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BeforeDrivingYourMazda
DrivingTips
qSnowTires
WinterDriving
Usesnowtiresonallfourwheels
Carryemergencygear,includingtire
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Donotgofasterthan120km/h(75mph)
whiledrivingwithsnowtires.Inflate
chains,windowscraper,flares,asmall
shovel,jumpercables,andasmallbag
ofsandorsalt.
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snowtires30kPa(0.3kgf/cm ,4.3psi)
morethanrecommendedonthetire
pressurelabel(driver'sdoorframe),but
nevermorethanthemaximumcold-tire
pressureshownonthetires.
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
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theradiator.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
allseasonradialsdesignedtobeusedall
yeararound.Insomeextremeclimates
youmayfinditnecessarytoreplacethem
withsnowtiresduringthewintermonths
tofurtherimprovetractiononsnowand
icecoveredroads.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-22.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
reducesbatterycapacity.
Useonlycold-weatherengineoil(page
8-19).
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
andlooseconnections.
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Usewasherfluidmadewith
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WARNING
Useonlythesamesizeandtypetires
(snow,radial,ornon-radial)onallfour
wheels:
antifreeze―butdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-28).
Donotusetheparkingbrakein
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freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPandblocktherear
wheels.
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresult
inanaccident.
Donotapplyexcessiveforcetoa
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windowscraperwhenremovingiceor
frozensnowonthemirrorglassand
windshield.
CAUTION
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
Neverusewarmorhotwaterfor
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removingsnoworicefromwindows
andmirrorsasitcouldresultinthe
glasscracking.
NOTE
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystemmay
notfunctioncorrectlywhenusingtireswith
steelwirereinforcementinthesidewalls(page
5-31).
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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