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Caring for your vehicle
Caring for the vehicle' s finish
R e g ular w as hin g is a pre v e ntiv e
m e asure a g ainst lo ng -t e rm eff e cts fro m
su b sta n c e s th at are h armful to th e
v e hicle's finish, e s p e cially if y ou drive
yo ur v e hicle in ar e as with high l e v els of
air p ollutio n or a g gre s siv e n atural
su b sta n c e s (tre e re sins, p olle n).
N ev erth ele s s, y o u sh o uld im m e diately
re m ov e e s p e cially a g gr e ssiv e s u b -
sta n c e s. F ailure to d o s o c a n le a d to
c h a n g e s in th e p aint's c h e mic al
stru cture or to disc olora tio n. G as olin e
s pille d d urin g re f u elin g, oil, gre a s e a n d
bra k e fluid s h o uld al w a ys b e cle a n e d
a w ay im m e diately, a s s h o uld bird
dro p pin g s.
A ny c o nta min atio n r e m ainin g o n th e
surf a c e of th e v e hicl e will b e e s p e cially
c o n s pic u o u s aft e r w ashing. U s e cle a n-
in g flui d or alc o h ol with a cle a n cloth
or c otto n p a d to re m o v e . R e m o v e tar
s p ots w ith t ar re m o v er. Aft er cle a nin g,
th e aff e ct e d are a s s ho uld b e w ax e d to
e nsure c o ntinu e d prot e ctio n.
U s e th e cle a nin g a n d c ar- c are
pro d u cts a v aila ble at yo ur B M W
c e nt er. <
Waxing your vehicle
Prote ct th e finis h u sin g c arn a u b a or
sy nth e tic - b as e d w a x e s o nly.
Th e b e st w a y to d etermin e w h e n th e
finis h n e e d s to b e w ax e d is b y n otin g
w h e n w a t e r sto p s b e a din g o n th e
surf a c e.
Yo u c a n us e a gl a ss cle a n er to re m ov e
a n y w a x or silic o n e th at m a y h av e b e e n
left on th e w in d o w s d urin g w axin g.
U s e th e cle a nin g a n d c ar- c are
pro d u cts a v aila ble at yo ur B M W
c e nt er. <
Paint damage
Yo u c a n to u c h u p s m all are as of p aint
d a m a g e w ith a B M W s pra y p aint or a
B M W to u c h u p stic k.
Th e p aint c olor c o d e for y our v e hicl e
is pro vi d e d o n a stic k er lo c ate d o n th e
rig ht h a n d -sid e un d er th e h o o d a n d
on th e first p a g e of yo ur S ervic e a n d
W arra nty Inf orm a tio n B o okl e t
(U S m o d els) or W arra nty a n d S e rvic e
G uid e B o o kle t ( C a n a dia n m o d els).
D a m a g e c a us e d by flyin g sto n e s,
scra t c h e s, e tc . , m u st b e to u c h e d u p
with o ut d ela y t o pre v e nt rust fro m
formin g.
If c orro sio n h a s starte d to f orm in a n
are a with p aint d a m a g e, re m o v e all rust
a n d cl e an th e are a. T h e n prim e th e are a
with a B M W Prim e r S tic k. F in ally, a p ply
th e finish c o at. W ait a f e w d a y s, th e n
p olish th e re p air e d are a. F inish b y
a p plyin g a w ax pre s erv ativ e.
M or e e xte nsiv e p aint d a m a g e sh oul d
b e re p air e d prof e s sio n ally in a c c or-
d a n c e w ith th e m a n uf a cturer's instru c -
tio n s. Y o ur B M W c e nter us e s origin al
B M W finish m aterials in a c c ord a n c e
with a p prov e d re p air pro c e d ure s.
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