BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
RockingtheVehicle
WinterDriving
WARNING
Carryemergencygear,window
scraper,flares,asmallshovel,jumper
cables,andasmallbagofsandorsalt.
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Donotspinthewheelsatmorethan56
km/h(35mph),anddonotallow
anyonetostandbehindawheelwhen
pushingthevehicle:
Whenthevehicleisstuck,spinning
thewheelsathighspeedis
dangerous.Thespinningtirecould
overheatandexplode.Thiscould
causeseriousinjuries.
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-21.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
reducesbatterycapacity.
Useonlycold-weatherengineoil(page
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8-19).
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
andlooseconnections.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreeze―butdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-27).
Donotusetheparkingbrakein
freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPwithanautomatic
transaxleandto1orRwithamanual
transaxle.Blocktherearwheels.
CAUTION
Toomuchrockingmaycauseengine
overheating,transaxlefailure,and
tiredamage.
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Ifyoumustrockthevehicletofreeitfrom
snow,sandormud,depressthe
acceleratorslightlyandslowlymovethe
shiftleverfrom1(D)toR.
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qSnowTires
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Donotgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
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snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoorframe),but
nevermorethanthemaximumcold-tire
pressureshownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
allseasonradialsdesignedtobeusedall
yeararound.Insomeextremeclimates
youmayfinditnecessarytoreplacethem
withsnowtiresduringthewintermonths
tofurtherimprovetractiononsnowand
icecoveredroads.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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