User manual

12. Cleaning and Maintenance

a) General Information

 Ifyouhavedriventhevehiclebefore,letallparts(e.g.motor,exhaust,etc.)cooldowncompletelyrst.

Clean the whole vehicle of dust and dirt after driving, e.g. with a long-haired clean paintbrush or soft brush and a

vacuum cleaner. Compressed air aerosols can also be helpful.

Do not use cleaning aerosols or conventional household cleaners. This may damage the product and lead

to discolouration of the plastic parts or the body.

Never wash the vehicle with water, e.g. using a high-pressure cleaner. This will destroy the engine and the

receiver as well as the servos.

A soft cloth, slightly dampened, can be used to wipe the car body.

All moveable parts and parts with bearings must be lubricated with a low viscosity machine oil or spray grease after

cleaning of the model or several drives. Excess oil/grease must be removed so that dust cannot settle.

At appropriate intervals, you should perform maintenance work and function checks on the vehicle. This ensures

trouble-free operation and road-worthiness for a long time.

Motorvibrationsandshocksduringdrivingcanloosenpartsandscrewttings.Certainpartsofthevehiclemayalso

besubjecttoregularwear(e.g.tyres,couplings,brakepads,airlters,sparkplugs)orrequireregularmaintenance

(e.g.clean/replaceandoilairlter).

Therefore, check the following items before and after driving:

• Thetighttofwheelnutsandofallvehiclescrewttings

• Conditionoftheairlter(clean/replaceifrequiredandoilwithairlteroil)

• Correctservoattachment

• Glue-connectionsoftyresandrimsortyrecondition

• Attachmentofallcables(theymustnotgetintomovablepartsofthevehicle)

• Tighttandconditionofthefuelhoses,tightnessofthefuelsystem

• Functionofthesparkplug

• Conditionofthebrakepads

• Functionoftheservolinkageforthecarburettorandbrakelinkage

• Functionofthesteering

 Alsocheckthemodelfordamagebeforeeachuse.Ifyoundanydamage,thecarmaynotbeusedany-

more and has to be taken out of operation.

Only original spare parts must be used to replace worn vehicle parts (e.g. tyres) or defective vehicle parts

(e.g. a broken transverse link).