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Maintenance and Care

Appearance Care

  Water  Marks

    Occurrence

    Rain, fog, dew, and even tap water can 
contain harmful minerals such as salt and 
lime. If moisture containing these minerals 
settles on the vehicle and evaporates, the 
minerals will concentrate and harden to 
form white rings. The rings can damage 
your vehicle's fi nish.

  Prevention

    It is necessary to wash and wax your 
vehicle to preserve its fi nish according to 
the instructions in this section. These steps 
should be taken immediately after you fi nd 
water marks on your vehicle's fi nish.

  Paint  Chipping

    Occurrence

    Paint chipping occurs when gravel thrown 
in the air by another vehicle's tires hits 
your vehicle.

  How to avoid paint chipping

    Keeping a safe distance between you and 
the vehicle ahead reduces the chances 
of having your paint chipped by fl ying 
gravel.

   NOTE

y

  The paint chipping zone varies with the 

speed of the vehicle. For example, when 
traveling at 90 km/h (56 mph), the paint 
chipping zone is 50 m (164 ft).

y

  In low temperatures a vehicle's fi nish 

hardens. This increases the chance of 
paint chipping.

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  Chipped paint can lead to rust forming 

on your Mazda. Before this happens, 
repair the damage by using Mazda 
touch-up paint according to the 
instructions in this section. Failure to 
repair the affected area could lead to 
serious rusting and expensive repairs.

  Follow   

all

  label and container directions 

when using a chemical cleaner or polish. 
Read all warnings and cautions.