Cleaning the outside of your vehicleCleaning the outside of your vehicle  - Vehicle care - Mitsubishi Carisma Owner's Manual - Mitsubishi Carisma

If the following is left on your vehicle, it may cause corrosion, discolouration and stains, wash the vehicle as soon as possible.

  • Seawater, anti-freeze for road use.
  • Soot and dust, iron powder from factories, chemical substance (acids, alkalis, coal-tar, etc.).
  • Droppings from birds, carcasses of insects, tree sap, etc.
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Polishing
The vehicle should only be polished if the paintwork has become stained or lost its lustre. Matt-finish parts and plastic bumpers must not be polished, polishing these parts will stain them or dam ...

To change a tyre
1. If a wheel cover is installed, first remove the cover. (Refer to “Wheel covers”.) Then loosen the wheel nuts a quarter turn with the wheel nut wrench. Do not remove the wheel nuts yet. 2 ...

Front room & map lamps
1 (DOOR) - The lamp illuminates when a door or the rear hatch is opened. It goes off about 15 seconds after the door or rear hatch is closed. However, the lamp goes off immediately in the follow ...