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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
CAUTION
WARNING
Don'tusesteelwool,abrasive
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DrivingwithWetBrakes:
cleaners,orstrongdetergents
containinghighlyalkalineorcaustic
agentsonchrome-platedoranodized
aluminumparts.Thismaydamage
theprotectivecoating;also,cleaners
anddetergentsmaydiscoloror
deterioratethepaint.
Drivingwithwetbrakesisdangerous.
Increasedstoppingdistanceorthe
vehiclepullingtoonesidewhen
brakingcouldresultinaserious
accident.Lightbrakingwillindicate
whetherthebrakeshavebeenaffected.
Drythebrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal.
Topreventdamagingtheantenna,
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removeitbeforeenteringacarwash
facilityorpassingbeneathalow
overheadclearance.
Waxing
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
Payspecialattentiontoremovingsalt,
dirt,mud,andotherforeignmaterialfrom
theundersideofthefenders,andmake
surethedrainholesintheloweredgesof
thedoorsandrockerpanelsareclean.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishifnotremoved
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffective,useamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
2. Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
3.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
Thoroughlyrinseoffallsoapwith
lukewarmorcoldwater.Don'tallowsoap
todryonthefinish.
4. Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,and
similarmaterialswillusuallyalsotake
offthewax.Rewaxtheseareasevenif
therestofthevehicledoesn'tneedit.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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