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44nCle a n in g a n d c a rin g fo r yo u r c o n ve rt ib le to p
Ca re
Be s id e s w a te r, tre a t ru b b e r s e a ls o nly Wa s h in g yo u r ve h ic le
with ta lc um p owd e r, ru b b e r c a re p ro d -
uc ts o r s ilic one s p ra y, p a rtic ula rly w he n
th e y fe e l d ry o r te nd to s tic k.
The a p p e a ra nc e a nd life o f th e c onve rt-
ib le to p a re h ighly d e p e nd e nt o n its
p ro p e r c a re a nd o p e ra tio n. Yo u s hould
You c a n ta ke yo ur B MW c onve rtib le
th ro ugh a uto m a tic c a r w a s he s . B ru s h-
le s s c a r w a s he s a re p re fe rre d .
p a y p a rtic ula r a tte ntio n to th e fo llowing Elim ina te n ois e s , e .g . s q ue a ks , u s ing a
If a b ru s hle s s c a r w a s h is u na va ila b le
a nd a b ru s h c a r w a s h m us t b e u s e d ,
ins tru c tio ns if yo ur ve hic le h a s a lig ht-
c olore d to p .
s p ra y lu b ric a nt.
De p re s s ions a nd d is c olora tio n m a y o c - m od e rn s ys te m s w ith s oft b ru s he s a re
c ur in th e c onve rtib le to p a s a re s ult o f p re fe ra b le . Do n ot o p t fo r s p e c ia l w a x-
P ro te c t th e ve hic le fro m e xp os ure to
inte ns e s unlight w he ne ve r p os s ib le b y im p ro p e r m a inte na nc e a nd c le a ning o r ing p ro gra m s . Th e s m a ll a m ount o f
p a rkin g it in th e s ha d e . Th is w ill he lp to a s th e re s ult o f s tre s s e s fro m e xc e s s ive b e a d ing w a x a lwa ys u s e d in a uto m a tic
p re ve nt th e p a int, ru b b e r a nd fa b ric -
c ove re d p a rts fro m b e ing a tta c ke d .
us e . Th e c onve rtib le to p a nd its s e a m s
m a y a ls o d e ve lop le a ks . Th e s e o c c ur-
re nc e s a re not c ove re d b y th e wa rra nty.
Fo r re p a irs , p le a s e c ons ult yo ur B MW
c e nte r.
c a r w a s he s w ill not h a rm yo ur ve hic le 's
finis h.
Ne ve r fo ld u p th e c onve rtib le to p a nd
s to re it in th e c onve rtib le to p c om p a rt-
m e nt w he n w e t, d irty o r fro ze n, a s m il-
d e w s ta ins a nd ru b s p ots m a y re s ult.
Wh e ne ve r th e ve hic le is ve ry d irty,
whic h is e s p e c ia lly vis ib le o n lig ht- c ol-
ore d c onve rtib le to p s , u s e th e B MW
Conve rtib le C le a ning S e t to c le a n it.
P le a s e p ro c e e d a s fo llows :
To p re ve nt m ild e w s ta ins fro m fo rm ing,
d o n ot le a ve th e to p c los e d u p in th e
c onve rtib le to p c om p a rtm e nt fo r lo ng
p e rio d s o f tim e .
S p ra y th e c onve rtib le to p w ith th e
c le a ning a ge nt a nd th e n ru b w ith a
we ll-d a m p e ne d s p onge u s ing c irc ula r
m otio ns u ntil a fo a m d e ve lop s . Th e n
yo u c a n finis h w a s hing th e ve hic le in a n
a uto m a tic c a r w a s h. Afte r th re e to five
wa s hings th e c onve rtib le to p s hould b e
tre a te d w ith a s p e c ia l im p re gna tin g
s p ra y. P le a s e fo llow th e in s tru c tio ns o n
th e s p ra y c a n.
If th e ve hic le w ill b e p a rke d fo r le ngth y
p e rio d s in a n e nc los e d s p a c e , b e s ure
th a t th e c onve rtib le to p is d ry a nd th a t
th e re is a d e q ua te ve ntila tio n.
Cle a n o ff b ird d ro p p ings im m e d ia te ly,
s inc e th e y a tta c k th e c onve rtib le to p
a nd c a us e th e ru b b e r s e a ls to s we ll d ue
to th e ir c a us tic c ha ra c te ris tic s .
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 155 048 - © 01/00 BMW AG
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