MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
CAUTION
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
ØDonotusesteelwool,abrasive
cleaners,orstrongdetergents
containinghighlyalkalineor
causticagentsonchrome-plated
oranodizedaluminumparts.This
maydamagetheprotective
coating;also,cleanersand
detergentsmaydiscoloror
deterioratethepaint.
ØTopreventdamagingtheantenna,
removeitbeforeenteringacar
washfacilityorpassingbeneatha
lowoverheadclearance.
Whenusingahighwaterpressurecar
wash
Highwatertemperatureandhighwater
pressurecarwashersareavailable
dependingonthetypeofcarwash
machine.Ifthecarwashernozzleisput
tooclosetothevehicle,theforceofthe
spraycoulddamageordeformthe
Payspecialattentiontoremovingsalt,
dirt,mud,andotherforeignmaterialfrom
theundersideofthefenders,andmake
surethedrainholesintheloweredgesof
thedoorsandrockerpanelsareclean.
molding,affectthesealabilityofparts,
andallowwatertopenetratetheinterior.
Keepasufficientspace(30cmormore)
betweenthenozzleandthevehicle.In
addition,donotspendtoomuchtime
sprayingthesameareaofthevehicle,and
beverycarefulwhensprayingbetween
gapsindoorsandaroundwindows.
Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishifnotremoved
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffective,useamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
Thoroughlyrinseoffallsoapwith
lukewarmorcoldwater.Donotallow
soaptodryonthefinish.
Waxing
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
2.
Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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