BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
WinterDriving
CAUTION
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
NOTE
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystem
maynotfunctioncorrectlywhenusing
tireswithsteelwirereinforcementin
thesidewalls(page5-24).
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
theradiator.
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Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
reducesbatterycapacity.
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Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
andlooseconnections.
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Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Don'tgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreeze―butdon'tuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-20).
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snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoor),butnever
morethanthemaximumcold-tirepressure
shownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
allseasonradialsdesignedtobeusedall
yeararound.Insomeextremeclimates
youmayfinditnecessarytoreplacethem
withsnowtiresduringthewintermonths
tofurtherimprovetractiononsnowand
icecoveredroads.
Don'tusetheparkingbrakeinfreezing
weatherastheparkingbrakemay
freeze.Instead,shifttoPwithan
automatictransaxleandto1orRwith
amanualtransaxle.Blocktherear
wheels.
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qSnowTires
WARNING
MixingTireTypes:
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresultin
anaccident.Useonlythesamesize
andtypetires(snow,radial,ornon-
radial)onallfourwheels.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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