Mazda CX-5 Owners Manual: Rocking the Vehicle
WARNING
Do not spin the wheels at more than 56 km/h (35 mph), and do not allow anyone to stand behind a wheel when pushing the vehicle: When the vehicle is stuck, spinning the wheels at high speed is dangerous. The spinning tire could overheat and explode. This could cause serious injuries.
CAUTION
Too much rocking may cause engine overheating, transaxle failure, and tire damage.
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator slightly and slowly move the shift lever from 1 (D) to R.
Floor Mat
WARNING
Make sure the floor mats are hooked on the retention pins to prevent them from
bunching up under the foot pedals:
Using a floor mat that is not secured is dangerous as it will interfere wi ...
Winter Driving
Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares, a small
shovel, jumper cables, and a small bag of sand or salt.
Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer to perform the following precauti ...
Other materials:
Awd Solenoid Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Disconnect the AWD solenoid connector.
3. Measure resistance between AWD solenoid connector terminals A and B.
If the resistance is not within the specification, replace the coupling unit.
AWD solenoid resistance
2.2—2.7 oh ...
Windshield Wiper And Washer Switch Inspection
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable..
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Column cover.
b. Wiper and washer switch.
3. Use a tester to measure and verify that the continuity between the windshield
wiper and washer switch terminals is as indicated in the table.
If the continu ...
Blind Spot Monitoring (Bsm) Off Switch
Purpose
The blind spot monitoring (BSM) system can be turned on or off optionally
by the driver.
Function
The switch operation signal is sent to the instrument cluster.
Construction
The BSM OFF switch is built into the cluster switch.
The resistance is bui ...
