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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qUnderbodyMaintenance
qAluminumWheelMaintenance
Roadchemicalsandsaltusedforiceand
snowremovalandsolventsusedfordust
controlmaycollectontheunderbody.If
notremoved,theywillspeeduprusting
anddeteriorationofsuchunderbodyparts
asfuellines,frame,floorpan,andexhaust
system,eventhoughthesepartsmaybe
coatedwithanti-corrosivematerial.
Aprotectivecoatingisprovidedoverthe
aluminumwheels.Specialcareisneeded
toprotectthiscoating.
NOTE
Don'tuseawirebrushoranyabrasive
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cleaner,polishingcompound,orsolventon
aluminumwheels.Theymaydamagethe
coating.
Onlyuseamildsoaporneutraldetergent
andalwaysuseaspongeorsoftclothto
cleanthewheels.
Rinsethoroughlywithlukewarmorcold
water.Also,besuretocleanthewheels
afterdrivingondustyorsaltedroads.This
helpspreventcorrosion.
Avoidwashingyourvehicleinanautomatic
carwashthatuseshigh-speedorhard
brushes.
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Thoroughlyflushtheunderbodyand
wheelhousingswithlukewarmorcold
waterattheendofeachwinter.Tryalso
todothiseverymonth.
Payspecialattentiontotheseareas
becausetheyeasilyhidemudanddirt.It
willdomoreharmthangoodtowet
downtheroadgrimewithoutremoving
it.
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Ifyouraluminumwheelsloseluster,wax
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thewheels.
Theloweredgesofdoors,rockerpanels,
andframemembershavedrainholesthat
shouldnotbeclogged.Watertrapped
therewillcauserusting.
qConvertibleTopMaintenanceí
Theconvertibletopismadeofaspecial
high-gradematerial,butifit'snottaken
goodcareof,hardening,staining,andloss
oflusterwillresult.Maintainitunder
theseguidelines.
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
Washing
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
Don'twaituntiltheconvertibletopgets
reallydirtybeforecleaningit.Dirtthat's
theretoolongwillcausedeterioration.
1.
Beforewashing,removedustand
coarseparticulatewithasoftbrush.
2.
Gentlycleantheconvertibletopwitha
syntheticneutraldetergent,lotsof
water,andasoftbrush.
3.
Rinseitthoroughlywithcleanwaterto
removeallthesoap.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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