MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
CAUTION
CAUTION
ØDonotuseyourtemporaryspare
tirerimwithasnowtireora
conventionaltire.Neitherwill
properlyfitandcoulddamage
bothtireandrim.
ØAwrong-sizedwheelmay
adverselyaffect:
Ø Tirefit
Ø Wheelandbearinglife
Ø Groundclearance
Ø Snow-chainclearance
Ø Speedometercalibration
Ø Headlightaim
Ø Bumperheight
Ø TirePressureMonitoring
System
Ø Limited-SlipDifferentialSystem
Ø(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Ø Whenreplacing/repairingthe
tiresorwheelsorboth,havethe
workdonebyanAuthorized
MazdaDealer,orthetire
pressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
Ø Thewheelsequippedonyour
Mazdaarespeciallydesigned
forinstallationofthetire
pressuresensors.Donotuse
non-genuinewheels,otherwise
itmaynotbepossibletoinstall
thetirepressuresensors.
ØThetemporarysparetirehasa
treadlifeoflessthan5,000km
(3,000
miles).Thetreadlifemay
beshorterdependingondriving
conditions.
ØThetemporarysparetireisfor
limiteduse,however,ifthetread
wearsolid-bandindicator
appears,replacethetirewiththe
sametypeoftemporaryspare
(page8-34).
NOTE
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyare
notbeingusedontheroad.Itisrecommended
thattiresgenerallybereplacedwhentheyare
6
yearsorolder.Heatcausedbyhotclimates
orfrequenthighloadingconditionscan
acceleratetheagingprocess.Youshould
replacethesparetirewhenyoureplacethe
otherroadtiresduetotheagingofthespare
tire.Regardingthemanufacturingweekand
yearisindicatedwith4digit.
RefertoThetirelabelingonpage9-23.
NOTE
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
whenevertiresorwheelsarereplaced.Referto
TiresandWheelsonpage5-31.
qReplacingaWheel
WARNING
Alwaysusewheelsofthecorrectsize
onyourvehicle:
Usingawrong-sizedwheelis
dangerous.Brakingandhandling
couldbeaffected,leadingtolossof
controlandanaccident.
Whenreplacingawheel,makesurethe
newoneisthesameastheoriginalfactory
wheelindiameter,rimwidth,andoffset.
Propertirebalancingprovidesthebest
ridingcomfortandhelpsreducetread
wear.Out-of-balancetirescancause
vibrationandunevenwear,suchas
cuppingandflatspots.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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