Cleaning the outside of your vehicle 9-34 Vehicle care and maintenance
9
Salt and other chemicals spread on winter roads in some geographical areas can have a
detrimental effect on the vehicle underbody. You should flush the underbody with a highpressure hose every time you wash the out- side of your vehicle. Take special care to remove mud or otherdebris which could trap and hold salt and moisture. After washing your vehicle, wipe off allwaterdrops from the rubber parts around the doors to prevent the doors from freezing.
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Wax your vehicle once or twice a year, or when water does not
bead up on the paint.
Use a soft cloth to put
a small amount of wax
on the painted surfaces. After the wax has dried, polish with a dry soft cloth.Do not wax your vehicle in direct sunlight. You should wax when the painted surfaces are cool.
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If painted surfaces have
been severely dam-
aged and lost their original luster and colortone, polish the surface
lightly with a fine
polishing compound. Avoid limiting your polishing to the damage
d surface only; polish
a somewhat wider area, moving the polishing cloth in one direction.
After polishing, flush
the compound from the surface and apply acoat of wax to regain a beautiful luster.
Avoid automatic car washers that use rotat- ing brushes. These br
ushes may scratch the
paint surface a
nd make it dull.
Scratches are more not
iceable on darker col-
ored vehicles. Some hot water wash
ing equipment uses
high pressure and heat
to clean your vehicle.
Because hot water can da
mage plastics parts
and seep inside your ve
hicle, make sure you
do the following when using such equip- ment:• Keep the washing nozzle at least 28 inches(70 cm) away from the vehicle body.• When washing around the door glass, holdthe nozzle at a distance of more than 28inches (70 cm) and at a right angle to the glass surface.
Make sure to do the following when using an automatic car wash, with help from either this manual or the car wash operator, toavoid damaging your vehicle:• Fold the outside
rearview mirrors.
• Remove the antenna.• Tape the wiper arm assembly.• If your vehicle is
equipped with a rear
spoiler, check with
the car wash operator
before using the car wash.
During cold weather
CAUTION
NOTE
When the door is frozen, opening it by force may tear off or crack the rubber gasket installed around the door. Pour warm waterto melt the ice. Be
sure to thoroughly wipe
off the water after opening the door. To pre- vent freezing of the
weatherstripping on the
doors, hood, etc., treat
with silicone lubri-
cant.
Waxing
CAUTION Waxes containing high abrasive compounds should not be used. Th
ese waxes remove rust
and stain effectively fr
om the paintwork, but
are harmful to the finish of the paint, because they also remove
paint/clearcoat.
They are also harmful to other glossy sur-faces such as the grille, trim, moldings, etc. Do not use gasoline, benzine, kerosene or paint thinners to remove
road tar or other dirt
from the vehicle surface. Do not put wax on the areas having black matte coating because
it can cause uneven
discoloration, patches, bl
urs, etc. If these get
wax on them, wipe the wax off right away with a soft clot
h and warm water.
Polishing
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Alphabetical index
12-3
12
H
Hazard warning
flasher switch
.............
5-77
Hazard warning lights
.........................
5-71
Head restraints
......................................
4-7
Headlights
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-26
Dimmer
.........................................
5-76
Headlight flasher
............................
5-76
Switch
...........................................
5-74
Heater without air conditioning function
.7-4
High beam indicator
............................
5-71
High coolant temperature warning light 5-73 High-mounted stop light
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-26
Hill start assist
....................................
5-45
Hood lock release me
chanism and safety
catch
................................................
9-21
Hook
Convenience hook
........................
5-109
Horn switch
........................................
5-81
I
If the vehicle breaks down
.....................
8-2
Ignition switch
....................................
5-35
Important facts to know in
case of an accident
10-4
Indicator and warning light package
.....
5-70
Indicators
..........................................
5-71
Information display
............................
5-63
Inside rearview mirror
.........................
5-32
Instrument panel li
ght dimmer control
..5-65
Interior lights
....................................
5-106
J
Jack
Garage jack up position
.....................
9-2
Storage
............................................
8-5
Jump-starting the engine
.......................
8-2
K
Key slot
.............................................
5-19
Keyless entry system
....................
5-6
, 5-21
Keys
...................................................
5-2
L
Labeling
............................................
11-2
License plate light
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-26
Replacement
..................................
9-31
Liftgate
.............................................
5-27
Link System
.......................................
5-81
Loading information
.............................
6-6
Lubricants
..........................................
11-5
M
Malfunction indicator light
..................
5-72
Manual air conditioning
.........................
7-7
Manual transaxle
.................................
5-38
Oil
..........................................
9-9
, 11-5
Shift points
.....................................
5-38
Manual window control
.......................
5-28
Modifications to and
racing of your vehicle
..
3-5 Multi-information display
....................
5-62
O
Octane rating
........................................
3-2
Oil
Engine oil
...............................
9-5
, 11-5
Manual transaxle oil
.................
9-9
, 11-5
Oil pressure warning light
....................
5-73
Operation mode
..................................
5-14
Operation under adverse driving conditions
..
8-18 Outside rearview mirrors
.....................
5-33
Overheating
..........................................
8-4
P
Parking
................................................
6-5
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