Maintenance and Specifications
Severe climates
Ifyoudriveinextremelycoldclimates(lessthan–34°F[–36°C]):
•
Itmaybenecessarytoincreasethecoolantconcentration
above50%.
•
•
NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
Increasedenginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%will
decreasetheoverheatprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
•
Refertothechartonthecoolantcontainertoensurethe
coolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovideadequate
freezeprotectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudriveinthe
wintermonths.
Ifyoudriveinextremelyhotclimates:
•
Itisstillnecessarytomaintainthecoolantconcentration
above40%.
•
•
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Decreasedenginecoolantconcentrationsbelow40%will
decreasethecorrosionprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
•
•
Decreasedenginecoolantconcentrationsbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Refertothechartonthecoolantcontainertoensurethe
coolantconcentrationinyourvehiclewillprovideadequate
protectionatthetemperaturesinwhichyoudrive.
Vehiclesdrivenyear-roundinnon-extremeclimatesshouldusea50/50
mixtureofenginecoolantanddistilledwaterforoptimumcoolingsystem
andengineprotection.
What you should know about Limp to Safety cooling (2.3L I4
engine only)
Iftheenginecoolantsupplyisdepleted,thisfeatureallowsthevehicleto
bedriventemporarilytoaplaceofsafety.Thedistanceitcanbedriven
dependsonambienttemperatures,vehicleloadandterrain,sowhenthe
enginedropsintothismode,itisbecausetheenginehasoverheatedand
youneedtotakespecialcaretoavoiditshuttingdown.
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2005
MazdaBSeries(mbs),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2005 |
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