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MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
qAddingBrake/ClutchFluid
WasherFluid
qInspectingWasherFluidLevel
WARNING
WARNING
Becarefulnottospillbrakefluidon
yourselforontheengine:
Spilledbrakefluidisdangerous.Ifit
getsinyoureyes,theycouldbe
seriouslyinjured.Ifthishappens,
immediatelyflushyoureyeswith
waterandgetmedicalattention.
Brakefluidspilledonahotengine
couldcauseafire.
Useonlywindshieldwasherfluidor
plainwaterinthereservoir:
Usingradiatorantifreezeaswasher
fluidisdangerous.Ifsprayedonthe
windshield,itwilldirtythe
windshield,affectyourvisibility,and
couldresultinanaccident.
Ifthebrake/clutchfluidlevelislow,
havethebrakesandclutchinspected:
Lowbrake/clutchfluidlevelsare
dangerous.Lowlevelscouldsignal
brakeliningwearorabrakesystem
leak.Yourbrakescouldfailand
causeanaccident.
UsingWasherFluidWithoutAnti-freeze
ProtectioninColdWeather:
Operatingyourvehiclein
temperaturesbelow4degreesC(40
degreesF)usingwasherfluidwithout
anti-freezeprotectionisdangerous
asitcouldcauseimpairedwindshield
visionandresultinanaccident.In
coldweather,alwaysusewasher
fluidwithanti-freezeprotection.
Ifthefluidlevelislow,addfluiduntilit
reachesMAX.
Beforeaddingfluid,thoroughlycleanthe
areaaroundthecap.
NOTE
CAUTION
Stateorlocalregulationsmayrestricttheuse
ofvolatileorganiccompounds(VOCs),which
arecommonlyusedasanti-freezeagentsin
washerfluid.AwasherfluidwithlimitedVOC
contentshouldbeusedonlyifitprovides
adequatefreezeresistanceforallregionsand
climatesinwhichthevehiclewillbeoperated.
ØBrakeandclutchfluidwill
damagepaintedsurfaces.Ifbrake
orclutchfluiddoesgetona
paintedsurface,washitoffwith
waterimmediately.
ØUsingnonspecifiedbrakeand
clutchfluids(page10-4)will
damagethesystems.Mixing
differentfluidswillalsodamage
them.
Ifthebrake/clutchsystem
frequentlyrequiresnewfluid,
consultanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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