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Maintenance andCare
AppearanceCare
Insects,tar,treesap,birddroppings,
industrialfallout,andsimilardepositscan
damagethefinishifnotremoved
immediately.Whenpromptwashingwith
plainwaterisineffective,useamildsoap
madeforuseonvehicles.
3. Whenwaxing,coatevenlywiththe
spongesuppliedorasoftcloth.
4.
Wipeoffthewaxwithasoftcloth.
NOTE
Aspotremovertoremoveoil,tar,and
similarmaterialswillusuallyalsotake
offthewax.Rewaxtheseareasevenif
therestofthevehicledoesn'tneedit.
Thoroughlyrinseoffallsoapwith
lukewarmorcoldwater.Don'tallowsoap
todryonthefinish.
Afterwashingthevehicle,dryitwitha
cleanchamoistopreventwaterspotsfrom
forming.
qRepairingDamagetotheFinish
Deepscratchesorchipsonthefinish
shouldberepairedpromptly.Exposed
metalquicklyrustsandcanleadtomajor
repairs.
WARNING
DrivingwithWetBrakes:
Drivingwithwetbrakesisdangerous.
Increasedstoppingdistanceorthe
vehiclepullingtoonesidewhen
brakingcouldresultinaserious
accident.Lightbrakingwillindicate
whetherthebrakeshavebeenaffected.
Drythebrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal.
CAUTION
IfyourMazdaisdamagedandneeds
metalpartsrepairedorreplaced,make
surethebodyshopappliesanti-
corrosionmaterialstoallparts,both
repairedandnew.Thiswillprevent
themfromrusting.
qBright-MetalMaintenance
Waxing
Usetarremovertoremoveroadtarand
l
Yourvehicleneedstobewaxedwhen
waternolongerbeadsonthefinish.
Alwayswashanddrythevehiclebefore
waxingit.Inadditiontothevehiclebody,
waxthemetaltrimtomaintainitsluster.
insects.Neverdothiswithaknifeor
similartool.
Topreventcorrosiononbright-metal
l
surfaces,applywaxorchrome
preservativeandrubittoahighluster.
1.
Usewaxwhichcontainsnoabrasives.
Waxescontainingabrasivewillremove
paintandcoulddamagebrightmetal
parts.
Duringcoldweatherorincoastalareas,
l
coverbright-metalpartswithacoating
ofwaxorpreservativeheavierthan
usual.Itwouldalsohelptocoatthem
withnoncorrosivepetroleumjellyor
someotherprotectivecompound.
2.
Useagoodgradeofnaturalwaxfor
metallic,mica,andsolidcolors.
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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