Nooby question - how to wash Haibike ?

[Novice]

Hello !

My 2 weeks old "electric buddy" is not so shiny and elegant anymore. Well, it was rainy here and we are riding in forests and dirt mud roads, so result is quite "as expected".
I know general rules how to care about analog bike, so cleaning chain, lube, cleaning forks and so on - thats not a problem. But i need to start from general washing, and as newbie.. i have no idea how to do it corecty in case of electric bike. I have seen general topics here about washing, but looks like some manufacturers give some inctructions (like Giant), and some not at all. Battery should be removed or not ? Pouring water from the hose (not going to use karcher) is ok or not so much ? Maybe only wet rag is all what should be used ?
My electric buddy is a Haibike Allmnt 3.5.

And i need mudguards, really.

 

[Voluptua]

Whatever you do, don't take it though the car wash - nothing to do with your question really - just an opportunity for a story.

I was sitting in the queue and the car two ahead of me had just gone in. The rotating brushes ripped off one of his wing mirrors and it went BANG BANG BANG BANG all the way down the side. Now the driver must have been a moron, because he didn't take the opportunity to nip out when the brushes got to the back, he just sat there. BANG BANG BANG BANG all the way forward again. Having said the driver was a moron, he was not nearly such an idiot as the chap behind. First chap drove out - second chap drove in and started the machine up. BANG BANG BANG...

Much safer just to leave it dirty.

 

[Swissrider]

I would do everything you can to avoid getting water in the motor. I only use a damp rag and a damp toothbrush around the motor area. It seems a lot of motor problems are due to water ingress. There’s mud as spatters over the bike, which shows a mountain bike which has been used. It does no harm and can be brushed off when dry. And there’s mud which is like grinding paste which has got to be removed from transmission and pivots etc. You have to wash this away carefully so you don’t get water near the motor.