2017 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER Vehicle care

Cleaning the outside of your vehicle Vehicle care and maintenance 9-43
9
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If painted surfaces ha
ve been severely dam-
aged and lost their original luster and color tone, polish the surface lightly with a finepolishing compound. Avoid limiting your polishing to the damage
d surface only; polish
a somewhat wider area, moving the polishingcloth in one direction.
After polishing, flush
the compound from the surface and apply a coat of wax to regain a beautiful luster.
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Small cracks and scratches in the paint coat should be touched up as soon as possible with touch-up paint to prevent corrosion.Check body areas facing the road or the tires carefully for damage to the paint caused by flying stones, etc. The paint code number foryour vehicle can be found on the vehicle information code plate located on the front passenger door sill.
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Use a sponge or chamoi
s to clean these parts.
If the vehicle wax sticks to a gray or black rough surface of the bumper, molding or lights, the surface may appear white in color.In this case, wipe it off using lukewarm water and a soft cloth or chamois.
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To prevent spots and corrosion of chrome parts, wash with water, dry thoroughly, and apply a nonabrasive automotive wax. If the chrome is severely damaged or pitted, use acommercially available chrome polish.
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1. Remove dirt using a wet sponge.2. Use a mild detergent
on any dirt that can-
not be removed easily with water. Rinse off the detergent after washing thewheel. 3. Dry the wheel thoroughly using a chamois leather or a soft cloth.
 Do not use gasoline, benzine, kerosene or paint thinners to remove road tar or other dirtfrom 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.
On vehicles with sunr
oof, be careful not to
apply any wax on the
weatherstrip (black
rubber) when waxing the area around the sunroof opening. If stained with wax,
the weatherstrip cannot
maintain a weatherproof seal with the sun- roof.
Polishing
CAUTION
Damaged paint Cleaning plastic parts
CAUTION Do not use a scrubbing brush or other rough scrubber as these may damage the plasticsurface. Do not use wax containing compounds (pol- ishing powder) which ma
y damage the plas-
tic surface.
 Do not let plastic parts
get soiled with gaso-
line, oil, brake fluids, engine oils, greases,paint thinner, and sulfuric acid (battery elec-trolyte), as such substa
nces will cause stains,
cracks, or discoloration. If any of these get on a plastic part, wipethem up with a soft cloth or chamois and a mild solution of soap and water. Then rinse them immediately with water.
Chrome parts Aluminum wheels
(if so equipped)
CAUTION
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Cleaning the outside of your vehicle 9-44 Vehicle care and maintenance
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The window glass can
usually be cleaned
using only a sponge and
water. Glass cleaner
can be used to remove
wax, oil, grease, dead
insects, etc. After washing the glass, wipe it dry with a clean, dry, soft cloth.
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Use a soft cloth and glass cleaner to removegrease, dead insects,
etc., from the wiper
blades. Replace the wiper blades when they no longer clean the windshield a
nd rear window prop-
erly.
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Clean the inside of the sunroof with a softcloth. Hard deposits
should be wiped away
with a cloth dipped in
warm, neutral deter-
gent solution. Wipe away the solution with a sponge dipped in fresh water.
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Never spray or splash
water on the electrical
accessories in the engine compartment. Thisputs the engine at ri
sk of being damaged.
Do not bring the circum
ferential parts, the
plastic parts and so on in
to contact with sulfu-
ric acid (battery electrolyte) which may crack, stain or discolor them. If they are in contact, wipe off with soft cloth,chamois or the like and an aqueous solution of neutral detergent then immediately rinse the affected parts with plenty of water.
CAUTION Do not use a brush or other hard implement on the wheels. Do not use any cleaner th
at contains an abra-
sive substance or is ac
idic or alkaline. Doing
so could cause the coating on the wheels topeel or become disc
olored or stained.
Do not directly apply
hot water using a steam
cleaner or by any other means. Contact with seawater or road salt used for de-icing can cause corro
sion. Rinse off such
substances as s
oon as possible.
Window glass Wiper blades
Cleaning the sunroof (if so equipped)
NOTE
 The surface treatment on the inside of the glass may be removed
if a hard cloth or
organic solvent is used.
Engine compartment
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Alphabetical index
12-5
12
Side turn-signal light
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-32
Snow tires
..........................................
9-21
Spark plugs
........................................
9-23
Starting the engine
.....................
5-25
, 5-66
Steering
Steering wheel height
and reach adjustment
5-57Wheel lock
............................
5-24
, 5-65
Stop lights
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-32
Storage spaces
..................................
5-276
Sun visors
........................................
5-266
Sunglasses holder
.............................
5-279
Sunroof
..............................................
5-51
Super-all wheel control (S-AWC)
S-AWC drive mode display
.............
5-87
S-AWC drive mode-selector
............
5-86
S-AWC operation display
................
5-87
Supplemental Re
straint System
............
4-34
How the Supplemental Restraint System works
..........................................
4-37
Maintenance service
........................
4-49
T
Tail light
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-32
Tank capacity
.....................................
11-7
Theft-alarm system
.............................
5-46
Time Setting
......................................
7-46
Timing belt
........................................
9-24
Tire
...................................................
9-15
Inflation pressure
............................
9-18
Maintenance
..................................
9-19
Quality grading
..............................
10-2
Replacing tires and wheels
..............
9-19
Rotation
........................................
9-20
Size (tire and wheel)
.......................
11-7
Snow tires
.....................................
9-21
Tire and loading information placard 11-3 Tire chains
.....................................
9-21
To change a tire
................................
8-6
Tread wear indicator
.......................
9-20
Tire pressure monitoring system
.........
5-142
Tools
...................................................
8-6
Storage
............................................
8-5
Towing
..............................................
8-14
Trailer towing
....................................
6-11
Transfer oil
................................
9-12
, 11-7
Turn signal light
Indicators
.....................................
5-215
Lever
...........................................
5-230
U
Ultrasonic misacceleration Mitigation System 5-127 USB input terminal
............................
5-263
How to connect a USB memory device
....
5-263How to connect an iPod
.................
5-264
V
Vanity mirror
....................................
5-266
Vanity mirror lights
Bulb capacity
.................................
9-33
Vehicle care precautions
......................
9-39
Vehicle dimensions
.............................
11-4
Vehicle labeling
..................................
11-2
Vehicle preparation before driving
..........
6-4
Vehicle weights
..................................
11-5
Vents
...................................................
7-2
W
Warning lights
..................................
5-216
Washer
Fluid
.....................................
9-12
, 11-7
Rear window washer
.....................
5-236
Switch
.........................................
5-235
Washing
.............................................
9-41
Waxing
..............................................
9-42
Weights
.............................................
11-5
Wheel
Covers
...........................................
8-13
Specification
..................................
11-7
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