Ca rin g fo r yo u r ve h ic le
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Wa s h in g yo u r ve h ic le
Ve hic le s w ith ra in s e ns or*:
Cle a n th e w ind s hie ld re gula rly. Wa x
fro m a uto m a tic c a r w a s he s o r in s e c ts
c a n c a us e th e ra in s e ns or* to m a lfunc - (s c ra tc he s ). Ne ve r u s e a b ra s ive s o r
Wh e n c le a ning th e h e a d la m p s ,
p le a s e o b s e rve th e fo llowing:
Do n ot c le a n b y w ip ing w ith a d ry c loth
You c a n w a s h yo ur B MW a t a n a uto -
m a tic c a r w a s h, e ve n w he n it is n e w.
Bru s hle s s s ys te m s a re p re fe ra b le (re fe r
to p a ge 1 44 a s w e ll).
tio n.
s tro ng s olve nts to c le a n th e c ove rs .
Re m ove d irt a nd c onta m ina tio n (s uc h
a s in s e c ts ) b y s oa kin g w ith B MW C a r
Wip e a wa y to ugh d irt a nd lo os e n a nd
re m ove d e a d in s e c ts b e fore w a s hing
th e ve hic le .
Turn th e ra in s e ns or* o ff (re fe r to
p a ge 7 8) whe n p a s s ing th ro ugh a n S ha m p oo a nd th e n rin s ing w ith p le nty
a uto m a tic c a r w a s h. Fa ilure to d o s o
In o rd e r to a vo id s p ots , d o not w a s h th e c ould re s ult in d a m a ge c a us e d b y u nin-
ve hic le w he n th e h ood is w a rm , o r d ur- te nd e d w ip e r a c tiva tio n.<
ing o r im m e d ia te ly a fte r e xp os ure to
of w a te r. Alw a ys u s e a d e ic e r s p ra y to
re m ove a c c um ula te d ic e a nd s now –
ne ve r u s e a s c ra p e r.<
s tro ng s unlight.
P a rts o f th e ve hic le th a t a re in a c c e s s i-
b le to th e a uto m a tic w a s he r – s uc h a s
d oor s ills , d oor a nd h ood e d ge s , e tc . – Bra kin g e ffic ie nc y m ight o th e rw is e b e
Afte r w a s hing th e ve hic le , a p p ly
th e b ra ke s b rie fly to d ry th e m .
Wh e n u s ing a n a uto m a tic c a r w a s h, b e
s ure th a t:
s hould b e c le a ne d b y h a nd .
re d uc e d b y th e m ois tu re a nd th e b ra ke
ro to rs c ould a ls o c orro d e .<
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The c a r w a s h s ys te m is s uite d fo r th e
d im e ns ions o f yo ur ve hic le
No d a m a ge w ill oc c ur to ve hic le s
with a tta c he d b od y a c c e s s orie s (s uc h
a s s p oile rs o r a nte nna s ). C ons ult th e
c a r w a s h o p e ra to r if n e c e s s a ry
The w he e ls a nd tire s o f yo ur ve hic le
c a nnot b e d a m a ge d b y th e c onve y-
a nc e d e vic e s o f th e c a r w a s h s ys te m
The ve hic le is c le a ne d w ith m inim um
b ru s h p re s s ure , a nd th a t a m p le wa te r
is a va ila b le fo r w a s hing a nd rin s ing.
In th e w inte r m onth s , it is e s p e c ia lly im -
p orta nt to e ns ure th a t th e ve hic le is
wa s he d o n a re gula r b a s is . La rg e q ua n-
titie s o f d irt a nd ro a d s a lt a re d iffic ult to
re m ove , a nd th e y a ls o d a m a ge th e
ve hic le .
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If s p ra y w a nd s o r h igh-p re s s ure
wa s he rs a re u s e d , b e s ure to
m a inta in a n a d e q ua te d is ta nc e b e tw e e n
th e s p ra y s ourc e a nd th e ve hic le 's s ur-
fa c e . In a d e q ua te d is ta nc e a nd e xc e s -
s ive p re s s ure c a n d a m a ge o r w e a ke n
th e finis h, m a kin g it m ore s us c e p tib le to
s ub s e q ue nt a tta c k. In a d d itio n, m ois -
tu re c ould p e ne tra te to ve hic le c om p o-
ne nts , le a d ing to lo ng-te rm d a m a ge .<
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