BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
WinterDriving
WARNING
Useonlythesamesizeandtypetires
(snow,radial,ornon-radial)onallfour
wheels:
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresult
inanaccident.
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
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theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-20.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
reducesbatterycapacity.
CAUTION
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
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Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
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andlooseconnections.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
NOTE
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Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystemmay
notfunctioncorrectlywhenusingtireswith
steelwirereinforcementinthesidewalls(page
5-26).
antifreeze―butdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-24).
Donotusetheparkingbrakein
freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPwithanautomatic
transaxleandto1orRwithamanual
transaxle.Blocktherearwheels.
qTireChains
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusingtire
chains.
qSnowTires
CAUTION
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
ØChainsmayaffecthandling.
ØDonotgofasterthan50km/h(30
mph)orthechainmanufacturer's
recommendedlimit,whicheveris
lower.
ØDrivecarefullyandavoidbumps,
holes,andsharpturns.
ØAvoidlocked-wheelbraking.
ØDonotusechainsonatemporary
sparetire;itmayresultindamage
tothevehicleandtothetire.
ØDonotusechainsonroadsthat
arefreeofsnoworice.Thetires
andchainscouldbedamaged.
ØChainsmayscratchorchip
aluminumwheels.
Donotgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
2
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoorframe),but
nevermorethanthemaximumcold-tire
pressureshownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
allseasonradialsdesignedtobeusedall
yeararound.Insomeextremeclimates
youmayfinditnecessarytoreplacethem
withsnowtiresduringthewintermonths
tofurtherimprovetractiononsnowand
icecoveredroads.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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