Cleaning
WINDOWS AND WIPER BLADES
Thewindshield,rearandsidewindowsandthewiperbladesshouldbe
cleanedregularly.Ifthewipersdonotwipeproperly,substancesonthe
vehicle’sglassorthewiperbladesmaybethecause.Thesemayinclude
hotwaxtreatmentsusedbycommercialcarwashes,waterrepellent
coatings,treesap,orotherorganiccontamination;thesecontaminants
maycausesqueakingorchatternoisefromtheblades,andstreakingand
smearingofthewindshield.Tocleantheseitems,followthesetips:
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Thewindshield,rearwindowsandsidewindowsmaybecleanedwith
anon-abrasivecleanersuchasMotorcraftUltra-ClearSprayGlass
Cleaner(ZC-23),availablefromyourauthorizeddealer.
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Thewiperbladescanbecleanedwithisopropyl(rubbing)alcoholor
MotorcraftPremiumWindshieldWasherConcentrate(ZC-32-A),
availablefromyourauthorizeddealer.Thiswasherfluidcontains
specialsolutioninadditiontoalcoholwhichhelpstoremovethehot
waxdepositedonthewiperbladeandwindshieldfromautomatedcar
washfacilities.Besuretoreplacewiperbladeswhentheyappear
wornordonotfunctionproperly.
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Donotuseabrasives,astheymaycausescratches.
Donotusefuel,kerosene,orpaintthinnertocleananyparts.
Ifyoucannotremovethosestreaksaftercleaningwiththeglasscleaner
orifthewiperschatterandmoveinajerkymotion,cleantheouter
surfaceofthewindshieldandthewiperbladesusingaspongeorsoft
clothwithaneutraldetergentormild-abrasivecleaningsolution.After
cleaning,rinsethewindshieldandwiperbladeswithcleanwater.The
windshieldiscleanifbeadsdonotformwhenyourinsethewindshield
withwater.
Donotusesharpobjects,suchasarazorblade,tocleanthe
insideoftherearwindowortoremovedecals,asitmaycause
damagetotherearwindowdefroster’sheatedgridlines.
INSTRUMENT PANEL/INTERIOR TRIM AND CLUSTER LENS
Cleantheinstrumentpanel,interiortrimareasandclusterlenswitha
cleananddampwhitecottoncloth,thenwithacleananddrywhite
cottoncloth;youmayalsouseMotorcraftDash&VinylCleaner
(ZC-38-A)ontheinstrumentpanelandinteriortrimareas.
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Avoidcleanersorpolishesthatincreasetheglossoftheupperportion
oftheinstrumentpanel.Thedullfinishinthisareahelpsprotectthe
driverfromundesirablewindshieldreflection.
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2009
Focus(foc)
OwnersGuide,2ndPrinting
USA(fus)
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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