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MaintenanceandCare
AppearanceCare
qUnderbodyMaintenance
qUndercoating
Roadchemicalsandsaltusedforiceand
snowremovalandsolventsusedfordust
controlmaycollectontheunderbody.If
notremoved,theywillspeeduprusting
anddeteriorationofsuchunderbodyparts
asfuellines,frame,floorpan,andexhaust
system,eventhoughthesepartsmaybe
coatedwithanti-corrosivematerial.
Thisspecialcoatingisappliedtothe
criticalpartsoftheundersidetoprotect
vehiclesfromdamagecausedby
chemicalsorstones.Thiscoatingisliable
tobedamagedwithtime.Checkthis
coatingperiodically.
AnAuthorizedMazdaDealerarewell
informedonhowrepairsshouldbemade.
ConsultanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Thoroughlyflushtheunderbodyand
wheelhousingswithlukewarmorcold
waterattheendofeachwinter.Tryalso
todothiseverymonth.
qAluminumWheelMaintenanceí
Aprotectivecoatingisprovidedoverthe
aluminumwheels.Specialcareisneeded
toprotectthiscoating.
Payspecialattentiontotheseareas
becausetheyeasilyhidemudanddirt.It
willdomoreharmthangoodtowet
downtheroadgrimewithoutremoving
it.
NOTE
Donotuseawirebrushoranyabrasive
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cleaner,polishingcompound,orsolventon
aluminumwheels.Theymaydamagethe
coating.
Theloweredgesofdoors,rockerpanels,
andframemembershavedrainholesthat
shouldnotbeclogged.Watertrapped
therewillcauserusting.
Onlyuseamildsoaporneutraldetergent
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andalwaysuseaspongeorsoftclothto
cleanthewheels.
Rinsethoroughlywithlukewarmorcold
water.Also,besuretocleanthewheels
afterdrivingondustyorsaltedroads.This
helpspreventcorrosion.
Avoidwashingyourvehicleinanautomatic
carwashthatuseshigh-speedorhard
brushes.
Ifyouraluminumwheelsloseluster,wax
thewheels.
(WithTirePressureMonitoringSystem)
CheckspecialrequirementsforTirePressure
MonitoringSystem.
WARNING
Drywetbrakesbydrivingveryslowly
andapplyingthebrakeslightlyuntil
brakeperformanceisnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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