Water Marks; Paint Chipping; How to avoid paint chipping- Page 487

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



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).



In low temperatures a vehicle's 

fi

nish

hardens. This increases the chance of

paint chipping.



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 a

ff

ected 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.

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Maintaining the Finish

Washing

CAUTION



Before lifting the windshield wiper

blades o

ff

 the windshield, always

follow the procedure for moving the

windshield wiper blades. Otherwise,

a wiper blade, wiper arm, or the

hood could be damaged.

Refer to the Replacing Windshield

Wiper Blades (page 6-24) section for

the procedure on how to move the

windshield wiper blades to the

service position.



When the ignition is switched ON

and the wiper lever is in the AUTO

position and the position, the

windshield wipers may operate

automatically in the following cases:



The area of the windshield above

the rain sensor is touched or wiped

with a cloth.



The windshield or the rain sensor

area in the cabin is hit.

Maintenance and Care

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