2000 Lexus GS 300 Owners Manual - Page 496

BODY PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE FROM CORROSION Proper care of your Lexus can help ensure long-term corrosion prevention. The most common causes of corrosion to your vehicle are: D The accumulation of road salt, dirt and moisture in hard-to-reach areas under the vehicle. D Chipping of paint or undercoating caused by minor accidents or by stones and gravel. The following conditions will cause or accelerate corrosion of your vehicle, so it is important to keep your vehicle, particularly the underside, as clean as possible and to repair any damage to paint or protective coatings as soon as possible. D The presence of road salt or dust control chemicals, salt in the air near the sea coast, industrial air pollution. D High humidity, especially at temperatures just above freezing point. D Certain parts of your vehicle are wet or damp for an extended period of time, even though other parts of the vehicle are dry. D Components of the vehicle which are prevented from quick-drying due to lack of proper ventilation are 476 exposed to high ambient temperature.