Doorlocks
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Toprevent thedoor locks fromfreezing during
the cold season, thelock cylinders shouldbe
covered duringawash.
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Should thelocks freeze, useanordinary de-
icer. Inmany cases, awell warmed keycan
help. Never useexcessive force.
Paint
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Never rubadusty carwith adry cloth since
dust particles areabrasive andcould dulland
damage thesurface finish.
The paintwork ofyour carisexposed toall types
of mechanical andchemical conditions, particular-
ly climatic onessuchasbright sunlight, rain,frost
and snow. Ultraviolet light,rapid changes intem-
perature, rain,snow, industrial dustandchemical
deposits constantly attackthepaint which isonly
able towithstand suchexposure inthe long term
if
itis given regular careandattention.
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Donot apply silicone polishes tothe windshield
or windows.
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Donot treat matt-painted componentswith
preservatives orpolishes asthis willspoil the
matte effect.
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Maintenance, CarCare Preservation
The paint surface becomes dullover timedueto
weathering. Itis therefore necessary topreserve
the paint regularly.
This keeps thepaint shiny andelastic. Dirtispre-
vented fromadhering tothe paint surface andin-
dustrial dustisprevented frompenetrating the
paint.
Provided itis washed andtreated withpreserva-
tive regularly, thebrand newfinish ofyour carwill
be retained foryears tocome.
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Apply thePorsche paintpreservative afterthe
car wash andpolish itdry toobtain abright fin-
ish orsimply addaliquid preservative regularly
to the final rinse water.
Polishing Do not resort tousing Porsche polishuntilitbe-
comes evident thatthenormal preservatives no
longer produce thedesired finish.
Spots andstains
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Remove tarstains, grease, oilspots anddead
insects assoon aspossible withInsect Remov-
er. They cancause discoloration ifallowed to
remain onthe paintwork.
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Wash theaffected areaimmediately aftertreat-
ing it. Minor
paintdamage
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Have minor paintdamage, suchasscratches,
scores orchips caused byflying stones, re-
paired immediately byyour authorized
Porsche dealerbefore corrosion setsin.
However, ifthere arealready tracesofcorrosion,
they must firstberemoved carefullyandthorough-
ly. Coat thearea witharust-proofing primerand
finish offwith atop coat. Thepaint code andcolor
number arefound onthe vehicle's paintdataplate.
