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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
RockingtheVehicle
WinterDriving
WARNING
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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Donotspinthewheelsatmorethan56
km/h(35mph),anddonotallow
anyonetostandbehindawheelwhen
pushingthevehicle:
Whenthevehicleisstuck,spinning
thewheelsathighspeedis
dangerous.Thespinningtirecould
overheatandexplode.Thiscould
causeseriousinjuries.
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-23.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
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reducesbatterycapacity.
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
andlooseconnections.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreeze―butdon'tuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-26).
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CAUTION
Toomuchrockingmaycauseengine
overheating,transmissionfailure,
andtiredamage.
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Don'tusetheparkingbrakeinfreezing
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weatherastheparkingbrakemay
freeze.Instead,shifttoPwithan
automatictransmissionandto1orR
withamanualtransmission.Blockthe
rearwheels.
Ifyoumustrockthevehicletofreeitfrom
snow,sandormud,depressthe
acceleratorslightlyandslowlymovethe
shiftleverfrom1(D)toR.
qSnowTires
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Don'tgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
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snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoorframe),but
nevermorethanthemaximumcold-tire
pressureshownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
summertiresdesignedforoptimum
tractiononwetanddryroads.Ifyour
vehicleistobeusedonsnowandice
coveredroads,Mazdarecommendsthat
youreplacethetiresoriginallyequipped
onyourvehiclewithsnowtiresduringthe
wintermonths.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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