MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Thetemporarysparetireiseasierto
qReplacingaWheel
handlebecauseofitsconstructionwhich
islighterandsmallerthanaconventional
tire.Thistireshouldbeusedonlyforan
emergencyandonlyforashortdistance.
WARNING
Alwaysusewheelsofthecorrectsize
onyourvehicle:
Usingawrong-sizedwheelis
dangerous.Brakingandhandling
couldbeaffected,leadingtolossof
controlandanaccident.
Usethetemporarysparetireonlyuntilthe
conventionaltireisrepaired,whichshould
beassoonaspossible.
Maintainitspressureat420kPa(4.2
kgf/cm2orbar,60psi).
CAUTION
ØAwrong-sizedwheelmay
adverselyaffect:
CAUTION
Ø Tirefit
ØDonotuseyourtemporaryspare
tirerimwithasnowtireora
conventionaltire.Neitherwill
properlyfitandcoulddamage
bothtireandrim.
Ø Wheelandbearinglife
Ø Groundclearance
Ø Speedometercalibration
Ø Headlightaim
Ø Bumperheight
Ø TirePressureMonitoring
System
Ø(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Ø Whenreplacing/repairingthe
tiresorwheelsorboth,havethe
workdonebyanAuthorized
MazdaDealer,orthetire
pressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
Ø Thewheelsequippedonyour
Mazdaarespeciallydesigned
forinstallationofthetire
pressuresensors.Donotuse
non-genuinewheels,otherwise
itmaynotbepossibletoinstall
thetirepressuresensors.
ØThetemporarysparetirehasa
treadlifeoflessthan5,000km
(3,000
miles).Thetreadlifemay
beshorterdependingondriving
conditions.
ØThetemporarysparetireisfor
limiteduse,however,ifthetread
wearsolid-bandindicator
appears,replacethetirewiththe
sametypeoftemporaryspare
(page8-34).
NOTE
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyare
notbeingusedontheroad.Itisrecommended
thattiresgenerallybereplacedwhentheyare
6
yearsorolder.Heatcausedbyhotclimates
orfrequenthighloadingconditions can
accelerate theagingprocess.Youshould
replacethesparetirewhenyoureplacethe
otherroadtiresduetotheagingofthespare
tire.Regardingthemanufacturing weekand
yearisindicated with4digit.
NOTE
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
whenever tiresorwheelsarereplaced.Referto
TiresandWheelsonpage5-31.
RefertoThetirelabelingonpage9-24.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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