MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
CAUTION
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,
makesurethebodyshopapplies
anti-corrosionmaterialstoallparts,
bothrepairedandnew.Thiswill
preventthemfromrusting.
qPaintDamageTouch-up
Waxing
Repairdamagetothefinishcausedby
stonechipping,damageduringparking
etc.,byusingMazdatouch-uppaint
beforerustbeginstoform.First,remove
thedirtandgreasewithacleansoftcloth.
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
Ifrusthasalreadybeguntoform:
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
1.
Removerustcompletelywith
sandpaper.
2.
Wipewithacleansoftcloth.
2.
3.
4.
Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
3. Applyrustpreventiveprimertothe
area.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
4. Afterdryingitcompletely,applya
suitabletopcoatmaterialtothearea.
Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
Ofcoursetherewillbenoproblemifyou
assigntheworktoanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,andsimilar
materialswillusuallyalsotakeoffthewax.
Rewaxtheseareaseveniftherestofthe
vehicledoesn'tneedit.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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