CarCareInstructions
Long-termmaintenanceofvalue
Pleaseobservethechapter”EXERCISEEXTREMECAUTIONWHENWORKINGONYOURVEHICLE”onpage202.
Regularandcorrectcarehelpstomaintainthevalueofyourcarandisalsoaprecondi-tionfortheNewVehicleWarrantyandtheAntiCorrosionWarranty.
YourauthorizedPorschedealerhasspeciallydevelopedcar-careproductsfromthePorscheprogramavailableeithersinglyorascompletecar-caresets.Theywillbepleasedtohelpyouselectsuitableproducts.
WhetheryouusePorscheproductsorothercommerciallyavailablecleaningagentsrstmakesureoftheircorrectapplication.
APorschethatiswell-caredforcanlooklikenewforyears.Italldependsontheamountofcaretheowneriswillingtogivethecar.
Warning!
Riskofseriouspersonalinjuryordamagetothevehicleorproperty.Cleaningagentsmaybehazardoustoyourhealth.Mostchemicalcleanersareconcentrateswhichrequiredilution.Highconcentrationsmightcauseproblemsrangingfromirritationtoseriousinjuryaswellasdamagetoyourvehicle.
Keepcleaningagentsoutofreachfromchildren.
Observeallcautionlabels.
Alwaysreaddirectionsonthecontainerbeforeusinganyproduct.Thesedirectionsmaycontaininformationnecessarytoavoidpersonalinjury.
Donotusefuel,kerosene,naphtha,nailpolishremoverorothervolatilecleaningfluids.Theymaybetoxic,flammableorhazardousinotherways.Onlyusespotremovingfluidsinawellventedarea.
Donotcleantheundersideofchassis,fenders,wheelcovers,etc.,withoutprotectingyourhandsandarmsasyoumaycutyourselfonsharp-edgedmetalparts.
Moistureandroadsaltonbrakesmayaffectbrakingefficiency.
Testthebrakesaftereachvehiclewashing.
Carwashing
Washing
Thebestmethodofprotectingyourcarfromthedamagingeffectsoftheenvironmentisfrequentwashingandtheapplicationofapreservative.Theundersideofyourvehicleshouldalsobethoroughlywashedforcinders,saltorsandingatwinter’send.
Thelongersalt,roaddustandindustrialdust,deadinsects,birddroppingsorsubstancesfromtrees(resin,pollen)areallowedtoremainonthebodywork,themoreseriousistheirharmfuleffect.
Newcarsshouldbewashedcarefullywithplentyofclearwatertoprotectthenewpaintwork.Darkpaintfinishesshowupthesmallestofsurfacedamage(e.g.,scratches)morereadilythanlightercolors.
Darkcolorsarealsomoresusceptibletoscratch-ingbecauseofthecompositionoftheirpigmentsandrequireparticularlycarefulpaintcare.
Donotwashyourcarinbrightsunlightorwhilethebodyworkisstillhot.
Whenwashingbyhand,useabundantwater,asoftspongeorwashbrush,andPorschecarshampoo.
Beginbysprayingthebodythoroughlywithwatertorinseawayloosedirt.
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