MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
WARNING
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
CAUTION
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,
makesurethebodyshopapplies
anti-corrosionmaterialstoallparts,
bothrepairedandnew.Thiswill
preventthemfromrusting.
Waxing
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
qBright-MetalMaintenance
Usetarremovertoremoveroadtarand
l
insects.Neverdothiswithaknifeor
similartool.
Topreventcorrosiononbright-metal
surfaces,applywaxorchrome
preservativeandrubittoahighluster.
Duringcoldweatherorincoastalareas,
coverbright-metalpartswithacoating
ofwaxorpreservativeheavierthan
usual.Itwouldalsohelptocoatthem
withnoncorrosivepetroleumjellyor
someotherprotectivecompound.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
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2.
3.
4.
Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
CAUTION
Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
NOTE
Don'tusesteelwool,abrasive
cleaners,orstrongdetergents
containinghighlyalkalineorcaustic
agentsonchrome-platedoranodized
aluminumparts.Thismayresultin
damagetotheprotectivecoatingand
causediscolorationorpaint
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,andsimilar
materialswillusuallyalsotakeoffthewax.
Rewaxtheseareaseveniftherestofthe
vehicledoesn'tneedit.
deterioration.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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