Cleaning the exterior of your vehicle10-4 Vehicle care
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Sea water contains salt, which generallyaccelerates corrosion of both ferrous and non-ferrous materials. Wind born spray from thesea can distribute salt for a distance of up to20 km from the shore line with prevailing on-shore winds, although the effect is generallyworse within 2 km of the shore. Salt spraycovers roads, and may be passed to your vehi-cle as dust, or as salt spray after rain. For thisreason it is important to wash all the vehicleincluding the underside (not forgetting theplug-in hybrid EV system bay and plug-inhybrid EV system bay components). See sec-tion entitled “Engine compartment” for rec-ommended cleaning practices.Ensure you request a MITSUBISHIMOTORS Authorised Service Point to con-duct the scheduled Preventative Maintenancecorrosion inspection if you live within 20 kmof the sea. Sea water spray in coastal condi-tions
WA R N I N G zDo not wash the vehicle while charging thetraction battery.Doing so could cause a fire or an electricshock.
zBefore washing the vehicle, make surethat the charging lid
and the inner lid are
completely closed.If the lid is open, the charging unit isexposed to water, resulting in a fire or anelectric shock.CAUTION zWhen washing the under
side of your vehicle
or wheel, be careful not to injure your hands. zIf your vehicle has rain sensor wipers, placethe wiper switch lever in the “OFF” positionto deactivate the rain sensor before washingthe vehicle. Otherwise, the wipers will oper-ate in the presence of water spray on thewindscreen and may get damaged as a result. zRefrain from excessively using a car wash asits brushes may scratch the paint surface,causing it to lose its gloss. Scratches will beespecially visible on da
rker coloured vehi-
cles. zNever spray or splash
water on the electrical
components in the engine compartment.Doing so could have an adverse effect on theplug-in hybrid EV system startability.Exercise caution also when washing theunderbody; be careful not to spray water intothe engine compartment.WA R N I N G
zSome types of hot wa
ter washing equipment
apply high pressure and
heat to the vehicle.
They may cause heat distortion and damageto the vehicle resin parts and may result inflooding of the vehicle interior.Therefore;•Maintain a distance of approx. 70 cm ormore between the vehicle body and thewashing nozzle.•When washing around the door glass, holdthe nozzle at a distance of more than 70 cmand at right angles to the glass surface.
zAfter washing the vehicle, drive the vehicleslowly while lightly depressing the brakepedal several times in order to dry out thebrakes.Leaving the brakes wet could result inreduced braking performance. Also, there isa possibility that they could freeze up orbecome inoperative due
to rust, rendering the
vehicle unable to move. zUsing an automatic car wash, pay attentionto the following items, referring to the opera-tion manual or consulting a car wash opera-tor. If the following procedure is notfollowed, it could result in damage to yourvehicle.•The outside rear-view mirrors are retracted.•The antenna is removed.•The wiper arms are secured in place withtape.CAUTION
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