MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
PowerSteeringFluid
AutomatictransaxleFluid
(ATF)
qInspectingPowerSteeringFluid
Level
qInspectingAutomatictransaxle
FluidLevel
CAUTION
Theautomatictransaxlefluidlevelshould
beinspectedregularly.Measureitas
describedbelow.
Toavoiddamagetothepower
steeringpump,don'toperatethe
vehicleforlongperiodswhenthe
powersteeringfluidlevelislow.
CAUTION
NOTE
Usespecifiedpowersteeringfluid(page10-4).
ØAlwayschecktheautomatic
transaxlefluidlevelaccordingto
thefollowingprocedure.Ifthe
procedureisnotdonecorrectly,
theautomatictransaxlefluidlevel
cannotbemeasuredaccurately
whichcouldleadtoautomatic
transaxledamage.
Inspectthefluidlevelinthereservoirat
eachengineoilchangewiththeengineoff
andcold.Addfluidifnecessary;itdoes
notrequireperiodicchanging.
ØAlowfluidlevelcancause
transaxleslippage.Overfillingcan
causefoaming,lossoffluid,and
transaxlemalfunction.
ØItisrecommendedtouseMazda
Genuineautomatictransaxlefluid
(page10-4).
1.
2.
3.
Parkonalevelsurfaceandsetthe
parkingbrakefirmly.
MakesurethereisnoATFleakage
fromtheATFhoseorthehousing.
ThelevelmustbekeptbetweenMINand
MAX.
Shifttheshiftlevertotheparkposition
(P),starttheengineandwarmitup.
Visuallyexaminethelinesandhosesfor
leaksanddamage.
CAUTION
Ifnewfluidisrequiredfrequently,consult
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Donotshifttheshiftleverwhilethe
engineiswarmingup.IftheATFlevel
isextremelylow,theautomatic
transaxlecouldbedamaged.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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