MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
CAUTION
ØAwrong-sizedwheelmay
adverselyaffect:
Ø Tirefit
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyare
notbeingusedontheroad.Itisrecommended
thattiresgenerallybereplacedwhentheyare
6
yearsorolder.Heatcausedbyhotclimates
orfrequenthighloadingconditionscan
acceleratetheagingprocess.Youshould
replacethesparetirewhenyoureplacethe
otherroadtiresduetotheagingofthespare
tire.Regardingthemanufacturingweekand
yearisindicatedwith4digit.
Ø Wheelandbearinglife
Ø Groundclearance
Ø Snow-chainclearance
Ø Speedometercalibration
Ø Headlightaim
Ø Bumperheight
RefertoThetirelabelingonpage9-23.
Ø TirePressureMonitoring
System
Ø Limited-SlipDifferentialSystem
Ø(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
qReplacingaWheel
WARNING
Ø Whenreplacing/repairingthe
tiresorwheelsorboth,havethe
workdonebyanAuthorized
MazdaDealer,orthetire
pressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
Ø Thewheelsequippedonyour
Mazdaarespeciallydesigned
forinstallationofthetire
pressuresensors.Donotuse
non-genuinewheels,otherwise
itmaynotbepossibletoinstall
thetirepressuresensors.
Alwaysusewheelsofthecorrectsize
onyourvehicle:
Usingawrong-sizedwheelis
dangerous.Brakingandhandling
couldbeaffected,leadingtolossof
controlandanaccident.
NOTE
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
whenevertiresorwheelsarereplaced.Referto
TiresandWheelsonpage5-31.
Whenreplacingawheel,makesurethe
newoneisthesameastheoriginalfactory
wheelindiameter,rimwidth,andoffset.
Propertirebalancingprovidesthebest
ridingcomfortandhelpsreducetread
wear.Out-of-balancetirescancause
vibrationandunevenwear,suchas
cuppingandflatspots.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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