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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
2. Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
3.
Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
4. Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,andsimilar
materialswillusuallyalsotakeoffthewax.
Rewaxtheseareaseveniftherestofthe
vehicledoesnotneedit.
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
Whenusingahighwaterpressurecar
wash
Highwatertemperatureandhighwater
pressurecarwashersareavailable
dependingonthetypeofcarwash
CAUTION
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,
makesurethebodyshopapplies
anti-corrosionmaterialstoallparts,
bothrepairedandnew.Thiswill
preventthemfromrusting.
machine.Ifthecarwashernozzleisput
tooclosetothevehicle,theforceofthe
spraycoulddamageordeformthe
molding,affectthesealabilityofparts,
andallowwatertopenetratetheinterior.
Keepasufficientspace(30cmormore)
betweenthenozzleandthevehicle.In
addition,donotspendtoomuchtime
sprayingthesameareaofthevehicle,and
beverycarefulwhensprayingbetween
gapsindoorsandaroundwindows.
qBright-MetalMaintenance
Usetarremovertoremoveroadtarand
insects.Neverdothiswithaknifeor
similartool.
l
Topreventcorrosiononbright-metal
surfaces,applywaxorchrome
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Waxing
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
preservativeandrubittoahighluster.
Duringcoldweatherorincoastalareas,
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coverbright-metalpartswithacoating
ofwaxorpreservativeheavierthan
usual.Itwouldalsohelptocoatthem
withnoncorrosivepetroleumjellyor
someotherprotectivecompound.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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