DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
CAUTION
ØEachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),shouldbecheckedmonthlywhencold
andinflatedtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythevehiclemanufacturer
onthevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehastiresofa
differentsizethanthesizeindicatedonthevehicleplacardortireinflation
pressurelabel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinflationpressureforthose
tires.)
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeenequippedwithatirepressure
monitoringsystem(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretelltalewhenone
ormoreofyourtiresissignificantlyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopandcheckyourtiresassoonas
possible,andinflatethemtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignificantlyunder-
inflatedtirecausesthetiretooverheatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,andmayaffectthevehicle's
handlingandstoppingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstituteforpropertiremaintenance,andit
isthedriver'sresponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,evenifunder-
inflationhasnotreachedtheleveltotriggerilluminationoftheTPMSlowtire
pressuretelltale.
ØYourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMSmalfunctionindicatorto
indicatewhenthesystemisnotoperatingproperly.
TheTPMSmalfunctionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtirepressuretelltale.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproximately
oneminuteandthenremaincontinuouslyilluminated.Thissequencewill
continueuponsubsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthemalfunctionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,thesystemmaynotbeableto
detectorsignallowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctionsmayoccurfora
varietyofreasons,includingtheinstallationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMSfromfunctioningproperly.Always
checktheTPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneormoretiresorwheelson
yourvehicletoensurethatthereplacementoralternatetiresandwheelsallow
theTPMStocontinuetofunctionproperly.
ØToavoidfalsereadings,thesystemsamplesforalittlewhilebeforeindicatinga
problem.Asaresultitwillnotinstantaneouslyregisterarapidtiredeflationor
blowout.
NOTE
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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