2010 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Maintenance and Specifications
Theuseofanimpropercoolantmayharmengineandcooling
systemcomponentsandmayvoidthewarrantyofyourvehicle’s
enginecoolingsystem.Ifyouareunsurewhichtypeofcoolant
yourvehiclerequires,contactyourlocalauthorizeddealer.
WARNING:Donotputenginecoolantinthewindshieldwasher
fluidreservoir.Ifenginecoolantissprayedontothewindshield,
itcouldmakeitdifficulttoseethroughthewindshield.
Whenaddingcoolant,makesureitisa50/50mixtureofenginecoolant
anddistilledwater.Addthemixturetothecoolantreservoir,whenthe
engineiscool,untiltheappropriatefilllevelisobtained.
NEVERincreasethecoolantconcentrationabove60%.
NEVERdecreasethecoolantconcentrationbelow40%.
Enginecoolantconcentrationsabove60%orbelow40%will
decreasethefreezeprotectioncharacteristicsoftheengine
coolantandmaycauseenginedamage.
Alargeamountofwaterwithoutenginecoolantmaybeadded,incaseof
emergency,toreachavehicleservicelocation.Inthisinstance,the
coolingsystemmustbedrainedandrefilledwitha50/50mixtureof
enginecoolantanddistilledwaterassoonaspossible.Wateralone
(withoutenginecoolant)cancauseenginedamagefromcorrosion,
overheatingorfreezing.
Forvehicleswithoverflowcoolantsystemswithanon-pressurizedcap
onthecoolantrecoverysystem,addcoolanttothecoolantrecovery
reservoirwhentheengineiscool.Addthepropermixtureofcoolantand
watertotheCOLDFILLRANGE.Forallothervehicles,whichhavea
coolantdegassystemwithapressurizedcap,orifitisnecessaryto
removethecoolantpressurereliefcapontheradiatorofavehiclewith
anoverflowsystem,followthesestepstoaddenginecoolant.
Note:Whenaddingmorethan1quart(.95L)ofcoolant,itisnecessary
tousethecoolantbleedvalve.Failuretobleedthecoolingsystemwhen
addingenginecoolantmaycauseenginedamage.RefertotheCooling
sectionoftheWorkshopManual.
WARNING:Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjury,makesurethe
engineiscoolbeforeunscrewingthecoolantpressurereliefcap.
Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure;steamandhotliquidcancome
outforcefullywhenthecapisloosenedslightly.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2010
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