User Manual - Page 561

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7-1. Maintenance and care
7
Maintenance and care
details, contact your Toyota
dealer.
When washing the vehicle, use
water to wash off dirt. If the vehi-
cle is particularly dirty, use a
diluted neutral detergent and a
sponge or a soft cloth and wash
off the dirt by hand.
Wash detergent off with water
immediately after use. After using
detergent, wash the detergent off
with water and wipe the vehicle
dry with a soft cloth.
For vehicles with 18-inch matte
painted wheels and 19-inch matte
painted wheels: Make sure to
observe the following precautions
to prevent damage to the matte
paint.
Do not polish or scrub with dry
cloths, brushes, etc.
Do not use detergents containing
coatings or abrasives.
If using an automatic car wash,
make sure it does not include ded-
icated wheel brushes.
Do not use high-pressure spray
guns or steam cleaners.
Do not use detergent on the
wheels when they are hot, such
as after driving or parking in hot
weather.
Bumpers
Do not scrub with abrasive cleaners.
Plated portions
If dirt cannot be removed, clean the
parts as follows:
Use a soft cloth dampened with an
approximately 5% solution of neu-
tral detergent and water to clean
the dirt off.
Wipe the surface with a dry, soft
cloth to remove any remaining
moisture.
To remove oily deposits, use alco-
hol wet wipes or a similar product.
WARNING
When washing the vehicle
Do not apply water to the inside of
the engine compartment. Doing
so may cause the electrical com-
ponents, etc. to catch fire.
When cleaning the windshield
(vehicles with rain-sensing
windshield wipers)
Set the wiper switch to off.
If the wiper switch is in “AUTO”,
the wipers may operate unexpect-
edly in the following situations,
and may result in hands being
caught or other serious injuries
and cause damage to the wiper
blades.
Off
AUTO
When the upper part of the
windshield where the raindrop
sensor is located is touched by
hand
When a wet rag or similar is
held close to the raindrop sen-
sor
If something bumps against the
windshield
If you directly touch the raindrop
sensor body or if something
bumps into the raindrop sensor
A
B
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