Check the condition of the paintwork of the body, treat the centers of corrosion with a rust converter, paint over the detected chips. Treat the body with polish.
Check the operation of the locks and hinges of the doors, hood, trunk lid, side door stops. If seized, treat with penetrating lubricant with rust converter, then coat with grease.
Check coolant level (antifreeze, see «Cooling System - Checking the Coolant Level»), if necessary, bring it to the norm. Flush the cooling system, replace the coolant in accordance with the maintenance plan (see «Maintenance Plan»).
Check the operation of the air conditioner in air conditioning mode. Replace the air conditioner filter element if the maintenance schedule is correct (see «Maintenance plan»), It is recommended to treat the air conditioner evaporator with a special cleaner for car air conditioners.
Change the brake fluid if the service schedule is due (see «Maintenance plan»). Do not over tighten with brake fluid change (see «Hydraulic brakes - changing the brake fluid»), its boiling point decreases with time. In hot weather, this can lead to brake failure due to fluid boiling off during hard or prolonged braking.
In summer and winter, the car, as a rule, does not require any additional maintenance operations.
In winter, when parked for a long time (more than a week) battery may need to be recharged (see «Battery - Charging»), and in frost after a thaw - treatment of locks with a special defrosting compound to prevent them from freezing and removing ice. It is recommended to regularly, at least once a month, turn on the air conditioner of the air conditioner, regardless of the ambient temperature, so that the compressor and seals receive the required amount of lubricant.
In summer, during the fall of poplar fluff, it may be necessary to blow the radiator of the cooling system with compressed air to prevent overheating of the engine.