• If you hear “Error,” ask an adult to unplug Car Maker from the wall, wait ten seconds and then plug it back in to reset. Car Maker may automatically go into the cooling cycle. Do not unplug during this time. If you continue to hear “Error” after multiple resets, this may be an indication of a mechanical problem with the door switch; please contact Consumer Services via service.mattel.com for assistance.

• Yes, for best results, allow the wax to cool for a few minutes before opening the mold. Twist the mold slightly (as you would an ice cube tray) to break the wax free. You can also run the mold under cold water, which will help speed up the cooling process. If the car body is wet, be sure to dry it completely before applying labels. Remove car body from the mold within 10 minutes. If the body is left in the mold for any longer, the wax may begin to crack.

• Excess wax on the car body can be easily trimmed by hand or with the supplied design tool.

The more you play the game, the more credits you earn. You can redeem credits in the workshop.  Your credits are listed in the top right corner of the screen.

• If you cannot insert or remove the mold, locate the tabs on both sides of Car Maker (underneath handle), push them up and try again.

• DO NOT start injecting wax until Car Maker prompts you to “Please pull down handle.” If you start the injection before this, it can cause blockage in the mold. Blockage can be cleared using the included tool (see CLEANING section in the instruction sheet).

• Touch the screen with your finger to move forward to the next page.
• If the game keeps freezing, try doing a hard reset. 
  • Click the home button on your iPad to get to the home screen.
  • Then double-click the home button again. The multitasking bar will appear. 
  • Touch the thumbnail of the Apptivity game until it wiggles, and then touch the minus button. 
  • Then click the home button again, and restart the game by clicking the thumbnail for the game on your home screen.

First insert the flexible stencils into the frame with the built-in peg fitting. Connect the frame onto the four posts on top of the car decoration turntable, and then adjust the height of the frame for tall and low cars by using the two detent locations. Remember that in order to spray using stencil, the airbrush must face directly down over the top of the car and spray through the stencil.

• If you have inserted different colored wax sticks next to each other, you may get some color blending (in which the wax from the two adjacent sticks mix when creating the car body).

You should place the Apptivity Hot Wheels car on the screen in that location in order to play.

• Once Car Maker instructs you to pull the handle, you must immediately pull it all the way down in one continuous motion until you hear “Complete.” For best results, DO NOT pump handle when pulling it down and complete the injection within 2-3 seconds. If you do not pull it all the way down to complete the injection, Car Maker will keep repeating the phrase, “Please pull down handle.”

There is a silver-colored speed control button on the lower left side of the screen. The image on it is a gear box.  Tap the button to move from “Stop” mode to “Slow” and “Fast” modes.

• From your iPad home screen, go to Settings, General, then Multitasking Gestures. Turn off Multitasking Gestures.
• Make sure that you do not press the car down on the iPad home button, as that will close the game.

Make sure the pen is fully inserted by pushing it all the way into the slot on the spray gun until you hear/feel it click. Start spraying with the nozzle adjuster pointed all the way toward the negative side (-) and, while holding the trigger down, slowly move the adjuster toward the positive side (+) until you get a nice even spray. If you’re still having issues, please refer to the troubleshooting section below.

Use the circular stencil tool to add detail to your artwork. First fully insert the pen until you hear/feel it click and adjust the spray nozzle until you get a nice even spray. Then plug the circular stencil tool directly onto the end of the airbrush tip. Rotate the stencil to select the artwork that you would like to apply. The art should be centered over the spray tip and applied to the car in close range.

• In order to create a solid one-colored car body, you must insert multiple wax sticks of the same color next to each other.

You should pull the car back so that your car stays in that location on the screen.