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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
PowerSteeringFluid
AutomaticTransaxleFluid
(ATF)
qInspectingPowerSteeringFluid
Level
qInspectingAutomaticTransaxle
FluidLevel
CAUTION
Theautomatictransaxlefluidlevelshould
beinspectedregularly.Measureitas
describedbelow.
Toavoiddamagetothepower
steeringpump,don'toperatethe
vehicleforlongperiodswhenthe
powersteeringfluidlevelislow.
Thevolumeoffluidchangeswith
temperature.Fluidmustbecheckedwhile
idlingtheenginewithoutdrivingat
normaloperatingtemperature.
NOTE
Usespecifiedpowersteeringfluid(page10-4).
Inspectthefluidlevelinthereservoirat
eachengineoilchangewiththeengineoff
andcold.Addfluidifnecessary;itdoes
notrequireperiodicchanging.
CAUTION
ØLowfluidlevelcausestransaxle
slippage.Overfillingcancause
foaming,lossoffluid,and
transaxlemalfunction.
ØUsespecifiedfluid(page10-4).A
nonspecifiedfluidcouldresultin
transaxlemalfunctionandfailure.
1.
2.
3.
Parkonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrakefirmly.
Starttheengineanddepressthebrake
pedal.
Movetheshiftleverthroughallranges,
thensetitatP.
ThelevelmustbekeptbetweenMAXand
MIN.
WARNING
Visuallyexaminethelinesandhosesfor
leaksanddamage.
Makesurethebrakepedalisapplied
beforeshiftingtheshiftlever:
Shiftingtheshiftleverwithoutfirst
depressingthebrakepedalis
dangerous.Thevehiclecouldmove
suddenlyandcauseanaccident.
Ifnewfluidisrequiredfrequently,consult
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
4.
Withtheenginestillidling,pulloutthe
dipstick,wipeitclean,andputitback.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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