MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
Inspecttheantifreezeprotectionand
coolantlevelinthecoolantreservoirat
leastonceayear―atthebeginningofthe
winterseason―andbeforetraveling
wheretemperaturesmaydropbelow
freezing.
EngineCoolant
qInspectingCoolantLevel
WARNING
Donotuseamatchorliveflameinthe
enginecompartment.DONOTADD
COOLANTWHENTHEENGINEISHOT:
Ahotengineisdangerous.Ifthe
enginehasbeenrunning,partsofthe
enginecompartmentcanbecome
veryhot.Youcouldbeburned.
Carefullyinspecttheenginecoolant
inthecoolantreservoir,butdonot
openit.
Inspecttheconditionandconnectionsof
allcoolingsystemandheaterhoses.
Replaceanythatareswollenor
deteriorated.
Thecoolantshouldbeatfullinthe
radiatorandbetweentheFandLmarks
onthecoolantreservoirwhentheengine
iscool.
Turnofftheignitionswitchand
makesurethefanisnotrunningbefore
attemptingtoworknearthecooling
fan:
Workingnearthecoolingfanwhenit
isrunningisdangerous.Thefan
couldcontinuerunningindefinitely
eveniftheenginehasstoppedand
theenginecompartmenttemperature
ishigh.Youcouldbehitbythefan
andseriouslyinjured.
Ifit'satornearL,addenoughcoolantto
thecoolantreservoirtoprovidefreezing
andcorrosionprotectionandtobringthe
leveltoF.
Donotremoveeithercooling
systemcapwhentheengineand
radiatorarehot:
Whentheengineandradiatorare
hot,scaldingcoolantandsteammay
shootoutunderpressureandcause
seriousinjury.
NOTE
Changingthecoolantshouldbedonebyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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