2008 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

MaintenanceandSpecifications
15
20
minutesofsteadydrivingonanexpressway/highwayfollowedby
minutesofstop-and-godrivingwithatleastfour30-secondidle
periods.
Allowthevehicletositforatleasteighthourswithoutstartingthe
engine.Then,starttheengineandcompletetheabovedrivingcycle.The
enginemustwarmuptoitsnormaloperatingtemperature.Oncestarted,
donotturnofftheengineuntiltheabovedrivingcycleiscomplete.If
thevehicleisstillnotreadyforI/Mtesting,theabovedrivingcyclewill
havetoberepeated.
BRAKE/CLUTCHFLUID
Brakeandclutchsystemsaresuppliedfromthesamereservoir.
Thefluidlevelwilldropslowlyas
thebrakeswear,andwillrisewhen
thebrakecomponentsarereplaced.
Fluidlevelsbetweenthe“MIN”and
“MAX”linesarewithinthenormal
operatingrange;thereisnoneedto
addfluid.Ifthefluidlevelsare
outsideofthenormaloperating
rangetheperformanceofthe
systemcouldbecompromised;seek
servicefromyourauthorizeddealerimmediately.
TRANSMISSIONFLUID
Checkingautomatictransmissionfluid
Refertoyourscheduledmaintenancesectionforscheduledintervalsfor
fluidchecksandchanges.Yourtransaxledoesnotconsumefluid.
However,thefluidlevelshouldbecheckedifthetransaxleisnotworking
properly,i.e.,ifthetransaxleslipsorshiftsslowlyorifyounoticesome
signoffluidleakage.
Automatictransmissionfluidexpandswhenwarmed.Toobtainan
accuratefluidcheck,drivethevehicleuntilitiswarmedup
(approximately20miles[30km]).Ifyourvehiclehasbeen
operatedforanextendedperiodathighspeeds,incitytraffic
duringhotweatherorpullingatrailer,thevehicleshouldbe
turnedoffforabout30minutestoallowfluidtocoolbefore
checking.
1.
Drivethevehicle20miles(30km)oruntilitreachesnormal
operatingtemperature.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2008
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need to find out if theres a light that is on the transmission shifter cant see what gear its in at night


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