BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
qSnowTires
WinterDriving
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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Don'tgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
2
snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(reardooronthedriver's
side),butnevermorethanthemaximum
cold-tirepressureshownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
summertiresdesignedforoptimum
tractiononwetanddryroads.Ifyour
vehicleistobeusedonsnowandice
coveredroads,Mazdarecommendsthat
youreplacethetiresoriginallyequipped
onyourvehiclewithsnowtiresduringthe
wintermonths.
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
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theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-14.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
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reducesbatterycapacity.
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
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andlooseconnections.
Forimprovedenginestarting
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performancethenexttimeyoustartthe
engineafteronlydrivingthevehiclea
shortdistance,turnofftheengineafter
WARNING
1
ormoreofthevariableredzone
lampsinthetachometerhaveturned
off.
Useonlythesamesizeandtypetires
(snow,radial,ornon-radial)onallfour
wheels:
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresult
inanaccident.
Inaddition,itisrecommendedthat
shorttripsbeavoidedtoensurethatthe
enginereachesoperatingtemperature
beforeturningofftheengine.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreeze―butdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-17).
Donotusetheparkingbrakein
freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPwithanautomatic
transmissionandto1orRwitha
manualtransmission.Blocktherear
wheels.
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CAUTION
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
NOTE
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystemmay
notfunctioncorrectlywhenusingtireswith
steelwirereinforcementinthesidewalls(page
5-33).
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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