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Ve hic le s w ith ra in s e ns or*:
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:
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 ,
for e xa m p le , c a n c a us e m a lfunc tio ns in
th e fu nc tio n o f th e ra in s e ns or.
You c a n h a ve yo ur n e w B MW w a s he d
in a n a uto m a tic c a r w a s h. C a r w a s h
s ys te m s th a t d o n ot e m p loy b ru s he s
a re p re fe ra b le .
> Do n ot c le a n b y w ip ing w ith a d ry
c loth (th is c a us e s s c ra tc he s ). Ne ve r
us e a b ra s ive s o r s tro ng s olve nts to
c le a n th e c ove rs
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 c a r.
Turn th e ra in s e ns or o ff in a uto -
m a tic c a r w a s he s . If yo u d o n ot,
d a m a ge m a y o c c ur if th e w ip e rs s witc h
on u ninte ntio na lly.<
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Re m ove d irt a nd c onta m ina tio n (s uc h
a s ins e c ts ) b y s oa kin g w ith BMW C a r
S ha m p oo a nd th e n rins ing with p le nty
of w a te r
Alwa 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 – n e ve r
us e a s c ra p e r.<
To p re ve nt s p ots , a vo id w a s hing w he n
th e h ood is s till w a rm , o r im m e d ia te ly
a fte r a nd d uring e xp os ure to s tro ng
s unlight.
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P a rts o f th e c a r th a t a re in a c c e s s ib 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 . –
s hould b e c le a ne d b y h a nd .
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:
Afte r w a s hing th e c a r, a p p ly th e
b ra ke s b rie fly to d ry th e m . B ra kin g
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 c a r is wa s he d e ffic ie nc y m ight o th e rw is e b e re d uc e d
on a re gula r b a s is . La rg e q ua ntitie s o f b y th e m ois tu re , a nd th e b ra ke ro to rs
d irt a nd ro a d s a lt a re d iffic ult to re m ove , c ould a ls o b e c orro d e d .<
a nd th e y a ls o c a us e d a m a ge to th e ve -
hic le .
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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
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No d a m a ge w ill oc c ur o n 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 ). If yo u a re
unc e rta in, c ons ult th e m a na ge r o f th e
c a r w a s h
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-
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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 fa c e .
is a va ila b le fo r w a s hing a nd rin s ing.
Ina 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 .<
Online Edition for Part No. 01 41 0 004 597 - © 08/99 BMW Group
| Categories | BMW 7-Series Manuals, BMW Manuals |
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| Tags | BMW 740i, BMW 740iL, BMW 750iL, BMW E38 |
| Model Year | 2001 |
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