Wheel and Tire Installation
1. When installing the wheels and tires, tighten the wheel nuts in a criss-cross pattern to the following tightening torque.
108—147 N·m {12—14 Kgf·m, 80—108 ft·lbf}
Brake Lines Disconnection
1. If any brake line has been disconnected during the procedures, add brake fluid, bleed the brakes, and inspect for leakage after the procedure has been completed.
CAUTION:
Brake fluid will damage painted surfaces. Be careful not to spill any on painted surfaces. If it is spilled, wipe it off immediately.
Brake Pipe Flare Nut Tightening
1. Tighten the brake pipe flare nut using any commercially available flare nut wrench.
Connector Disconnection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable before performing any work that requires handling of connectors..
DSC Related Parts
1. Make sure that there are no DTCs in the DSC memory after working on DSC related parts. If there are any DTCs in the memory, clear them..
DSC Related Part Sensor Initialization Procedure
WARNING:
If the initialization procedure is not completed, the DSC will not operate properly and it might cause an unexpected accident. Therefore, when replacing or removing the following parts, make sure to perform the initialization procedure to insure proper DSC operation.
1. When replacing or removing the following parts, perform the initialization procedure..
DSC HU/CM
Tire Pressure Monitoring System Initialization Procedure
CAUTION:
If the tire pressure monitoring system initialization procedure is performed with the tire pressures not to specification, the system may not operate normally. Therefore, always inspect and adjust the tire pressure of all 4 tires before performing the tire pressure monitoring system initialization procedure.
NOTE:
Perform the tire pressure monitoring system initialization when the following operations have been performed:.
Tire pressures have been adjusted
Tires or wheels have been replaced
Tires have been rotated
DSC HU/CM replaced
DSC HU/CM connector disconnected
Battery replaced
Negative battery cable is disconnected
1. Perform the tire pressure monitoring system initialization procedure when the tire pressure monitoring system warning light illuminates..
Air Bag Module And Pre Tensioner Seat Belt Deployment Procedures [Two Step Deployment
Control System]
WARNING:
A live (undeployed) air bag module, pre-tensioner seat belt or lap pre-tensioner
seat belt may accidentally operate (deploy) when it is disposed of and cause
serious injury. Do not dispose of a live (undeployed) air bag module, pre-tensioner
seat belt or lap pre-tensioner s ...
Seat Belt Extender
If your seat belt is not long enough, even when fully extended, a seat belt extender
may be available to you at no charge from your Authorized Mazda Dealer.
This extender will be only for you and for the particular vehicle and seat. Even
if it plugs into other seat belts, it may not hold in the ...
Money-Saving Suggestions
How you operate your Mazda determines how far it will travel on a tank of fuel.
Use these suggestions to help save money on fuel and repairs.
• Avoid long warm-ups. Once the engine
runs smoothly, begin driving.
• Avoid fast starts.
• Keep the engine tuned. Follow the maintenance
sched ...