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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
TPMSdoesnotalleviateyourneedto
checkthepressureandconditionofall
fourtiresbeforeyoudriveeachday.
TirePressureMonitoring
Systemí
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)monitorsthepressureforeach
tire.
Iftirepressureistoolowinoneormore
tires,thesystemwillinformthedrivervia
thewarninglightintheinstrumentpanel
andbythewarningbeepsound.
CAUTION
Eachtire,includingthespare(if
l
provided),shouldbechecked
monthlywhencoldandinflatedto
theinflationpressurerecommended
bythevehiclemanufactureronthe
vehicleplacardortireinflation
pressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesize
indicatedonthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel,you
shoulddeterminethepropertire
inflationpressureforthosetires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,your
vehiclehasbeenequippedwithatire
pressuremonitoringsystem(TPMS)
thatilluminatesalowtirepressure
telltalewhenoneormoreofyour
tiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.
Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,you
shouldstopandcheckyourtiresas
soonaspossible,andinflatethemto
theproperpressure.Drivingona
significantlyunder-inflatedtire
causesthetiretooverheatandcan
leadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtire
treadlife,andmayaffectthe
Thetirepressuresensorsinstalledoneach
wheelsendtirepressuredatabyradio
signaltothereceiverunitinthevehicle.
Tire pressure sensors
NOTE
Whentheambienttemperatureislow
duetoseasonalchanges,tire
temperaturesarealsolower.Ifthetire
temperaturelowers,theairpressure
lowersaswell,andtheTPMSwarning
lightilluminatesmorefrequently.
Inspectthetirepressuredailybefore
driving,andcheckthetirepressures
monthlywithatirepressuregauge.
Whencheckingthetirepressures,use
ofadigitaltirepressuregaugeis
recommended.
vehicle'shandlingandstopping
ability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnota
substituteforpropertire
maintenance,anditisthedriver's
responsibilitytomaintaincorrecttire
pressure,evenifunder-inflationhas
notreachedtheleveltotrigger
illuminationoftheTPMSlowtire
pressuretelltale.
íSomemodels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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