10 Maintenance and service
Water and dirt-repellent coating
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IMPORTANT
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The windows are treated with a surface coa-
ting that improves visibility in difficult weather
conditions.
Only paint treatment recommended by
Volvo should be used. Other treatment
such as preserving, sealing, protection,
lustre sealing or similar could damage the
paintwork. Paintwork damage caused by
such treatments is not covered by Volvo
warranty.
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Water and dirt-repellent coating*
There is natural wear of the water-
repellent coating.
Maintenance:
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Never use products such as car wax,
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degreaser or similar on glass surfaces as
this could ruin their water-repellent prop-
erties.
Take care when cleaning so as not to
damage the glass surface.
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To avoid damaging glass surfaces when
removing ice – only use plastic ice scra-
pers.
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Treatment with a special finishing agent
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available from Volvo dealers is recom-
mended in order to maintain the water-
repellent properties on the side windows.
This should be used first after three years
and then each year.
IMPORTANT
Do not use a metal ice scraper to remove
ice from the windows. Use the heating to
remove ice from the door mirrors, see Win-
dows and rearview and door mirrors -
heating (p. 112).
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* Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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