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InCaseofanEmergency
FlatTire
NOTE
NOTE
Checkthetireinflationpressurelabel
(reardooronthedriver'sside)forthe
correcttireinflationpressure.
(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Ifthetireisnotproperlyinflated,the
tirepressuremonitoringsystemwarning
lightwillilluminate(page5-27).
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Donotusethecompressorforlonger
than10minutesbecauseusingthe
compressorforlongperiodscould
damageit.
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20. Afterdrivingthevehiclefor10
minutesor5km(3miles),checkthe
tirepressurewiththetirepressure
gaugeequippedwiththecompressor.
Ifthetirepressurehasfallenbelow
thecorrecttirepressure,inflatethe
tiretothecorrectpressureagain
followingthestepsfromnumber15.
Ifthetiredoesnotinflate,repairof
thetiremaynotbepossible.Ifthe
tiredoesnotreachthecorrect
inflationpressurewithina10-minute
period,itprobablyhasreceivedmore
extensivedamage.Whenthis
happens,theemergencyflattire
repairkitcannotbeusedtorepairthe
tire.ContactanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
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CAUTION
Ifthetireinflationpressurefalls
below130kPa(1.3kgf/cm2orbar,
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Ifthetirehasbeenover-inflated,
loosenthescrewcaponthe
compressorandbleedsomeoftheair
out.
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18.9
psi),repaircannotbedonewith
therepairkit.Parkthevehicleona
levelsurfaceofftheright-of-wayand
contactanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
17.
Whenthetirehasbeeninflatedtothe
properinflationpressure,turnthe
compressorswitchoffandremovethe
compressorhosefromthetirevalve.
Ifthetireinflationpressure
continuestoremainlowafter
repeatingsteps14to21,parkthe
vehicleonalevelsurfaceoffthe
right-of-wayandcontactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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19.
Installthetirevalvecap.
Puttheemergencyflattirerepairkit
inthetrunkandcontinuedriving.
NOTE
CAUTION
Whencheckingthetireinflation
pressurewiththetirepressuregaugeon
thecompressorunit,makesurethe
compressorswitchisturnedoff.
DrivecarefullytoanAuthorized
MazdaDealerandkeepthevehicle
speedbelow80km/h(50mph).
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Ifthevehicleisdriven80km/h(50
mph)orhigher,thevehiclemight
begintovibrate.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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