2009 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Replacingtiresandwheels
EachtirepressuresensorhasauniqueID
signalcode.Thesignalcodemustbe
registeredwiththeTPMSbeforeitcanwork.
Theeasiestwaytodoitistohavean
AuthorizedMazdaDealerchangeyourtireand
completeIDsignalcoderegistration.
CAUTION
ØWhenreplacing/repairingthetires
orwheelsorboth,havethework
donebyanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer,orthetirepressuresensors
maybedamaged.
ØThewheelsequippedonyour
Mazdaarespeciallydesignedfor
installationofthetirepressure
sensors.Donotusenon-genuine
wheels,otherwiseitmaynotbe
possibletoinstallthetirepressure
sensors.
Whenhavingtireschangedatan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer
TirepressuresensorIDsignalcode
registrationiscompletedwhenan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerchangesyour
vehicle'stires.
Whenchangingtiresyourself
Besuretohavethetirepressuresensors
installedwhenevertiresorwheelsare
replaced.
Whenhavingatireorwheelorboth
replaced,thefollowingtypesoftire
pressuresensorinstallationsarepossible.
Ifyouorsomeoneelsechangestires,you
orsomeoneelsecanalsoundertakethe
stepsfortheTPMStocompletetheID
signalcoderegistration.
1.
Aftertireshavebeenchanged,turnthe
ignitionswitchtotheONposition,then
turnitbacktotheACCorLOCK
position.
Thetirepressuresensorisremoved
fromtheoldwheelandinstalledtothe
newone.
Thesametirepressuresensorisused
withthesamewheel.Onlythetireis
replaced.
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2.
3.
Waitforabout15minutes.
Afterabout15minutes,drivethe
vehicleataspeedofatleast25km/h
Anewtirepressuresensorisinstalled
toanewwheel.
(16
mph)for10minutesandthetire
pressuresensorIDsignalcodewillbe
registeredautomatically.
NOTE
ThetirepressuresensorIDsignalcode
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NOTE
mustberegisteredwhenanewtirepressure
sensorispurchased.Forpurchaseofatire
pressuresensorandregistrationofthetire
pressuresensorIDsignalcode,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Whenreinstallingapreviouslyremovedtire
pressuresensortoawheel,replacethe
grommet(sealbetweenvalvebody/sensor
andwheel)forthetirepressuresensor.
Ifthevehicleisdrivenwithinabout15minutes
ofchangingtires,thetirepressuremonitoring
systemwarninglightwillflashbecausethe
sensorIDsignalcodewouldnothavebeen
registered.Ifthishappens,parkthevehiclefor
about15minutes,afterwhichthesensorID
signalcodewillregisterupondrivingthe
vehiclefor10minutes.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2009
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