InCaseofanEmergency
FlatTire
20.
Afterdrivingthevehiclefor10
NOTE
minutesor5km(3miles),checkthe
tirepressurewiththetirepressure
gaugeequippedwiththecompressor.
Ifthetirepressurehasfallenbelow
thecorrecttirepressure,inflatethe
tiretothecorrectpressureagain
followingthestepsfromnumber15.
Checkthetireinflationpressurelabel
l
(driver'sdoorframe)forthecorrect
tireinflationpressure.
Donotusethecompressorforlonger
l
than10minutesbecauseusingthe
compressorforlongperiodscould
damageit.
CAUTION
Ifthetiredoesnotinflate,repairof
l
thetiremaynotbepossible.Ifthe
tiredoesnotreachthecorrect
inflationpressurewithina10-minute
period,itprobablyhasreceivedmore
extensivedamage.Whenthis
happens,theemergencyflattire
repairkitcannotbeusedtorepairthe
tire.ContactanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
Ifthetireinflationpressurefalls
below130kPa(1.3kgf/cm orbar,
l
2
18.9
psi),repaircannotbedonewith
therepairkit.Parkthevehicleona
levelsurfaceofftheright-of-wayand
contactanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Ifthetireinflationpressure
continuestoremainlowafter
repeatingsteps14to21,parkthe
vehicleonalevelsurfaceoffthe
right-of-wayandcontactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
l
Ifthetirehasbeenover-inflated,
l
loosenthescrewcaponthe
compressorandbleedsomeoftheair
out.
NOTE
17.
Whenthetirehasbeeninflatedtothe
properinflationpressure,turnthe
compressorswitchoffandremovethe
compressorhosefromthetirevalve.
Whencheckingthetireinflation
pressurewiththetirepressuregaugeon
thecompressorunit,makesurethe
compressorswitchisturnedoff.
18.
19.
Installthetirevalvecap.
Puttheemergencyflattirerepairkit
inthetrunkandcontinuedriving.
21.
Ifthetireinflationpressureremains
stable,thetirerepairiscomplete.
Drivethevehiclewithcaretoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealertohavethe
tirereplaced.
CAUTION
DrivecarefullytoanAuthorized
MazdaDealerandkeepthevehicle
speedbelow80km/h(50mph).
l
l
Ifthevehicleisdriven80km/h(50
mph)orhigher,thevehiclemight
begintovibrate.
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