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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
YourMazda'sheadlightsandfoglights
havereplaceablehalogenbulbs.
qReplacingaHeadlightBulb
1.
Makesuretheignitionswitchisturned
offandtheheadlightswitchisoff.
WARNING
2.
Liftthehoodandfindthehighandlow
beambulbsintherearoftheheadlight
unit.
XenonFusionBulbReplacement:
Replacingthexenonfusionbulbsby
yourselfisdangerous.Becausethe
xenonfusionbulbsrequirehigh
voltage,youcouldreceiveanelectric
shockifthebulbsarehandled
incorrectly.Donotreplacethexenon
fusionbulbsbyyourself.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerwhenthe
replacementisnecessary.
TheoutboardbulbistheLOWbeam,
andtheinboardoneistheHIGHbeam.
RefertoLightBulbsonpage8-33.
3.
4.
Ifyouarechangingtherightheadlight
bulb,starttheengine,turnthesteering
wheelallthewaytotheright,andturn
offengine.Ifyouarechangingtheleft
headlightbulb,turnthesteeringwheel
totheleft.
HandlingHalogenBulbs:
Turnthecentersectionoftheplastic
retainercounterclockwiseandremove
theretainersandpartiallypeelbackthe
mudguard.
Whenahalogenbulbbreaks,itis
dangerous.Thesebulbscontain
pressurizedgas.Ifoneisbroken,it
willexplodeandseriousinjuriescould
becausedbytheflyingglass.
Removal
Iftheglassportionistouchedwith
barehands,bodyoilcouldcausethe
bulbtooverheatandexplodewhenlit.
Nevertouchtheglassportionofthe
bulbwithyourbarehandsandalways
weareyeprotectionwhenhandlingor
workingaroundhalogenbulbs.
Installation
ChildrenandHalogenBulbs:
Playingwithahalogenbulbis
dangerous.Seriousinjuriescouldbe
causedbydroppingahalogenbulbor
breakingitsomeotherway.
Alwayskeephalogenbulbsoutofthe
reachofchildren.
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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