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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Adjustthetirepressuretothecorrecttire
pressure.Refertothespecificationcharts
(page10-6).
NOTE
Afteradjustingthetireairpressures,
itmayrequiresometimeforthe
TPMSwarninglighttogoout.Ifthe
TPMSwarninglightremains
illuminated,drivethevehicleata
speedofatleast25km/h(16mph)
for10minutes,andthenverifythatit
goesout.
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CAUTION
Whenreplacing/repairingthetiresor
wheelsorboth,havetheworkdoneby
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer,orthetire
pressuresensorsmaybedamaged.
Tirescanloosealittleairquite
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naturallyovertimeandtheTPMS
cannottellifthetiresaregettingtoo
softovertimeoryouhaveaflat.
However,whenyoufindonelowtire
inasetoffour-thatisanindication
oftrouble;youshouldhavesomeone
drivethevehicleslowlyforwardso
youcaninspectanylowtireforcuts
andanymetalstickingthroughtread
orsidewall.Putafewdropsofwater
inthevalvestemtoseeifitbubbles
indicatingabadvalve.Leaksneedto
beaddressedbymorethansimply
refillingthetroubletireasleaksare
dangerous-takeittoanAuthorized
MazdaDealerwhichhasallthe
equipmenttofixtires,TPMS
NOTE
Performtirepressureadjustment
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whenthetiresarecold.Tirepressure
willvaryaccordingtothetire
temperature,thereforeletthevehicle
standfor1houroronlydriveit1.6
km(1mile)orlessbeforeadjusting
thetirepressures.Whenpressureis
adjustedonhottirestothecold
inflationpressure,theTPMS
warninglight/beepmayturnonafter
thetirescoolandpressuredrops
belowspecification.
Also,anilluminatedTPMSwarning
light,resultingfromthetireair
pressuredroppingduetocold
ambienttemperature,maygooutif
theambienttemperaturerises.Inthis
case,itwillalsobenecessaryto
adjustthetireairpressures.Ifthe
TPMSwarninglightilluminatesdue
toadropintireairpressure,make
suretocheckandadjustthetireair
pressures.
systemsandorderthebest
replacementtireforyourvehicle.
Ifthewarninglightilluminatesagaineven
afterthetirepressuresareadjusted,there
maybeatirepuncture.
VehicleswithInstantMobilitySystem
(IMS)emergencyflattirerepairkit
Ifanemergencytirerepairisneeded,
repairthepuncturedtirewiththe
emergencyflattirerepairkit(page7-5).
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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