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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
CAUTION
Oncetheenginecoolantexceedsa
presettemperature,anelectricalcooling
fanturnson.Itwillcontinuerunning
forabout10minutesaftertheignition
switchisturnedtooff.
Radiatorcoolantwilldamagepaint.
Rinseitoffquicklyifspilled.
Ifthecoolantreservoirisemptyornew
coolantisrequiredfrequently,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
qChangingCoolant
ChangecoolantaccordingtoScheduled
Maintenance(page8-3).
CAUTION
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Useonlysoft(demineralized)water
l
inthecoolantmixture.Waterthat
containsmineralswillcutdownon
thecoolant'seffectiveness.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFandLmarks
onthecoolantreservoirwhentheengine
iscool.
Don'taddonlywater.Alwaysadda
propercoolantmixture.
l
Theenginehasaluminumpartsand
l
mustbeprotectedbyanethylene-
glycol-basedcoolanttoprevent
corrosionandfreezing.
DONOTUSEcoolantsContaining
l
Alcohol,methanol,Borateor
Silicate.
Thesecoolantscoulddamagethe
coolingsystem.
DONOTMIXalcoholormethanol
l
withthecoolant.Thiscoulddamage
thecoolingsystem.
Ifit'satornearL,addenoughcoolantto
thecoolantreservoirtoprovidefreezing
andcorrosionprotectionandtobringthe
leveltoF.
Don'tuseasolutionthatcontains
morethan60%antifreeze.
Thiswouldreduceeffectiveness.
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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