DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Ifthewarninglightilluminatesagaineven
afterthetirepressuresareadjusted,there
maybeatirepuncture.
Performtirepressureadjustmentwhenthe
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tiresarecold.Tirepressurewillvary
accordingtothetiretemperature,therefore
letthevehiclestandfor1houroronlydrive
it1.6km(1mile)orlessbeforeadjusting
thetirepressures.Whenpressureis
adjustedonhottirestothecoldinflation
pressure,theTPMSwarninglight/beepmay
turnonafterthetirescoolandpressure
dropsbelowspecification.
VehicleswithInstantMobilitySystem
(IMS)emergencyflattirerepairkit
Ifanemergencytirerepairisneeded,
repairthepuncturedtirewiththe
emergencyflattirerepairkit(page7-5).
CAUTION
Also,anilluminatedTPMSwarninglight,
resultingfromthetireairpressuredropping
duetocoldambienttemperature,maygo
outiftheambienttemperaturerises.Inthis
case,itwillalsobenecessarytoadjustthe
tireairpressures.IftheTPMSwarning
lightilluminatesduetoadropintireair
pressure,makesuretocheckandadjustthe
tireairpressures.
Donotusenon-genuinetiresealant.
Itmaydamagethetirepressure
sensor.
Vehicleswithoptionaltemporaryspare
tire
Ifyouhaveboughttheoptionaltemporary
sparetire,replacethepuncturedtirewith
thetemporarysparetire.Refertothe
manufacturer'sinstructions.
Afteradjustingthetireairpressures,itmay
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requiresometimefortheTPMSwarning
lighttogoout.IftheTPMSwarninglight
remainsilluminated,drivethevehicleata
speedofatleast25km/h(16mph)for10
minutes,andthenverifythatitgoesout.
NOTE
Atirepressuresensorisnotinstalledtothe
temporarysparetire.Thewarninglightwill
flashcontinuouslywhilethetemporaryspare
tireisbeingused.
Tirescanloosealittleairquitenaturally
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overtimeandtheTPMScannottellifthe
tiresaregettingtoosoftovertimeoryou
haveaflat.However,whenyoufindone
lowtireinasetoffour-thatisan
indicationoftrouble;youshouldhave
someonedrivethevehicleslowlyforward
soyoucaninspectanylowtireforcutsand
anymetalstickingthroughtreador
sidewall.Putafewdropsofwaterinthe
valvestemtoseeifitbubblesindicatinga
badvalve.Leaksneedtobeaddressedby
morethansimplyrefillingthetroubletireas
leaksaredangerous-takeittoan
Warninglightflashes
Whenthewarninglightflashes,theremay
beasystemmalfunction.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
qSystemErrorActivation
Whenthewarninglightflashes,theremay
beasystemmalfunction.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Asystemerroractivationmayoccurin
thefollowingcases:
AuthorizedMazdaDealerwhichhasallthe
equipmenttofixtires,TPMSsystemsand
orderthebestreplacementtireforyour
vehicle.
Whenthereisequipmentoradevice
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nearthevehicleusingthesameradio
frequencyasthatofthetirepressure
sensors.
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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