Hyundai Ioniq: Exterior Care / Repairing your vehicle’s finish, Bright-metal maintenance

Hyundai Ioniq (AE) 2017-2025 Owner's Manual / Maintenance / Exterior Care / Repairing your vehicle’s finish, Bright-metal maintenance

Repairing your vehicle’s finish

Deep scratches or stone chips in the painted surface must be repaired promptly. Exposed metal will quickly rust and may develop into a major repair expense.

NOTICE

If your vehicle is damaged and requires any metal repair or replacement, be sure the body shop applies anti-corrosion materials to the parts repaired or replaced.

Bright-metal maintenance

To remove road tar and insects, use a tar remover, not a scraper or other sharp object.
To protect the surfaces of brightmetal parts from corrosion, apply a coating of wax or chrome preservative and rub to a high luster.
During winter weather or in coastal areas, cover the bright metal parts with a heavier coating of wax or preservative. If necessary, coat the parts with non-corrosive petroleum jelly or other protective compound.

Protecting your vehicle's finish

Washing To help protect your vehicle’s finish from rust and deterioration, wash it thoroughly and frequently at least once a month with lukewarm or cold water...

Underbody maintenance, Aluminum wheel maintenance

Underbody maintenance Corrosive materials used for ice and snow removal and dust control may collect on the underbody. If these materials are not removed, accelerated rusting can occur on underbody parts such as the fuel lines, frame, floor pan and exhaust system, even though they have been treated with rust protection...

Other information:

Hyundai Ioniq (AE) 2017-2025 Owner's Manual: System Malfunction

Check Driver Attention Warning (DAW) system When the warning message appears, the system is not working properly. In this case, have the vehicle inspected by an authorized HYUNDAI dealer. WARNING The Driver Attention Warning (DAW) system is not a substitute for safe driving practices, but a convenience function only...

Hyundai Ioniq (AE) 2017-2025 Owner's Manual: Head Restraints

The vehicle's front and rear seats have adjustable head restraints. The head restraints provide comfort for passengers, but more importantly they are designed to help protect passengers from whiplash and other neck and spinal injuries during an accident, especially in a rear impact collision...