2004 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Driving
Anticipatestopsandbrakegradually.
DonotexceedtheGCWRratingortransmissiondamagemayoccur.
Servicing after towing
Ifyoutowatrailerforlongdistances,yourvehiclewillrequiremore
frequentserviceintervals.Refertothe“ScheduledMaintenance”section
formoreinformation.
Trailer towing tips
Practiceturning,stoppingandbackingupbeforestartingonatripto
getthefeelofthevehicletrailercombination.Whenturning,make
widerturnssothetrailerwheelswillclearcurbsandotherobstacles.
Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbe10–15%oftheloadedtrailer
weight.
Afteryouhavetraveled80km(50miles),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Toaidinengine/transmissioncoolingandA/Cefficiencyduringhot
weatherwhilestoppedintraffic,placethegearshiftleverinP(Park)
(automatictransmission)orN(Neutral)(manualtransmissions).
Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’swheels.
Launching or retrieving a boat
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval,
Donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumper.
Donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan15cm(6inches)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
Exceedingtheselimitsmayallowwatertoentercriticalvehicle
components,adverselyaffectingdriveability,emissions,reliability
andcausinginternaltransmissiondamage.
Replacetherearaxlelubricantanytimetheaxlehasbeen
submergedinwater.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesarenottobe
checkedorchangedunlessaleakissuspectedorrepairrequired.
Disconnectthewiringtothetrailerbeforebackingthetrailerintothe
water.Reconnectthewiringtothetrailerafterthetrailerisremoved
fromthewater.Waterenteringtheseareas,whileconnected,could
short-circuitthesystem.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2004
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