Care of vehicle exterior
Automatic car washes
If yo u h ave accesso ries on vehicle, check
w ith th e c ar wash operator before washing your
ve hicle. We reco mm end though, t hat you fold
th e o uts id e mirror s to avoi d damage.
Veh icle paint is durab le e nough that the vehicle
ca n norma lly be wa sh ed with out pr obl ems in an
a ut omat ic ca r wash. However, the effec t o n th e
pa int mainly depen ds o n the type of ca r was h,
the brush es use d. the filteri ng of t he was h water,
and the type of detergen ts and wax solut ions
u se d, etc. If the pa int is sc ra tc hed or ap pears dull
af te r go ing th rough th e ca r was h, imm ediat ely
brin g thi s to the attention of the car was h op er
ato r.
Af te r th e ve hicle has bee n was hed, the brak e
dis cs and pad s w ill be
(th ey co uld even be
i cy in the w int er) and stoppin g di sta nces w ill be
Wa shing by hand
- Fi rs t so ften th e dirt with water and rinse
off.
- U sin g a so ft sponge , a was h glo ve or a
was h bru sh, wip e th e ve hicl e in a do wn
ward motion usin g ge ntl e pre ssur e.
- Rin se out th e s pong e or wash glo ve reg
ul arl y.
- Use s pecia l cl ean ers onl y o n h ard to re
mo ve dirt or grim e.
- Use a seco nd spon ge or wash glove
to
w ip e down the whee l rim s and und er th e
doo r sill s.
- Rin se the ve hicle thoro ugh ly w ith
wate r.
- Dry caref ully th e paint ed sur faces w it h
a c ham ois.
Booklet 3.2 Tips and Advice @
long er. B e su re to "dry" the brakes with sever al
ca ref ul brak e applica tions befo re dri ving off
8.
WARNING
W et brak es or bra kes coated with ice or road
sa lt rea ct slower a nd need longer stopping dis
tance s.
• Caref ully app ly brak es for a test.
• Always dry brake s and clean off ice coat
in gs and salt coatings with a few c autious
appli cations .
• Alw ays re ad and heed all WARNINGS
8, powe r and braking
- Wh en it is cold outside, make sur e you
w ip e all rubb er sea ls and their contact sur
fa ces dry so that they do not freeze. Use a
s ili co ne spray to kee p rubb er sea ls pliabl e.
- After washing your vehicl e, avo id
s udd en stops or maneuvers. T he brakes
ha ve to be " dri ed out " firs t by gen tly ap
p ly ing the br akes a few tim es
WARNING
Wet brakes or brak es coated wit h ice or road
sa lt reac t slower and need lon ger stopping dis
tan ces.
• Care fully apply brake s fo r a test.
• Always dry brakes and clean off ice coa t
in gs a nd salt coa ting s with a few cauti ous
brake application s.
• Alw ays read and heed all WARNINGS
8, pow er and braking dis-
t a n ce".
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Booklet 3 .2 T ips and Advice
Waxing the vehicle
Waxing your ve hicle regu larly protects the paint.
Appl y wax to your ve hicle if wat er doe s 1101 fo rm
s ma ll drop s an d run when the pain t is cle a11.
Good qualit y is ava ilab le from yo ur tho rize d Vo lk swagen dealer.
A goo d coa t of wax help s to protect the pai nt
fr om e nviro nm ent al pollu tio n and more agg res
s ive dirt
16, "Ge nera l notes" . also hel ps
t o pro tec t agains t m inor scratc h es .
Polishing the paint
Polishing h elps r esto re paint gloss.
Polishing is necessa ry if th e pai nt h as lost it s
s hin e, and you cannot get th e g loss back with
wax. Your autho rized Vo lk swage n dea le r has
p olish th at i s right for you r ve hicle.
T he ve hicle must be waxed
po lish ing if the
poli sh u sed d oes 110 1 co ntain wax comp ound s to
sea l th e paint 19, "W axing t he veh icle".
Ca ring for plastic parts
Solvents will da mag e plastic parts.
you can not clean pl astic part s by nor mal
w ash in g. clea n th em with speci al so lve nt-fr ee
pl as tic clea ning produ cts . E
ve n if a wax so lution i s used reg ular ly at th e ca r
was h, it i s adv isa ble to prote ct th e paint with a
coa t o f hard wax at leas t twice a year.
Tip s
T o pr eve nt dama ge: Do no t wax or polish
light s and rear light s.
Note
To damage to th e pa in t:
• Do not wax or po lish matt e fini sh es a nd
plastic parts.
• Do not wax or po lish you r ve hicle if it is dusty
or dir ty or in a sa ndy or dusty en vironm ent.
Note
C lea nin g product s th at contain so lve nts w ill
dam age plas tic part s.
Cleaning windows and outside mirrors
Cleaning windows
-Damp en the window s w ith comm er
cia lly avai lab le , a lco hol-ba sed glass
cleaner .
- Dry the windows with a clea n chamoi s
or a lint-fr ee clo th.
Removing snow
- Use a sma ll bru sh to re mov e sno w from
th e w indo ws and mirror s.
Removing ice
- Use a de-ic er spray.
Use a clean cloth t o dry the win dows. The
c ham ois leather, which was use d to wipe pa int
s urfa ces, co ntains oily resid ue from pro tec tiv e
age nts and wou ld sm ear the
If possib le use a de ic in g spray to re mo ve If
you have use an ice scrape r, pus h it onl y in
o ne direction - away from you
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