Exterior care and cleaning -> Washing with a power washer for Your Volkswagen Passat SUV Seventh Generation (2010-2014)

NOTICE  
To help prevent vehicle damage in a car wash:  
Compare the vehicle track width with the dimensions of the  
guide rails in the car wash to help prevent damage to wheel rims  
and tires!  
Switch off the rain sensor before driving the vehicle through a  
car wash Rain sensor.  
Make sure there is enough clearance for the height and width  
of the vehicle.  
To help prevent paint damage to the engine hood, place wiper  
blades against the windshield after they have dried. Do not let  
them snap back into place.  
Fold the outside mirrors toward the vehicle body. Do not fold  
power folding mirrors manually!  
Lock the luggage compartment lid to help prevent uninten-  
tional opening in the car wash.  
Washing with a power washer  
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and  
heed the WARNINGS  
Always follow the instructions for the power washer. This especially  
applies to the pressure and spraying distance  
.
Make sure there is enough distance to soft materials such as rubber  
hoses or insulating material as well as the sensors of the Park Dis-  
tance Control system. The Park Distance Control system sensors can  
be found in the front and rear bumpers .  
Never use concentrated jet nozzles or so-called dirt blasters ꢀ  
.
Never use a power washer to clean the engine compartment ꢀ  
Cleaning the engine compartment.  
WARNING  
Improper use of power washers can cause serious invisible  
permanent damage leading to tire failure and loss of vehicle  
control. This can cause accidents and severe personal injury.  
Keep sufficient distance between water jet and tires. Never  
wash tires with a nozzle that sprays the water out in a direct  
stream regardless of the distance to the tire and even for a very  
short time.  
Never use “dirt blasters” to clean tires. Even spraying from a  
relatively long distance for a very short time can do visible or  
invisible damage to tires.  
WARNING  
After the vehicle has been washed, the wet brakes or, in winter,  
brake discs or pads coated with ice, react slower and need  
longer stopping distances.  
Always dry the brakes and clean off any ice coatings with a  
few careful applications of the brake. Make sure not to endan-  
ger other motorists or cyclists or disobey legal requirements.  
NOTICE  
Water temperature should not be more than +140 °F (+60 °C).  
To help prevent damage to the paint, do not wash the vehicle  
in direct sunlight.  
In order for Park Distance Control to work correctly, the sen-  
sors in the rear bumper must be kept clean and clear of snow  
and ice.  
When using a power washer or steam cleaner, only spray the  
sensors directly for a short period of time and always keep the  
nozzle at least 4 inches (10 cm) from the sensor.  
Do not clean icy or snow-covered windows with a power  
washer.  
When washing or rinsing the vehicle in cold weather, do not  
let water get into the lock cylinders or point the hose at gaps  
around the doors, hood, or luggage compartment lid. The water  
could freeze on the locks and seals and make it difficult to open  
the vehicle!  
Cleaning windows and outside mirrors  
¤ Please first read and note the introductory information and  
heed the WARNINGS  
Cleaning windows and outside mirrors  
Spray windows and outside mirrors with a commercially available  
alcohol-based window cleaner.  
Dry windows and mirrors with a clean chamois or a lint-free cloth. Do  
not use a chamois that has been used to wipe painted surfaces be-  
cause it will have absorbed an oily residue that will smear the glass  
surfaces.  
Use window cleaner or a silicone remover to remove rubber, oil,  
grease and silicone deposits .  
Removing wax residue  
Automatic car washes and vehicle care products can leave a wax  
residue on all glass surfaces. These wax residues can only be re-  
moved with special cleaners or cleaning cloths. Wax residue left on  
the windshield can cause the windshield wipers to grab and squeak  
instead of gliding smoothly. We recommend that after every car wash  
you remove any wax residue left on the windshield with a window  
cleaning cloth/chamois G 052 522 A1 or equivalent.  
Windshield wiper squeak and grab can be reduced by filling the wind-  
shield washer fluid tank with a wiper fluid containing wax-removing  
agents. Make sure to maintain the proper mixing ratio when refilling  
the washer fluid tank. Grease-removing cleaning agents cannot re-  
move wax residue .  
Windshield cleaners, special cleaners, and cleaning cloths are avail-  
able from your authorized Volkswagen dealer and authorized  
Volkswagen Service Facility.  
Removing snow  
Remove snow from all windows and outside mirrors with an appropri-  
ate brush.