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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qHardtopMaintenanceí
4.
5.
Wipeitasdryasyoucanbeforethe
waterdriesonit.
Washing
Thenallowittodrycompletelybefore
loweringit.
Tohelpprotectthehardtop'sfinish,usea
softclothorspongetowashit.
Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishiftheyarenotremoved
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffectiveuseamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
CAUTION
ØAutomaticandhigh-pressurecar
washesareharmfultoa
convertibletop.Avoidthem.
ØDon'tspraywaterdirectlyonthe
areawherethewindowglassand
theconvertibletopmeet.This
wouldprobablycausewaterto
enterthecabin.
CAUTION
ØDon'tuseanautomaticcarwash.
ØDon'tusestrongsoap,chemical
detergents,orhotwater,anddon't
washthehardtopindirect
sunlightorwhenthesurfaceis
warm.
Appearance(Polyvinylonly)
Dresstheconvertibletoponceamonth
afterwashinganddryingitwell.Forbest
results,useawater-basedleather
treatmentorvinyltopdressing.Thiswill
helpmaintaingoodappearanceand
materialconditionoftheconvertibletop.
Thoroughlyrinsewithlukewarmorcold
water.Don'tallowsoaptodryonthe
finish.
CAUTION
Waxing
Waxthehardtopwhenwaternolonger
beadsonthepaint.Alwayswashanddry
itbeforewaxing.
ØSomeleathertreatmentproducts
canruintheconvertibletop's
gloss.Becarefuloftheoneyou
choose.
ØTestonaninconspicuous,small
corneroftheconvertibletopifyou
arenotsure.
CAUTION
ØWipingoffdustordirtwithadry
clothwillscratchthefinish.
ØDon'tgetanycarwaxonthe
convertibletop.
Ifyoudo,removeitwithagood
leathercleaner.
ØToomuchtreatmentonthe
convertibletopcanbeas
damagingastoolittle.Followthe
manufacturer'sdirections.
Don'toverdoit!
ØDon'tuseabrasivewax.Thismay
damagetheprotectivecoatingand
discolorordeterioratethepaint.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,andsimilar
materialswillusuallyalsotakeoffthewax.
Rewaxtheseareas.
ØLettheconvertibletopdry
completelybeforeloweringafter
applyingtreatmentordressing.
íSomemodels.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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