2014 Hyundai Equus Owners Manual

Maintenance
High-corrosion areas
Moisture breeds corrosion
To help prevent corrosion
If you live  in an area where your  car     Moisture  creates  the  conditions   in     You can help prevent  corrosion from
is  regularly   exposed   to   corrosive     which   corrosion  is   most  likely   to     getting  started by  observing the  fol-
materials,   corrosion   protection    is     occur.  For   example,   corrosion   is
particularly  important.  Some  of  the     accelerated by high  humidity, partic-
common causes  of accelerated cor-      ularly  when  temperatures   are  just
rosion  are  road  salts,  dust  control     above  freezing.  In  such  conditions,
chemicals,  ocean  air and  industrial     the  corrosive material is kept in con-
tact with the car surfaces by moisture
that is slow to evaporate.
lowing:
Keep your vehicle clean
The best way to  prevent corrosion is
to  keep your  car  clean and  free  of
corrosive materials.  Attention to  the
underside  of  the  car is  particularly
important.
pollution.
Mud
is
particularly
corrosive
because it  is slow  to dry  and  holds
moisture in  contact with the  vehicle.
Although the mud appears to be dry,      • If  you live in a  high-corrosion area
it  can  still  retain  the  moisture  and
promote corrosion.
— where road salts are used, near
the  ocean,   areas  with   industrial
pollution,   acid   rain,  etc.—,   you
should  take extra  care  to prevent
corrosion.  In  winter, hose  off  the
underside of your car at least once
a month  and be  sure to clean  the
underside thoroughly  when  winter
is over.
High temperatures can also  acceler-
ate  corrosion  of  parts  that are  not
properly  ventilated  so  the moisture
can be dispersed.  For  all these rea-
sons,  it  is  particularly  important  to
keep your car clean  and free of mud
or accumulations  of other materials.
This  applies not  only  to  the  visible
surfaces    but   particularly    to   the
underside of the car.
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