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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qReplacingaWheel
NOTE
Besuretoinstallthetirepressure
sensorswhenevertiresorwheelsare
replaced.RefertoTiresandWheelson
page5-30.
WARNING
UsingaWrong-SizedWheel:
Usingawrong-sizedwheelis
dangerous.Brakingandhandling
couldbeaffected,leadingtolossof
controlandanaccident.Alwaysuse
wheelsofthecorrectsizeonyour
vehicle.
Whenreplacingawheel,makesurethe
newoneisthesameastheoriginalfactory
wheelindiameter,rimwidth,andoffset.
Propertirebalancingprovidesthebest
ridingcomfortandhelpsreducetread
wear.Out-of-balancetirescancause
vibrationandunevenwear,suchas
cuppingandflatspots.
CAUTION
Awrong-sizedwheelmayadversely
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affect:
Tirefit
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Wheelandbearinglife
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Groundclearance
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Snow-chainclearance
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Speedometercalibration
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Headlightaim
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Bumperheight
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TirePressureMonitoringSystem
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Limited-SlipDifferentialSystem
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(WithTirePressureMonitoring
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System)
Whenreplacing/repairingthetires
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orwheelsorboth,havethework
donebyanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer,orthetirepressuresensors
maybedamaged.
Thewheelsequippedonyour
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Mazdaarespeciallydesignedfor
installationofthetirepressure
sensors.Donotusenon-genuine
wheels,otherwiseitmaynotbe
possibletoinstallthetirepressure
sensors.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2006 |
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