BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
18-inch
tires
WinterDriving
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
summertiresdesignedforoptimum
tractiononwetanddryroads.Ifyour
vehicleistobeusedonsnowandice
coveredroads,Mazdarecommendsthat
youreplacethetiresoriginallyequipped
onyourvehiclewithsnowtiresduringthe
wintermonths.
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-21.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
reducesbatterycapacity.
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
andlooseconnections.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreeze―butdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-27).
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WARNING
Useonlythesamesizeandtypetires
(snow,radial,ornon-radial)onallfour
wheels:
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresult
inanaccident.
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Donotusetheparkingbrakein
freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPwithanautomatic
transaxleandto1orRwithamanual
transaxle.Blocktherearwheels.
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CAUTION
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
NOTE
qSnowTires
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystemmay
notfunctioncorrectlywhenusingtireswith
steelwirereinforcementinthesidewalls(page
5-31).
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Donotgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
2
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoorframe),but
nevermorethanthemaximumcold-tire
pressureshownonthetires.
Except18-inchtires
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
allseasonradialsdesignedtobeusedall
yeararound.Insomeextremeclimates
youmayfinditnecessarytoreplacethem
withsnowtiresduringthewintermonths
tofurtherimprovetractiononsnowand
icecoveredroads.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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