Driving
Drivingthroughdeepwatermaydamagethetransmission.
Iftherearaxleissubmergedinwater,theaxlelubricantshouldbe
checkedandchanged,ifnecessary.Therearaxleisfilledwithalubricant
thatdoesnotnormallyrequirealubricantchangeforthelifeofthe
vehicle.Rearaxlelubricantquantitiesshouldnotneedtobechecked
unlessaleakissuspected.
“TreadLightly”isaneducational
programdesignedtoincreasepublic
awarenessofland-useregulations
andresponsibilitiesinournations
wildernessareas.MazdaMotor
CorporationjoinstheU.S.ForestServiceandtheBureauofLand
Managementinencouragingyoutohelppreserveournationalforestand
otherpublicandprivatelandsby“treadinglightly.”
Drivingonhillyorslopingterrain
Althoughnaturalobstaclesmaymakeitnecessarytotraveldiagonallyup
ordownahillorsteepincline,youshouldalwaystrytodrivestraightup
orstraightdown.Avoiddrivingcrosswiseorturningonsteep
slopesorhills.Adangerliesinlosingtraction,slippingsidewaysand
possiblyrollingover.Wheneverdrivingonahill,determinebeforehand
therouteyouwilluse.Donotdriveoverthecrestofahillwithout
seeingwhatconditionsareontheotherside.Donotdriveinreverse
overahillwithouttheaidofanobserver.
Whenclimbingasteepslopeorhill,
startinalowergearratherthan
downshiftingtoalowergearfroma
highergearoncetheascenthas
started.Thisreducesstrainonthe
engineandthepossibilityofstalling.
Ifyoudostallout,Donottryto
turnaroundbecauseyoumightroll
over.Itisbettertobackdowntoa
safelocation.
Applyjustenoughpowertothewheelstoclimbthehill.Toomuch
powerwillcausethetirestoslip,spinorlosetraction,resultinginlossof
vehiclecontrol.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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