DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Adjustthetirepressuretothecorrecttire
pressure.Refertothespecificationcharts
(page10-6).
NOTE
Performtirepressureadjustmentwhenthe
tiresarecold.Tirepressurewillvary
accordingtothetiretemperature,therefore
letthevehiclestandfor1houroronlydrive
it1.6km(1mile)orlessbeforeadjusting
thetirepressures.Whenpressureis
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CAUTION
Whenreplacing/repairingthetiresor
wheelsorboth,havetheworkdone
byanAuthorizedMazdaDealer,or
thetirepressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
adjustedonhottirestothecoldinflation
pressure,theTPMSwarninglight/beepmay
turnonafterthetirescoolandpressure
dropsbelowspecification.
Also,anilluminatedTPMSwarninglight,
resultingfromthetireairpressuredropping
duetocoldambienttemperature,mayturn
offiftheambienttemperaturerises.Inthis
case,itwillalsobenecessarytoadjustthe
tireairpressures.IftheTPMSwarning
lightilluminatesduetoadropintireair
pressure,makesuretocheckandadjustthe
tireairpressures.
Afteradjustingthetireairpressures,itmay
requiresometimefortheTPMSwarning
lighttoturnoff.IftheTPMSwarninglight
remainsilluminated,drivethevehicleata
speedofatleast25km/h(16mph)for10
minutes,andthenverifythatitturnsoff.
Tireslooseairnaturallyovertimeandthe
TPMScannottellifthetiresaregettingtoo
softovertimeoryouhaveaflat.However,
whenyoufindonelowtireinasetoffour-
thatisanindicationoftrouble;youshould
havesomeonedrivethevehicleslowly
forwardsoyoucaninspectanylowtirefor
cutsandanymetalobjectsstickingthrough
treadorsidewall.Putafewdropsofwater
inthevalvestemtoseeifitbubbles
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indicatingabadvalve.Leaksneedtobe
addressedbymorethansimplyrefillingthe
troubletireasleaksaredangerous-takeit
toanAuthorizedMazdaDealerwhichhas
alltheequipmenttofixtires,TPMSsystems
andorderthebestreplacementtireforyour
vehicle.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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