d c a u s e th e ru b b er s e als to s w ell d u e
to th eir c a u stic c h ara ct eristic s.
B e sid e s w at er, tre at ru b b er s e als o nly
w ith talc u m p o w d er, ru b b er c are pro d -
u cts or silic o n e s pra y, p artic ularly w h e n
th e y fe el dry or t e n d to stic k.
E limin at e n ois e s s u c h a s s q u e a k s w ith
lu bric a nt s pra y.
D e pre ssio n s a n d dis c oloratio n m a y
o c c ur in th e c o nv ertible to p a s a re s ult
of im pro p er m aint e n a n c e a n d cle a nin g
or d u e to lo a din g fro m e x c e ssiv e u s e .
T h e c o nv ertible to p a n d its s e a m s m a y
als o d e v elo p le a k s. T h e s e o c c urre n c e s
are n ot c o v ere d b y th e w arra nty. F or
re p airs, ple a s e c o n s ult y o ur B M W
c e nt er.

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Y o u c a n w a s h y o ur B M W at a n a uto -
m atic c ar w a s h. B ru s hle ss syst e m s are
pre fera ble .
If a bru s hle ss c ar w a s h is u n a v aila ble
a n d a bru s h c ar w a s h m u st b e u s e d ,
m o d ern syst e m s w ith s oft bru s h e s are
pre fera ble . D o n ot s ele ct th e w a x finis h
o p tio n. T h e s m all a m o u nt of b e a din g
w a x al w a ys u s e d in a uto m atic c ar
w a s h e s w ill n ot h arm y o ur v e hicle's
finis h.
In th e c a s e of m ore e xt e n siv e dirt,
w hic h is d e finit ely visible o n lig ht-
c olore d to p m at erials, cle a n th e to p
w ith th e B M W C o nv ertible C le a nin g
S e t. Ple a s e pro c e e d a s follo w s:
S pra y th e c o nv ertible to p w ith th e
cle a nin g a g e nt a n d th e n ru b w ith a
w ell- d a m p e n e d s p o n g e u sin g circ ular
m otio n s u ntil a fo a m d e v elo p s. T h e n
y o u c a n finis h w a s hin g th e v e hicle in a n
a uto m atic c ar w a s h. A ft er w a s hin g y o ur
v e hicle 3 to 5 tim e s, y o u s h o uld tre at
th e c o nv ertible to p w ith a s p e cial
c o nv ertible to p im pre g n atin g s pra y.
Ple a s e follo w th e in stru ctio n s o n th e
s pra y c a n.
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