Roadside Emergencies
WARNING: Steamfromanoverheatedengineisdangerous.The
escapingsteamcouldseriouslyburnyou.OpenthehoodONLY
aftersteamisnolongerescapingfromtheengine.
4.
Checkwhethercoolantorsteamisescapingfromunderthehoodor
fromtheenginecompartment.
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Ifsteamiscomingfromtheenginecompartment:donotgonear
thefrontofthevehicle.Stoptheengine,thenturntheignitionswitch
totheONpositionwithoutstartingtheengine.Theradiatorcooling
fanswillstarttocooltheengine.
Ifneithercoolantnorsteamisescaping:openthehoodandidle
theengineuntilitcools.Ifthisdoesnotlowerthetemperature,stop
theengineandletitcool.
5.
Checkthecoolantlevel.Ifitislow,lookforleaksintheradiator
hosesandconnections,heaterhosesandconnections,radiatorand
waterpump.
Ifyoufindaleakorotherdamage,orifcoolantisstillleaking,stopthe
engineandcallanAuthorizedMazdadealer.
SeeAddingcoolantintheMaintenanceandspecificationssection.If
youfindnoproblems,theengineiscoolandnoleaksareobvious,
carefullyaddcoolantasrequired.
WARNING: Whentheengineandradiatorarehot,scalding
coolantandsteammayshootoutunderpressureandcause
seriousinjury.Donotremovethecoolingsystemcapwhenthe
engineandradiatorarehot.
Note:Iftheenginecontinuestooverheatorfrequentlyoverheats,have
thecoolingsysteminspected.Theenginecouldbeseriouslydamaged
unlessrepairsaremade.
TEMPORARY SPARE TIRE INFORMATION
Thetemporarysparetireforyourvehicleislabeledassuch.Itissmaller
thanaregulartireandisdesignedforemergencyuseonly.
WARNING: Ifyouusethetemporarysparetirecontinuouslyor
donotfollowtheseprecautions,thetirecouldfail,causingyou
tolosecontrolofthevehicle,possiblyinjuringyourselfor
others.
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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