CustomerInformationandReportingSafetyDefects
TireInformation(U.S.A.)
VehicleLoading
WARNING
Donottawatrailerwiththisvehicle:
Towingatrailerwiththisvehicleisdangerousbecauseithasnotbeendesignedto
towatraileranddoingsowillaffectthedrivesystemwhichcouldresultinvehicle
damage.
Thissectionwillguideyouintheproperloadingofyourvehicleand/ortrailer,tokeep
yourloadedvehicleweightwithinitsdesignratingcapability,withorwithoutatrailer.
Properlyloadingyourvehiclewillprovidemaximumreturnofvehicledesignperformance.
Beforeloadingyourvehicle,familiarizeyourselfwiththefollowingtermsfordetermining
yourvehicle'sweightratings,withorwithoutatrailer,fromthevehicle'sSafety
CertificationLabelandTireandLoadInformationLabel:
WARNING
OverloadedVehicle:
Overloadingavehicleisdangerous.Theresultsofoverloadingcanhaveserious
consequencesintermsofpassengersafety.Toomuchweightonavehicle's
suspensionsystemcancausespringorshockabsorberfailure,brakefailure,
handlingorsteeringproblems,irregulartirewear,tirefailureorotherdamage.
Overloadingmakesavehiclehardertodriveandcontrol.Italsoincreasesthe
distancerequiredforstopping.Incasesofseriousoverloading,brakescanfail
completely,particularlyonsteepgrades.Theloadatirewillcarrysafelyisa
combinationofthesizeofthetire,itsloadrange,andcorrespondinginflation
pressure.
Neveroverloadthevehicleandalwaysobservethevehicle'sweightratingsfromthe
vehicle'sSafetyCertificationandTireandLoadInformationlabels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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