2010 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

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InCaseofanEmergency
FlatTire
18.
19.
Installthetirevalvecap.
WARNING
Puttheemergencyflattirerepairkit
inthetrunkandcontinuedriving.
Neveroperatethecompressorabove
300
kPa(3.1kgf/cm2,3bar,43.5psi):
Operatingthecompressorabove300
kPa(3.1kgf/cm2,3bar,43.5psi)is
dangerous.Whentheinflation
CAUTION
ØDrivecarefullytoanAuthorized
MazdaDealerandkeepthe
vehiclespeedbelow80km/h(50
mph).
ØIfthevehicleisdriven80km/h(50
mph)orhigher,thevehiclemight
begintovibrate.
pressurerisesabove300kPa(3.1
2
kgf/cm,3bar,43.5psi),heatedair
willbeexhaustedfromthebackof
thecompressorandyoucouldbe
burned.
CAUTION
Ifthecompressoroperatesslowlyor
becomeshot,itindicates
overheating.Turnthecompressoroff
immediatelyandleaveitturnedoff
for30minutesorlonger.
NOTE
(WithTirePressureMonitoringSystem)
Ifthetireisnotproperlyinflated,thetire
pressuremonitoringsystemwarninglightwill
illuminate(page5-31).
20.
Afterdrivingthevehiclefor10
NOTE
minutesor5km(3miles),checkthe
tirepressurewiththetirepressure
gaugeequippedwiththecompressor.
Ifthetirepressurehasfallenbelow
thecorrecttirepressure,inflatethe
tiretothecorrectpressureagain
followingthestepsfromnumber15.
Checkthetireinflationpressurelabel(rear
dooronthedriver'sside)forthecorrecttire
inflationpressure.
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Donotusethecompressorforlongerthan
10
minutesbecauseusingthecompressor
forlongperiodscoulddamageit.
Ifthetiredoesnotinflate,repairofthetire
maynotbepossible.Ifthetiredoesnot
reachthecorrectinflationpressurewithina
CAUTION
ØIfthetireinflationpressurefalls
10-minute
period,itprobablyhasreceived
below130kPa(1.3kgf/cm2orbar,
moreextensivedamage.Whenthishappens,
theemergencyflattirerepairkitcannotbe
usedtorepairthetire.Contactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Ifthetirehasbeenover-inflated,loosenthe
screwcaponthecompressorandbleed
someoftheairout.
18.9
psi),repaircannotbedone
withtherepairkit.Parkthe
vehicleonalevelsurfaceoffthe
right-of-wayandcontactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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ØIfthetireinflationpressure
continuestoremainlowafter
repeatingsteps14to21,parkthe
vehicleonalevelsurfaceoffthe
right-of-wayandcontactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
17.
Whenthetirehasbeeninflatedtothe
properinflationpressure,turnthe
compressorswitchoffandremovethe
compressorhosefromthetirevalve.
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