2001 MAZDA MODEL 626 jump cable

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
Protecting Your Mazda4-12

Q037-7IE
 Winter Driving
• Carry emergency gear, including
tire chains, window scraper, flares,
a small shovel, jumper cables, and
a small bag of sand or salt.
• Have the proper ratio of antifreeze
in the radiator (page 8-22).
• Inspect the battery and its cables.
Cold reduces battery capacity.
• Use only cold-weather engine oil
(page 8-16).
• Inspect the ignition system for
damage and loose connections. •
Use washer fluid made with
antifreeze—but don’ t use engine
coolant antifreeze for washer fluid
(page 8-33).
• Don’ t use the parking brake if it
might freeze. Instead, shift to P
with an automatic transaxle and to
1 or R with a manual. Block the
rear wheels.

037-8H1E
 Snow tires
Your vehicle is originally equipped
with all season radials designed to be
used all year around. In some extreme
climates you may find it necessary to
replace them with snow tires during
the winter months to further improve
traction on snow and ice covered roads.
Use snow tires on all four wheels.
Don’ t go faster than 120 km/h (75
mph). Inflate snow tires 28 kPa (0.3
kgf/cm
2, 4 psi) more than
recommended on the tire pressure
label (driver ’s door), but never more
than the maximum cold-tire pressure
shown on the tires.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
In Case of Emergency
6-5
WARNING
!
Jump-Starting:Jump-starting a frozen battery or
one with a low fluid level is
dangerous. It may rupture or
explode, causing serious injury.
Don’t jump-start a frozen battery
or one with a low fluid level.

073-2A3E
(+)
(+)
(–)
(–)
Connect cables in
numerical order
and disconnect in
reverse order.
Booster
battery
Jumper cables
Discharged
battery
2.0-liter engine
94S060–0031. Make sure the booster battery is 12
volts and that its negative terminal is
grounded.
(+) (+)
(–)
(–)
Connect cables in
numerical order
and disconnect in
reverse order.
Booster
battery
Jumper cables
Discharged
battery
2.5-liter engine
94S060–002
CAUTION
!
If the booster battery is in another
vehicle, don’ t allow the vehicles to
touch. A short could be created.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
In Case of Emergency6-62. Turn off the engine of the vehiclewith the booster battery and all
unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.
3. Connect the jumper cables in the exact sequence as in the illustration.
(1) Connect one end of a cable to the positive terminal on the
discharged battery
.
(2) Attach the other end to the positive terminal on the booster
battery
.
(3) Connect one end of the other
cable to the negative terminal
of the booster battery
.
(4) Connect the other end to a solid,
stationary, exposed metallic
point (for example, the engine
hanger) away from the
discharged battery
.
4. Start the engine of the booster vehicle and run it a few minutes.
Then start the engine of the other
vehicle.
5. When finished, carefully disconnect the cables in the reverse
order described in Step 3.
WARNING
!
Connecting to Negative Terminal:Connecting the end of the second
cable to the negative (–) terminal
of the discharged battery is
dangerous. A spark could cause
the gas around the battery to
explode and injure someone.
Connect the cable to a point away
from the battery.

Form No. 8P95-EA-00G
In Case of Emergency
6-7
WARNING
!
Connecting Jumper Cable to aMoving Part:Connecting a jumper cable near
or to a moving part is dangerous.
The cable could get caught when
the engine starts and cause
serious injury. Never connect a
jumper cable to or near any part
that moves.
073-3A1E
Push-Starting
You can’ t start a vehicle with an
automatic transaxle by pushing it.
CAUTION
!
You shouldn’ t push-start a vehicle
that has a manual transaxle. It can
damage the emission control
system.
WARNING
!
Towing a Vehicle to Start It:Towing a vehicle to start it could
be dangerous. The vehicle being
towed could surge forward when
its engine starts, causing the two
vehicles to collide. The occupants
could be injured. Never tow a
vehicle to start it.