MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
Improperwheelalignment
Out-of-balancewheel
Severebraking
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Alwayschecktirepressurewhentiresare
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cold.
Warmtiresnormallyexceedrecommended
pressures.Don'treleaseairfromwarmtires
toadjustthepressure.
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Afterrotation,inflatealltirepressuresto
specification(page10-6)andinspectthe
lugnutsfortightness.
Underinflationcancausereducedfuel
economy,unevenandacceleratedtirewear,
andpoorsealingofthetirebead,which
willdeformthewheelandcauseseparation
oftirefromrim.
Overinflationcanproduceaharshride,
unevenandacceleratedtirewear,anda
greaterpossibilityofdamagefromroad
hazards.
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CAUTION
Rotateunidirectionaltiresandradial
tiresthathaveanasymmetricaltread
patternorstudsonlyfromfrontto
rear,notfromsidetoside.Tire
performancewillbeweakenedif
rotatedfromsidetoside.
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Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneedsinflating,
haveitinspected.
qReplacingaTire
WARNING
Alwaysusetiresthatareingood
condition:
Drivingwithworntiresisdangerous.
Reducedbraking,steering,and
tractioncouldresultinanaccident.
qTireRotation
Toequalizetreadwear,rotatethetiresif
irregularweardevelops.Accordingtothe
scheduledmaintenancecharts.Referto
ScheduledMaintenanceonpage8-3.
Duringrotation,inspectthemforcorrect
balance.
CAUTION
(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Whenreplacing/repairingthetiresor
wheelsorboth,havetheworkdone
byanAuthorizedMazdaDealer,or
thetirepressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
Forward
Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY)
spare tire in rotation.
Also,inspectthemforunevenwearand
damage.Abnormalwearisusuallycaused
byoneoracombinationofthefollowing:
Incorrecttirepressure
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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