Suzuki Swift IV 4 owners manual page 306

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Suzuki Swift, year of production 2010:

APPEARANCE CARE Corrosion Prevention vehicle which are not well ventilated to required. Be sure that any cleaner you use It is important to take good care of your permit quick drying. is not harmful to painted surfaces and is vehicle to protect it from corrosion. Listed This information illustrates the necessity of specifically intended for your purposes. below are instructions for how to maintain keeping your vehicle (particularly the Follow the manufacturer's directions when your vehicle to prevent corrosion. Please underbody) as clean and dry as possible. It using these special cleaners. read and follow these instructions carefully. is equally important to repair any damage Repair finish damage to the paint or protective coatings as soon Carefully examine your vehicle for damage Important Information About Corro-as possible. to the painted surfaces. Should you find sion How to Help Prevent Corrosion any chips or scratches in the paint, touch Common causes of corrosion them up immediately to prevent corrosion 1) Accumulation of road salt, dirt, mois-Wash your vehicle frequently from starting. If the chips or scratches have ture, or chemicals in hard-to-reach The best way to preserve the finish on your gone through to the bare metal, have a areas of the vehicle underbody or vehicle and to help avoid corrosion is to qualified body shop make the repair. frame. keep it clean with frequent washing. Keep passenger and luggage compart- 2) Chipping, scratches and any damage to Wash your vehicle at least once during the clean treated or painted metal surfaces winter and once immediately after the win-ments resulting from minor accidents or abra-ter. Keep your vehicle, particularly the Moisture, dirt or mud can accumulate sion by stones and gravel. underside, as clean and dry as possible. under the floor mats and may cause corro- If you frequently drive on salted roads, your sion. Occasionally, check under these Environmental conditions which accel-vehicle should be washed at least once a mats to ensure that this area is clean and erate corrosion month during the winter. If you live near the dry. More frequent checks are necessary if 1) Road salt, dust control chemicals, sea ocean, your vehicle should be washed at the vehicle is used off road or in wet air or industrial pollution will all acceler-least once a month throughout the year. weather. ate the corrosion of metal. For washing instructions, refer to the "Vehi-Certain cargos such as chemicals, fertiliz- 2) High humidity will increase the rate of cle Cleaning" section. ers, cleaners, salts, etc. are extremely cor- corrosion particularly when the temper- rosive by nature. These products should ature range is just above the freezing Remove foreign material deposits be transported in sealed containers. If a point. Foreign material such as salts, chemicals, spill or leak does occur, clean and dry the 3) Moisture in certain areas of a vehicle road oil or tar, tree sap, bird droppings and area immediately. for an extended period of time may pro-industrial fall-out may damage the finish of mote corrosion even though other body your vehicle if it is left on painted surfaces. sections may be completely dry. Remove these types of deposits as quickly 4) High temperatures will cause an accel-as possible. If these deposits are difficult to erated rate of corrosion to parts of the wash off, an additional cleaner may be 9-1

owners manual Suzuki Swift

owners manual Suzuki Swift - year of production: 2010 - Suzuki Swift IV 4 owners manual EN