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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qTemporarySpareTire
NOTE
YourMazdaisnotequippedwithaspare
tire.Ifyourequireasparetire,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Whentireswithsteelwire
l
reinforcementinthesidewallsare
used,thesystemmaynotfunction
correctlyevenwithagenuinewheel.
RefertoSystemErrorActivationon
page5-27.
Inspectthetemporarysparetireatleast
monthlytomakesureit'sproperlyinflated
andstored.
Thetemporarysparetireiseasierto
handlebecauseofitsconstruction.Itis
lighterandsmallerthanaconventional
tireandshouldbeusedonlyforan
emergencyandonlyforashortdistance.
Besuretoinstallthetirepressure
l
sensorswhenevertiresorwheelsare
replaced.RefertoTiresandWheels
onpage5-28.
Usethetemporaryonlyuntilthe
conventionaltireisrepaired,whichshould
beassoonaspossible.
Ifatirewearsevenly,awearindicator
willappearasasolidbandacrossthe
tread.
Maintainitspressureat420kPa(4.2kgf/
Replacethetirewhenthishappens.
2
cm orbar,60psi).
Tread wear indicator
CAUTION
Don'tuseyourtemporarysparetire
l
rimwithasnowtireora
conventionaltire.Neitherwill
properlyfitandcoulddamageboth
tireandrim.
Thetemporarysparetirehasatread
l
New tread
Worn tread
lifeofupto5,000km(3,000miles),
dependingonroadconditionsand
drivinghabits.
Youshouldreplaceitbeforethebandis
acrosstheentiretread.
Thetemporarysparetireisfor
l
limiteduse,however,ifthetread
wearsolid-bandindicatorappears,
replacethetirewiththesametypeof
temporaryspare(page8-30).
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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