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184 W A RNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES TECHNICAL SPECIFICA- TIONS INDEX DASHBOARD AND CONTROLS SAFETY ST AR TING AND DRIVING IN EMERGENZA MAINTENANCE AND CARE To correctly wash the car: prevent damage to it if the car is washed in an automatic system; ❒ wash the body using a low pres- sure jet of water; ❒ wipe a sponge with a slightly soapy solution over the bodywork, fre- quently rinsing with the sponge; ❒ rinse well with water and dry with a jet of air or a chamois leather. Dry the parts less in sight particularly carefully, such as the door frames and the headlight frames, where water may stagnate more easily. It is a good idea to leave the car in the open for a while after washing it to give time for the water to evaporate. Do not wash the car after it has been parked in the sun or when the engine is bonnet is hot: this could take the shine off the paint. Exterior plastic parts must be cleaned in the same way as the rest of the car. Where possible, do not park under trees; the resinous substance many species release give the paint a dull appearance and increase the possibil- ity of triggering rust processes. IMPORTANT Bird droppings must be washed off immediately and thor- oughly as the acid they contain is par- ticularly aggressive. Windows Use specific window cleaner products. Also use clean cloths to avoid scratch- ing the glass or damaging the trans- parency. IMPORTANT Wipe the rear window inside gently with a cloth in the di- rection of the filaments to avoid dam- aging the heating device. Front headlights IMPORTANT Never use aromatic substances (e.g.: petrol) or ketenes (e.g.: acetone) for cleaning front headlight plastic lens. Detergents pollute the envi- purifying the liquid used in the |