2009 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
NOTE
qReplacingaWheel
(WithTirePressureMonitoringSystem)
WARNING
Whentireswithsteelwirereinforcementin
l
thesidewallsareused,thesystemmaynot
functioncorrectlyevenwithagenuine
wheel.
RefertoSystemErrorActivationonpage
5-32.
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
whenevertiresorwheelsarereplaced.
RefertoTiresandWheelsonpage5-33.
Alwaysusewheelsofthecorrectsize
onyourvehicle:
Usingawrong-sizedwheelis
dangerous.Brakingandhandling
couldbeaffected,leadingtolossof
controlandanaccident.
l
CAUTION
Ifatirewearsevenly,awearindicator
willappearasasolidbandacrossthe
tread.
ØAwrong-sizedwheelmay
adverselyaffect:
Ø Tirefit
Replacethetirewhenthishappens.
Ø Wheelandbearinglife
Ø Groundclearance
Tread wear indicator
Ø Snow-chainclearance
Ø Speedometercalibration
Ø Headlightaim
Ø Bumperheight
Ø TirePressureMonitoring
System
Ø Limited-SlipDifferentialSystem
Ø(WithTirePressureMonitoring
System)
Ø Whenreplacing/repairingthe
tiresorwheelsorboth,havethe
workdonebyanAuthorized
MazdaDealer,orthetire
pressuresensorsmaybe
damaged.
Ø Thewheelsequippedonyour
Mazdaarespeciallydesigned
forinstallationofthetire
pressuresensors.Donotuse
non-genuinewheels,otherwise
itmaynotbepossibletoinstall
thetirepressuresensors.
New tread
Worn tread
Youshouldreplaceitbeforethebandis
acrosstheentiretread.
NOTE
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyare
notbeingusedontheroad.Itisrecommended
thattiresgenerallybereplacedwhentheyare
6
yearsorolder.Heatcausedbyhotclimates
orfrequenthighloadingconditionscan
acceleratetheagingprocess.Regardingthe
manufacturingweekandyearisindicatedwith
4
digit.
RefertoThetirelabelingonpage9-23.
NOTE
Besuretoinstallthetirepressuresensors
whenevertiresorwheelsarereplaced.Referto
TiresandWheelsonpage5-33.
8-32
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2009
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