MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
PowerSteeringFluid
AutomatictransaxleFluid
(ATF)
qInspectingPowerSteeringFluid
Level
qInspectingAutomatictransaxle
FluidLevel
CAUTION
Theautomatictransaxlefluidlevelshould
beinspectedregularly.Measureitas
describedbelow.
Toavoiddamagetothepowersteering
pump,don'toperatethevehicleforlong
periodswhenthepowersteeringfluid
levelislow.
Thevolumeoffluidchangeswiththe
temperature.Fluidmustbecheckedatidle
withoutdrivingatnormaloperating
temperature.
NOTE
Usespecifiedpowersteeringfluid
(page10-4).
CAUTION
Lowfluidlevelcausestransaxle
l
Inspectthefluidlevelinthereservoirat
eachengineoilchangewiththeengineoff
andcold.Addfluidifnecessary;itdoes
notrequireperiodicchanging.
slippage.Overfillingcancause
foaming,lossoffluid,andtransaxle
malfunction.
Usespecifiedfluid(page10-4).A
l
nonspecifiedfluidcouldresultin
transaxlemalfunctionandfailure.
1.
2.
3.
Parkonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrakefirmly.
Starttheengineanddepressthebrake
pedal.
Movetheshiftleverthroughallranges
andsetitatP.
ThelevelmustbekeptbetweenMINand
MAX.
Visuallyexaminethelinesandhosesfor
leaksanddamage.
Ifnewfluidisrequiredfrequently,consult
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2006 |
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