Fiat 500 Quiz
Maintaining your vehicle

What Causes Corrosion?

In this manual: Maintaining your vehicle
Introduction — 6Things to know before starting your vehicle — 70Understanding the features of your vehicle — 72Understanding your instrument panel — 74Starting and operating — 70What to do in emergencies — 28Maintaining your vehicle — 50Maintenance schedules — 3If you need consumer assistance — 14
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Corrosion is the result of deterioration or removal of paint and protective coatings from your vehicle.

The most common causes of corrosion are:

• Road salt, dirt and moisture accumulation.
• Stone and gravel impact.
• Insects, tree sap and tar.
• Salt in the air near sea coast localities.
• Atmospheric fallout/industrial pollutants.

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