FIAT 500 - Manual (Page 185)

Detergents pollute the environment.
Therefore the engine compartment should
be washed in areas equipped for
collecting and purifying the liquid used in the
washing process.
BLACKJACK versions
Your Fiat BLACKJACK has an exclusive
opaque paint needing special care for its
preservation. The instructions for a good
preservation follow here.
Avoid washing with rollers and/or brushes
in washing stations.Then, wash the car,
only by hand, using pH-neutral detergents;
dry it with a wet chamois leather. Abrasive
products and/or polishes should not be used for
cleaning the car.
Bird droppings must be washed off
immediately and thoroughly as the acid
they contain is particularly aggressive.
Avoid (if at all possible) parking the car
under trees; remove vegetable resins
immediately as, when dried, it may only
be possible to remove them with abrasive
products and/or polishes, which is highly
inadvisable as they could alter the typical opacity
of the paint.
Do not use pure windscreen washer fluid
for cleaning the windscreen and the
rear window: dilute it to at least 50% with
water.
America versions
Your FIAT America has exclusive decorations
on the door mirror fairings which require special
care when washing in order to preserve them.
IMPORTANT Do not use high temperature
or pressure water jets on the door mirror fairings.
Glasses
To clean glasses, use specific window cleaner
products.
Also use clean cloths to avoid scratching the glass or
damaging the transparency.
IMPORTANT Wipe the rear window inside gently
with a cloth in the direction of the filaments to avoid
damaging the heating device.
Engine compartment
At the end of each winter, thoroughly wash the
engine compartment, taking care to avoid spraying
the water jet directly onto the electronic control
units and the relay/fuse control unit on the left side
of the engine compartment (as you look from behind
the wheel). Have this operation performed at a
specialised workshop.
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GETTINGTO KNOW
YOURCAR
SAFETY
STARTING AND
DRIVING
WARNING LIGHTS
AND MESSAGES
IN AN EMERGENCY
SERVICING AND
MAINTENANCE
TECHNICAL
SPECIFICATIONS
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