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Washing your vehicle
Yo u c a n h a v e y o ur B M W w ash e d in
a n a uto m atic c ar w a sh, e v e n w h e n it
is n e w . C ar w a sh syste ms th at d o n ot
e m p loy bru s h e s are pref era ble , r e f er to
p a g e 1 5 7.
Wip e a w ay to u g h dirt a n d lo os e n a n d
re m ov e d e a d ins e cts b e f ore w ashing
th e v e hicle.
In ord er to av oid s p ots, d o n ot w ash th e
v e hicle w h e n th e h o o d is w arm , or
d urin g or im m e diately after e x p o s ure to
stro n g su nlig ht.
W h e n usin g a n a uto m atic c ar w a sh, b e
sure th at:
> Th e c ar w ash s yst e m is suite d f or th e
di m e n sio ns of y o ur v e hicle .
> N o d a m a g e w ill o c c ur o n v e hi cle s
with atta c h e d b o d y a c c e ss orie s (s u c h
as s p oil ers or a nt e n n a s). C o n sult th e
c ar w as h o p era tor if n e c e s s ary.
> Th e w h e els a n d tire s of y o ur v e hicl e
c a nn ot b e d a m a g e d b y th e c o nv e y -
a n c e d e vi c es of th e c ar w a sh syste m.
> Th e v e hicle is cl e a n e d with minim u m
bru sh pr e ssure , a n d th at a m pl e w ater
is a v aila bl e f or w a shing a n d rin sin g .
V e hicle s with rain s e nsor:
C le a n th e w in d s hield re g ularly. W a x
fro m a uto m atic c ar w a sh e s or ins e cts
c a n c a us e m alf un ctio n s in th e fu n ctio n
of th e rain s e nsor.
D e a ctiv ate th e rain s e n sor w h e n
g oin g thro u g h c ar w as h e s (ref er to
p a g e 7 7)
—
oth er w is e, th e wip ers c o uld
b e d a m a g e d if th e y in a dv ert e ntly start
w orkin g. <
P arts of th e v e hicl e th at are in a c c e ssi-
bl e to th e a uto m a tic w a sh er – s u c h a s
d o or sills, d o or a n d h o o d e d g es, etc. –
sh o uld b e cl e an e d b y h a n d .
In th e wint er m o nth s, it is e s p e ci ally
im p ort a nt to b e sure th at th e v e hicl e is
w a sh e d o n a r e gular b a sis. L arg e q u a n -
titie s of dirt a n d ro a d s alt are diffic ult to
re m ov e, a n d th e y als o d a m a g e th e
v e hicle .
If s pra y w a n d s or hig h - pre ss ure
w a sh ers are u s e d, b e sure to
m aintain a n a d e q u ate dista n c e b etw e e n
th e s pray so urc e a n d th e v e hicl e's s ur-
fa c e. In a d e q u a t e dista n c e a n d e x c e s -
siv e pre ssure c a n d a m a g e or w e a k e n
th e finish, m a kin g it m ore s us c e ptible to
su b s e q u e nt a tta c k. In a d ditio n,
m oisture c o uld p e n e tra t e to v e hicl e
c o m p o n e nts, l e a din g to lo n g-term
d a m a g e. <
W h e n cl e aning th e h e a d la m ps,
pl e as e o b s erve th e f ollo w in g : d o
not wip e d ry w ith a cloth (scra tc h e s).
N ev er us e a bra siv e s or stro ng s olv e nts
to cle a n th e c ov ers. R e m o v e dirt a n d
c o nta min atio n (su c h a s in s e cts) b y
so a kin g with B M W C ar S h a m p o o a n d
th e n rin sin g w ith ple nty of w at e r.
Alw ays u s e a d eic er s pra y to r e m ov e
a c c u m ulat e d ic e a n d sn o w – n e v er u s e
a s cra p er. <
Aft er w as hin g th e v e hi cle , a p ply
th e bra k e s brie fly to dry th e m .
Bra kin g e fficie n c y mig ht oth erwis e b e
re d u c e d b y th e m oisture a n d th e bra k e
rotors c o uld also b e c orro d e d. <
Caring for your vehicle
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