Exterior Special
considerations
Lightly soiled
Hand-/Automatic
car washes
Heavily soiled
Hand-/Automatic
car washes
Wheels and wheel
covers
Two-layer metallic
paint (high-gloss)
Car shampoo
concentrate, rim
care
Car shampoo
concentrate, rim
care
Retractable soft top PAC fabric Car shampoo
concentrate, soft
top cleaner,
impregnation spray
Car shampoo
concentrate, soft
top cleaner,
impregnation spray
Removing insects
Remove insect remains before you start to
wash the vehicle.
X
Spray insect remover on.
X
Allow insect remover to work in briefly.
X
Rub in gently with a soft cloth or sponge.
X
Rinse with plenty of water.
X
Treat the cleaned surface with hard wax.
Removing tar
Remove any tar marks before washing the
vehicle.
X
Apply tar remover with a soft cloth.
X
Allow tar remover to work in briefly.
X
Rub in gently.
X
Rinse with plenty of water.
X
Treat the cleaned surface with hard wax.
Vehicle washing
In the winter, thoroughly remove all traces
of road salt as soon as possible.
When washing the vehicle underbody, do not
forget to clean the inner sides of the
wheels.
Washing your vehicle by hand
X
Wash the vehicle using car shampoo
concentrate and a sponge.
X
Rinse with clean water.
X
Towel dry the vehicle.
!
Do not wash the vehicle in direct
sunlight. The body panel surfaces and
paint finish may be damaged.
Washing your vehicle in an automatic car
wash
i
When running your vehicle through an
automatic car wash, water droplets can
run down the insideofthe side windows.
Unscrew your vehicle’s antenna before
driving into an automatic car wash.
X
Removing: Unscrew antenna :
counterclockwise.
X
Fitting: Screw antenna : in clockwise.
Power washer
G
WARNING
Do not use a round nozzle (dirt grinders)to
powerwash your vehicle, in particular the
tires. You could otherwise damage the tires
and cause an accident.
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Vehicle care
>> Operation.
