Tag:amenity=car_wash
 amenity = car_wash
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A facility used to clean the exterior of motor vehicles 
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A car wash is a facility used to clean the exterior and, in some cases, the interior of motor vehicles. Car washes can be self-serve, fully automated, or full-service with attendants who wash the vehicle. There are also washing facilities for trucks, buses and trains.
In some cases, the same facility may also be used for washing dogs.
tunnel=building_passage, even under strict definition - road going through a car wash is not indoorsHow to map
Set a node 
at the center of the feature or draw an area 
along its outline. Tag it with amenity=car_wash.
In cases where the road intersects with the car wash building on the map, some tag the road section that passes through the building with tunnel=yes or tunnel=building_passage if such way is not indoors to indicate that the road is supposed to go through the building. Additionally, tag the road segment as highway=service and service=drive-through to indicate to routers that the road is not to be used for normal routing (e.g. as a shortcut).
Tags used in combination
Recommended:
name=*– Nameopening_hours=*– Describes when something is open or closedself_service=yes/no– Indicates whether an object is self-service. A self-serve car wash is typically coin-operated and requires the customer to clean the car themselvesself_service=yesis mutually exclusive withautomated=*. Do not use in conjunction
automated=yes/no– Indicates whether an object is operated automatically
Optional:
addr:*=*– Can be used to specify an addresspayment:*=*– Can be used to specify how one may pay at this locationvacuum_cleaner=yes/no– Is there a vacuum cleaner available to clean the inside of the vehicle?vacuum_cleaner:fee=yes/no– Do customers have to pay extra to use the vacuum cleaner, even if they already paid for the car wash?vacuum_cleaner:self_service=yes/no– Does the customer have to operate the vacuum cleaner themselves?
opening_hours:vacuum_cleaner=*- Describes if vacuum cleaner is only available during special hours
If applicable:
website=*– Websitephone=*– Phone numberbrand=*– Brandoperator=*- Company, corporation, person or any other entity who is directly in charge of the current operation of a map objectdog_washing=yes– Indicates that the facility has provision for washing dogstruck_wash=yes/no– Indicates that the facility has a truck wash- For vehicles such as:
hgv,
hgv_articulated,
motorhome,
bus.
- For vehicles such as:
tank_cleaning_truck=yes– Indicates that the facility is able to wash chemical and food tanks- For bus only washes (generally found in bus depots) use
amenity=car_wash+access=no+bus=designated maxwidth=*– The maximum allowed width of a vehiclemaxheight=*– The maximum allowed height of a vehicle
Additional or proposed tags
The following tags are discussed or proposed but not in use or very rare. See also talk page.
touchless_wash=yes- If the car wash relies on high-pressure washers and no contact is made with the car. Used in conjunction withautomated=yes
Similar tags
railway=wash– A train carriage/car washcar_wash=yes/no– Indicates that a fuel station has a car wash
See also
amenity=vacuum_cleaner– A device used to clean by vacuum.amenity=bicycle_wash- A place where bicycles can be washed.
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