MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
PowerSteeringFluid
AutomatictransaxleFluid
(ATF)
qInspectingPowerSteeringFluid
Level
qInspectingAutomatictransaxle
FluidLevel
CAUTION
Theautomatictransaxlefluidlevelshould
beinspectedregularly.Measureitas
describedbelow.
Toavoiddamagetothepower
steeringpump,don'toperatethe
vehicleforlongperiodswhenthe
powersteeringfluidlevelislow.
CAUTION
NOTE
Usespecifiedpowersteeringfluid(page10-4).
ØAlwayschecktheautomatic
transaxlefluidlevelaccordingto
thefollowingprocedure.Ifthe
procedureisnotdonecorrectly,
theautomatictransaxlefluidlevel
cannotbemeasuredaccurately
whichcouldleadtoautomatic
transaxledamage.
Inspectthefluidlevelinthereservoirat
eachengineoilchangewiththeengineoff
andcold.Addfluidifnecessary;itdoes
notrequireperiodicchanging.
ØAlowfluidlevelcancause
transaxleslippage.Overfillingcan
causefoaming,lossoffluid,and
transaxlemalfunction.
ØUseonlythespecifiedfluid.Anon-
specifiedfluidcouldresultin
transaxlemalfunctionandfailure.
1.
2.
3.
Parkonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrakefirmly.
MakesurethereisnoATFleakage
fromtheATFhoseorthehousing.
ThelevelmustbekeptbetweenMINand
MAX.
Shifttheshiftlevertotheparkposition
(P),starttheengineandwarmitup.
Visuallyexaminethelinesandhosesfor
leaksanddamage.
CAUTION
Ifnewfluidisrequiredfrequently,consult
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Donotshifttheshiftleverwhilethe
engineiswarmingup.IftheATFlevel
isextremelylow,theautomatic
transaxlecouldbedamaged.
8-23
| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
| Download File |
|
| Document File Type | |
| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
(3 votes, average: 5 out of 5)
Automotive readers have rated 2009 Mazda 5 Owners Manual 5.0 out of 5.0 based on 3 product reviews. I was elated to find this very useful English version on-line.
Thanks for sharing.
This is a great manual and should be used with confidence. Great product. Good presentation.
downloaded fast, no problems