Saab 9 3 I 1 YS3D owners manual page 227

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Car care 227 Touching up the paint NOTE Damaged paintwork should be treated as • Try your brakes on leaving a car wash. soon as it is discovered: the longer it is left, Wet brake discs reduce the braking the greater the risk of corrosion. The effect. anti-perforation warranty does not cover corrosion resulting from untreated defects. • Turn off the radio before entering an Paintwork damage sustained in a collision is automatic car wash so the power usually extensive and can only be properly antenna mast does not get damaged. restored by professionals. • Clean the rod of the electrically pow- However, you can repair small scratches ered antenna about once a month with and stone-chip damage yourself. The nec- a clean, dry rag. IB1271essary tools and materials, such as primer, IMPORTANT! Use no oil, nor any sili-Removing the roof-mounted antenna, touch-up paint and brushes, are available cone-based cleaning product. Saab 9-3 Viggen Coupé and 5-doorfrom your Saab dealer. • Fixed antennas must be removed In the case of minor flaws in the paintwork, when going through an automatic car where the metal has not been exposed and wash. an undamaged layer of paint remains, • Saab 9-3 Viggen, Coupé and Waxing and polishing touch-up paint can usually be applied 5-door: If you wash the car in an auto- directly, after any dirt has been scraped matic car wash, you must first remove Do not wax a new car during the first three away using a pointed knife. the roof-mounted antenna, otherwise or four months. In fact, there is no need to If corrosion has already set in, e.g. as a it will be damaged. polish the car before the paintwork has result of stone-chip damage, use a pointed • On Covertible models with OnStar, started to go dull through oxidation. Other knife to scrape off all surface rust. If possi- fold down the cellular antenna than in exceptional cases, do not use abra-ble, the damaged area should be taken mounted on the windshield before sive polishes containing a cutting agent on back to the bare metal. The metal should entering a car wash to avoid damage a new car. Always wash the car thoroughly then be primed with two thin coats of primer to the antenna or convertible top.before waxing or polishing. applied by brush. After the primer has dried, apply several thin layers of topcoat enamel until the surface of the repaired area is flush with the surround- ing paintwork. Stir both primer and touch-up enamel thor- oughly before use and allow each coat to dry before applying the next.

owners manual Saab 9-3

owners manual Saab 9-3 - year of production: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 - Saab 9 3 I 1 YS3D owners manual EN