Tires, Wheels and Loading
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Anticipatestopsandbrakegradually.
DonotexceedtheGCWRratingortransmissiondamagemayoccur.
Servicing after towing
Ifyoutowatrailerforlongdistances,yourvehiclewillrequiremore
frequentserviceintervals.Refertoyourscheduledmaintenance
informationformoreinformation.
Trailer towing tips
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Practiceturning,stoppingandbackingupbeforestartingonatripto
getthefeelofthevehicletrailercombination.Whenturning,make
widerturnssothetrailerwheelswillclearcurbsandotherobstacles.
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Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbe10–15%oftheloadedtrailer
weight.
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Ifyouwillbetowingatrailerfrequentlyinhotweather,hilly
conditions,atGCWR,oranycombinationofthesefactors,consider
refillingyourrearaxlewithsyntheticgearlubeifnotalreadyso
equipped.RefertotheMaintenanceandspecificationschapterfor
thelubricantspecification.Rememberthatregardlessoftherearaxle
lubeused,donottowatrailerforthefirst500miles(800km)ofa
newvehicle,andthatthefirst500miles(800km)oftowingbedone
atnofasterthan70mph(112km/h)withnofullthrottlestarts.
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Afteryouhavetraveled50miles(80km),thoroughlycheckyour
hitch,electricalconnectionsandtrailerwheellugnuts.
Toaidinengine/transmissioncoolingandA/Cefficiencyduringhot
weatherwhilestoppedintraffic,placethegearshiftleverinP(Park)
(automatictransmission)orN(Neutral)(manualtransmissions).
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Vehicleswithtrailersshouldnotbeparkedonagrade.Ifyoumust
parkonagrade,placewheelchocksunderthetrailer’swheels.
Launching or retrieving a boat
Disconnectthewiringtothetrailerbeforebackingthetrailer
intothewater.Reconnectthewiringtothetrailerafterthe
trailerisremovedfromthewater.
Whenbackingdownarampduringboatlaunchingorretrieval:
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donotallowthestaticwaterleveltoriseabovethebottomedgeof
therearbumper.
donotallowwavestobreakhigherthan6inches(15cm)abovethe
bottomedgeoftherearbumper.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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