Maintenance And Care; Cleaning And Protecting The Vehicle Exterior - Toyota Venza 2009 Owner's Manual

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4-1. Maintenance and care

Perform the following to protect the vehicle and maintain it in prime

● Working from top to bottom, liberally apply water to the vehicle

body, wheel wells and underside of the vehicle to remove any

dirt and dust.

Wash the vehicle body using a sponge or soft cloth, such as a cham-

● For hard-to-remove marks, use car wash soap and rinse thor-

oughly with water.

● Wipe away any water.

● Wax the vehicle when the waterproof coating deteriorates.

If water does not bead on a clean surface, apply wax when the vehicle

body is cool.

Automatic car washes

Before washing the vehicle, do the following.

• Fold the mirrors back.

• Remove the antenna.

• Turn the power back door system off.

Brushes used in automatic car washes may scratch the vehicle surface

and harm your vehicle's paint.