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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
Alwayschecktirepressurewhen
l
tiresarecold.
Warmtiresnormallyexceed
l
recommendedpressures.Don't
releaseairfromwarmtirestoadjust
thepressure.
Underinflationcancausereduced
l
Forward
fueleconomy,unevenand
acceleratedtirewear,andpoor
sealingofthetirebead,whichwill
deformthewheelandcause
separationoftirefromrim.
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
Overinflationcanproduceaharsh
l
ride,unevenandacceleratedtire
wear,andagreaterpossibilityof
damagefromroadhazards.
Incorrecttirepressure
l
Improperwheelalignment
l
Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneeds
inflating,haveitinspected.
Out-of-balancewheel
l
Severebraking
l
Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-6)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
qTireRotation
Toequalizetreadwear,rotatethetiresif
irregularweardevelops.Accordingtothe
scheduledmaintenancecharts.Referto
ScheduledMaintenanceonpage8-3.
Duringrotation,inspectthemforcorrect
balance.
CAUTION
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfronttorear,
notfromsidetoside.Tireperformance
willbeweakenedifrotatedfromsideto
side.
NOTE
Becauseyourvehicleisnotequipped
withasparetire,youcannotdoatire
rotationsafelywiththejackthatcomes
withyourvehicle.HaveanAuthorized
MazdaDealerperformtirerotation.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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