2010 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

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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(reardooronthedriver's
side),butnevermorethanthemaximum
cold-tirepressureshownonthetires.
Yourvehicleisoriginallyequippedwith
summertiresdesignedforoptimum
tractiononwetanddryroads.Ifyour
vehicleistobeusedonsnowandice
coveredroads,Mazdarecommendsthat
youreplacethetiresoriginallyequipped
onyourvehiclewithsnowtiresduringthe
wintermonths.
AskanAuthorizedMazdaDealerto
performthefollowingprecautions:
Havetheproperratioofantifreezein
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theradiator.
RefertoEngineCoolantonpage8-14.
Inspectthebatteryanditscables.Cold
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reducesbatterycapacity.
Inspecttheignitionsystemfordamage
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andlooseconnections.
Forimprovedenginestarting
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performancethenexttimeyoustartthe
engineafteronlydrivingthevehiclea
shortdistance,turnofftheengineafter
WARNING
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ormoreofthevariableredzone
lampsinthetachometerhaveturned
off.
Useonlythesamesizeandtypetires
(snow,radial,ornon-radial)onallfour
wheels:
Usingtiresdifferentinsizeortypeis
dangerous.Yourvehicle'shandling
couldbegreatlyaffectedandresult
inanaccident.
Inaddition,itisrecommendedthat
shorttripsbeavoidedtoensurethatthe
enginereachesoperatingtemperature
beforeturningofftheengine.
Usewasherfluidmadewith
antifreezebutdonotuseengine
coolantantifreezeforwasherfluid
(page8-17).
Donotusetheparkingbrakein
freezingweatherasitmayfreeze.
Instead,shifttoPwithanautomatic
transmissionandto1orRwitha
manualtransmission.Blocktherear
wheels.
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CAUTION
Checklocalregulationsbeforeusing
studdedtires.
NOTE
Ifyourvehicleisequippedwiththetire
pressuremonitoringsystem,thesystemmay
notfunctioncorrectlywhenusingtireswith
steelwirereinforcementinthesidewalls(page
5-33).
Donotapplyexcessiveforcetoa
windowscraperwhenremovingiceor
frozensnowonthemirrorglassand
windshield.
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Neverusewarmorhotwaterfor
removingsnoworicefromwindows
andmirrorsasitcouldresultinthe
glasscracking.
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FormNo.8AT5-EA-09E
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2010
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