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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qAddingBrake/ClutchFluid
WasherFluid
qInspectingWasherFluidLevel
WARNING
Becarefulnottospillbrakefluidon
yourself orontheengine:
WARNING
Spilledbrakefluidisdangerous.Ifit
getsinyoureyes,theycouldbe
seriouslyinjured.Ifthishappens,
immediatelyflushyoureyeswithwater
andgetmedicalattention.Brakefluid
spilledonahotenginecouldcausea
fire.
Useonlywindshieldwasherfluidor
plainwaterinthereservoir:
Usingradiatorantifreezeaswasher
fluidisdangerous.Ifsprayedonthe
windshield,itwilldirtythewindshield,
affectyourvisibility,andcouldresult
inanaccident.
Ifthebrake/clutchfluidlevelislow,
havethebrakesandclutchinspected:
Lowbrake/clutchfluidlevelsare
dangerous.Lowlevelscouldsignal
brakeliningwearorabrakesystem
leak.Yourbrakescouldfailandcause
anaccident.
UsingWasherFluidWithoutAnti-
freezeProtectioninColdWeather:
Operatingyourvehiclein
temperaturesbelow4degreesC(40
degreesF)usingwasherfluidwithout
anti-freezeprotectionisdangerousas
itcouldcauseimpairedwindshield
visionandresultinanaccident.In
coldweather,alwaysusewasherfluid
withanti-freezeprotection.
Ifthefluidlevelislow,addfluiduntilit
reachesMAX.
Beforeaddingfluid,thoroughlycleanthe
areaaroundthecap.
NOTE
CAUTION
Stateorlocalregulationsmayrestrict
theuseofvolatileorganiccompounds
(VOCs),whicharecommonlyusedas
anti-freezeagentsinwasherfluid.A
washerfluidwithlimitedVOCcontent
shouldbeusedonlyifitprovides
adequatefreezeresistanceforall
regionsandclimatesinwhichthe
vehiclewillbeoperated.
Brakeandclutchfluidwilldamage
paintedsurfaces.Ifbrakeorclutch
fluiddoesgetonapaintedsurface,
washitoffwithwaterimmediately.
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Usingnonspecifiedbrakeandclutch
fluids(page10-4)willdamagethe
systems.Mixingdifferentfluidswill
alsodamagethem.
Ifthebrake/clutchsystemfrequently
requiresnewfluid,consultan
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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