MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
3.
4.
Ifyouarechangingtherightheadlight
bulb,starttheengine,turnthesteering
wheelallthewaytotheright,andturn
offengine.Ifyouarechangingtheleft
headlightbulb,turnthesteeringwheel
totheleft.
WARNING
Donotreplacethexenonfusionbulbs
yourself:
Replacingthexenonfusionbulbs
yourselfisdangerous.Becausethe
xenonfusionbulbsrequirehigh
voltage,youcouldreceiveanelectric
shockifthebulbsarehandled
incorrectly.ConsultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerwhenthereplacement
isnecessary.
Turnthecentersectionoftheplastic
retainercounterclockwiseandremove
theretainersandpartiallypeelbackthe
mudguard.
Removal
Nevertouchtheglassportionofa
halogenbulbwithyourbarehandsand
alwaysweareyeprotectionwhen
handlingorworkingaroundthebulbs:
Whenahalogenbulbbreaks,itis
dangerous.Thesebulbscontain
pressurizedgas.Ifoneisbroken,it
willexplodeandseriousinjuries
couldbecausedbytheflyingglass.
Iftheglassportionistouchedwith
barehands,bodyoilcouldcausethe
bulbtooverheatandexplodewhen
lit.
Installation
Alwayskeephalogenbulbsoutofthe
reachofchildren:
Playingwithahalogenbulbis
dangerous.Seriousinjuriescouldbe
causedbydroppingahalogenbulb
orbreakingitsomeotherway.
qReplacingaHeadlightBulb
1.
Makesuretheignitionswitchisturned
offandtheheadlightswitchisoff.
2.
Liftthehoodandfindthehighandlow
beambulbsintherearoftheheadlight
unit.
TheoutboardbulbistheLOWbeam,
andtheinboardoneistheHIGHbeam.
RefertoLightBulbsonpage8-27.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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