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Cleaning and care of the convertible top
Care
Th e a p p e ara n c e a n d lif e of th e c o n v ert-
ibl e to p are hig hly d e p e n d e nt o n its
pro p e r c ar e a n d o p eratio n. Y o u s h o uld
p a y p artic ular att e ntio n to th e f ollo w in g
instru c tio ns if yo ur c ar h a s a lig ht-
c olore d to p.
Prote ct th e v e hicle fro m e x p o s ure to
int e n s e su nlig ht w h e n e v er p o ssibl e b y
p arkin g it in th e sh a d e . T his will h elp to
pre v e nt th e p aint, ru b b er a n d f a bri c -
c ov ere d p arts fro m b ein g w orn o ut.
N ev er sto w th e c o n v ertible to p in th e
c o n v ertib l e to p c o m p artm e nt w h e n it is
w et, dirty or fro z e n, sin c e this c an
c a us e mild e w st ain s a n d c h af e m arks.
T o pre v e nt mil d e w st ain s, d o n ot k e e p
th e c o nv ertible to p e n clos e d in th e
c o n v ertib l e to p c o m p artm e nt f or a n y
e xte n d e d p erio d of tim e.
If th e v e hicle w ill b e p ark e d for le ngth y
p erio d s in a n e n clos e d s p a c e , b e s ur e
th at th e c o n v ertibl e to p is dry a n d th at
th ere is a d e q u a t e v e ntilatio n.
C le a n off bird dro p pin g s im m e dia t ely,
sin c e th e y atta c k th e c o nv ertible to p
a n d c a us e th e ru b b er s e als to s w ell d u e
to th eir c a ustic c h ara cteristics.
B e sid e s w at er, tre a t ru b b er s e als o nly
with tal c u m p o w d e r, ru b b er c are pro d -
u c ts or silic o n e s pra y, p artic ularly w h e n
th e y f e el dry or te n d to stic k.
Elimin at e n ois e s su c h a s s q u e a ks with
lu bric a nt s pray.
D e pre ssio n s a n d d is c oloratio n m a y
o c c ur in th e c o nv ertible to p a s a re sult
of im pro p er m ainte n a n c e a n d cle a nin g
or d u e to lo a din g fro m e x c e s siv e us e.
Th e c o nv ertible to p a n d its s e a m s m ay
als o d e v elo p le a ks. T h e s e o c c urre n c e s
are n ot c ov ere d b y th e w arra nty. F or
re p airs, ple as e c o nsult y o ur B M W
c e nt er.
Washing your car
Yo u c a n w ash yo ur B M W at a n a uto -
m atic c ar w a sh. B rushl e ss syste m s are
pref era ble.
If a brushl e ss c ar w a sh is u n a v aila ble
a n d a brus h c ar w a s h m ust b e u s e d,
m o d e rn syst e m s with soft brush e s are
pref era ble. D o n o t s ele c t th e w a x finis h
o ptio n. Th e sm all a m o unt of b e a din g
w a x alw ays u s e d in a uto m atic c ar
w a sh e s w ill n ot h arm yo ur v e hi cle's
finis h.
In th e c a s e of m or e e xte nsiv e dirt,
w hic h is d e finitely visible o n lig ht-
c olore d to p m at e ri als, cle a n th e to p
with th e B M W C o nv e rtible C le a nin g
S e t. Ple a s e pro c e e d as f ollo w s:
S pra y th e c o nv ertible to p w ith th e
cl e anin g a g e nt a n d th e n ru b w ith a
w ell- d a m p e n e d s p on g e u sin g circ ular
m otio ns until a f o a m d e v elo p s. T h e n
yo u c a n finish w a shin g th e v e hi cle in a n
a uto m atic c ar w a s h. A fter w a s hin g yo ur
v e hicle 3 to 5 tim e s, yo u s h o uld tre at
th e c o nv ertible to p with a s p e cial
c o n v ertib l e to p im pre g n atin g s pra y.
Pl e as e follo w th e instru c tio ns o n th e
s pray c a n.
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