2001 MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ wheel

Appearance Care
I Aluminum Wheel Mainr€nance
A protective coating is provided over the
aluminun wheets. Special care is needed
to prot€ct this coating.
A waRlrnrc
Dn inr flith Wet Brukes:
Drhing with wet brukes is
dang e rcus. I nc rc a s e.l s topping
dbtance or the l'ehicle p IIi gtoo e
sde vhen brukins couA result in a
serinus accident. Light bruking wil
indicate whether the b&kes haye
bee allected- Dry the brakes br
diring w.r slowlr and appbing the
btukes ligh r u til bruke
perlomance k notnaL
NOTE
Don't use a wire brush or any
abrasive clear,er. poiishing
compound. or solvent on aluminum
wheeh. They may damage tbe
coanng,
only use a mild soap or neutral
detergent and always use a sponge
or soft cloth to ciean the wheels.
Rinse $oroughly with lukewarm
or cold water. Also, be sure to
clean ihe whe€ls after driving on
dusty or salted roads. This helps
Avoid washing your vehicle in an
automatic car wash that uses
high-speed or hard bnrshes.
If your aluminum whe€ls lose
lustet wax lhe wheels.
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Maintenance
NOTE
Warm tires normally exceed
recommended pressures. Don't
release air from warm tires to
Underinflation can cause reduced
fuel economy and poor sealing of
the lire bead, which will deforrn
the wheel and cause separation of
tire from dm.
Overinflation can produce a harsh
ride and a greater possibiliry of
damage from road hazards.
Keep your tire pressure al ihe
coffect levets. If one frequently
needs inflating, have it inspected.
Awnnwmc
Incoftect Tin Inlhtion:
owrtnflanon or undennflation of
tires is dangercus. A6'ene ha dA g
or ututpected tirc lailure could
result in a seious occAent. Atwars
iniate the tires to the cornct
prcssure (pase 10-5).
V Tire inflation pressure
Inspect all tire pressures monthly
(includjng tbe spare) when the lires ar€
cold. Maintain recommended pressures
ior rhe best ride, lop handling, and
Refer 1o the specification charts (page
10 s).
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Do nor include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY
V Tire rotation
To equalize tread wear. rotate rhe tires
every 6000 km (3.750 nilet, or sooner
if iffegular wear develops. During
rotation, inspect them for correct balance.
Also, inspect them for uneven wear and
damage. Abnormal wea. is usually
caus€d by one or a combination of the
following:
. Inconect tire pressure
Improper wheel alignment
Out of-balance wbeel
. Severe braking
After rotation, bring all tire pressures to
specification (page 10,5) and inspeci rhe
Iug nuts for tightness.
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V Replacing a tire
lfa tire wears evenly. a wear indicator
will appear as a solid band across lhe
iread. Replace the tire when this happens
You may need to replac€ it before rhe
band is across the entire tread.
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Maini€nance
AclurroN
A wrong sized wheel may adYersely
affect
. Tire fit
. wleel and bearing life
. Ground clearance
. Snow chainclearance
. Speedometer calibration
. Headlight aim
V Replacing a wheel
When replacing a wheel, male sure the
new one is the same as the original
Iactory wheel in diameter, rim width, and
oflsel.
Proper tire balancing provides the best
riding comfort and helps reduce tread
wear. Oul of'balance tires can cause
vibration and uneven wear, such as
cupping and flat spots.
Do nol louch tne glass surface
I Replacing a Headlight Bulb
Your Mazda's headlights have
replaceabl€ halogen bulbs.A wamrnrc
asinr a wrcns-Sized Wheel:
Asing a turong-si&d wheel is
dangem s. Brakw and hantrline
couu be aflected,leani g to loss of
contrcl and an accuent. Alwars ute
wheels of the coftect ske on rour

Cuslomer Informalion
Uniform Tire Quality Grading
System (UTQGS)
This information relates to the tiregradjng system developedby the U.S.
National Highway Traffic SafetyAdministration for grading tires by treadwear, traction, and temperature
I ltead Wear
The tread wea.r grade is a comparative
nting based on $e wear rate of the tire
when tested under controlled conditions
on a specified govemment test course.
For example, a tire graded I 50 would
wear one-and-a-half times as well on thegovemment course as a tire gmded l0o.
The relative performance of tires depends
upon the actual conditions of their us€,
howeve! and may depart significandy
from the nom because of valiations in
driving habits, service practices and dif-
ferences in rcad characteristics and cli-
I Tlacaion-AA, . B, C
'fte tracdon grades, from highest to low,
est, are AA, A, B. and C. These grades
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r€present fte tire's abilily to stop on wet
pavement as measured under controlled
conditions on sp€cified govemment test
surfaces of asphalt and concrete. A dre
marked C Inay have poor traction perfor-
WARNING:
The tructioi glade assigned to this tirc
is based o blaki g (slraight ahea.l)
tractio tests a d does not include
ac.elerudon co edne tunind,hJdropla i g, or peak trcction
I Temperature-A, B, C
The lemperature graales are A (the high-
est), B, and C, represent the tiret resis-
tance to the generation of heat and its
ability to dissipate heat when tested un-
der conlrolled conditions on a specifi€d
indoor laboratory iest wheel. Sustained
high temperature can cause the material
of lhe tire 1o degen€rate and reduce tire
life, and excessive temperatures can lead
to sudden tire failure.
Grade C conesponds to alevel of
performance which all passenger vehicle
tires must me€t under the Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard No. 109. Grades
B and A represenl higher levels of
perfoamance on the laboraiory test wheel
than $e minimum required by law.
WARNING:
The tenperulure srude for this tbe is
established fof a tie th4t B pfope rinlated and not ove oaded Excessive
speed, undefit Jlation, or excessive
Ioading, either separat b or in
combination, con cause heat buiuap
a .l possible tirc faiure.
These grades will be added to the side-
walls of passenger vehicle tires over the
next several years according to asched,
ule €stablished by the NHTSA and the
tire manufacturels.
The grade of tires available as standard or
optional equipment on Mazda vehicle
may vary with respect to grade.

Page
A
Add'On Non Genuine Paris and
Accesories .................. -. -.. 9 7
Air Bag Restnint Syslem
Supplenental Resfiaint Syslem . . . . . 2-3O
waminglight ................... 5-31
Aluminun Wheel Maintenance ........ 7-8
Ant€nna ......................... 5-86
Antil@kBEke System (ABS) ........ 5 13
Waminglight .......-........-.. 5 30
Ashtmy.......-.................. 5-3E
ADdio System .... -. ......... - 5 56,5 57
Drivinglips...........-.......... 5 8
Fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Overdnve ....................... 5-9
Shift-locksystem ................ 5-10
Transaxleranges .................. 5-7
Page
B
Battery .......................... 8-31
Charging system waming light .... -. 5 28
Jumpstaning ..........-...... -.. 6-4
Beforc Driling
Afte! getringin ..-... -..-..-.......1-6
Beforc g€ltingin ..,.,..,.,.,.,.,.. +6
Body Lubrication ...... - -... -...... a-27
Antilo.kbrakesysten (ABS) .. -.... 5 13
Pluidlevel ...................... E-23
Foo! brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I I
Pad wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . - . - . . 5 12
ParKngbrake ......... -...... -.. 5-lZ
System weinS light -.. .. -.. -. ... 5-26
BEaklnPeriod ......-....-........ +6
BrighrMetal Mainiemnce, -. -....,.., 7-7
Headright......................- 8,37
Red........................... 8-43
Buld Replacenenr, Front,
interior ..................... 8-40, 8-41
Page
C
Capacities.............-.......... l0-4
(see Emission Conrol Slstem)
CenterConsole.................... 5-40
Chains ....-.....--...-...-...... 4-10
ChangingaFlatTirc--.....-....... - 6 16
ChdgiDgCoolani ............-.... 8'20
Chdging the Oil .................. 8-18
Cheging Systen wamjng Light .. .. .. 5-28
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . 5-29
Ct'ecking
Automatic transaxlefluid ]evel...... 8-25
Brake/clulch fluid level............ E-23
Coolant1eveI.................... 8'19
Engineoillevel .................. 8-l?
Power steering fluid level ..........8-24
washer fluid level . . . . - . . . . . . . - . . . 8'27
Child Restnint, P@autions. ......... 2-20
Child Safety t-ockforRearD@r.. -. -.. 3-6
Child-RestFinr Syst€mr............. 2-22
Installing ....-................ -. 2-23
CigareueLighter .................. 5-3E
Ciean'ng
Dashb@rd....................... 7-9
Laphhoulderbeltwebbing -........ 7-10
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Index
page
R
Radio Reception . . . . . . . . . ........5-52
Rear DoorChild Safety Lack.......... 3-6
RearSeat ..-.-.................... 2-5
Rear Seatback lock .. -.... -. -.... -. 2'8
splirfolding _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5
Rear Seat B€Its .,.,,,,... ,... -.... .2-14
RearWindow Defrosier ............. 5-37
Reaniew Minor (DayiNisho ....... - 3'23
Repairing Damage to theFinhh........ 7-7
Replacing
Bulb(ree).............. -....... 8'43
Buld(front. interiot ......... 8'4O, 8'41
Headlightbulb... _............... 8-37'Iire ........................... 8 35
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8'37
windshield wiper bndes . . . . . . . . . . . 8 29
Rockingthe Vehicle ..... -............L8
Page
S
SafetyCenificatior ..., -...,.,,,,., 5-54
ScheduledMaintenance .............. 8'3
Sear Belt
Extender,.,,,,-...,.,,.,...,.,, 2-18
Front .,.,-.................,.,, 2-12
F.ont sea! belt prcEnsioner and loading
limiting systens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 I I
Pregnan!women ................. 2-19
Rear-..-.-......-..-........... 2-11
System,-........................ 28
wminglightbeep .......... -.... 5 27
Front,,.,..,............., -,.,,. 2-2
Rear.,....,.,.,,.,.,,.,.,....,.. 2-5
SenicePublications. -.... -...... -.. 9-11
Snow lires ....................... +10
Sparcf ire ......... -.... - .... 6-22,8 36
Special Driving Conditions
Drivinginfloodedareas ........... +ll
Hazddousdrivin8...... -.......... +8
Rockingthe vehicle .... -.......... +8
Winterdriving.................... 49
Specifications..................... l0-1
Airconditioner .................. l0-5
Capacities ...................... l0-4
Page
Dimensions ..................... l0'2
Electricalsystem................. l0-4
Engine ,.,...,.,............ .. -. l0-3
Ligh! bulbs ................. -... l0-5
LDbricanrqualily................. l0-2
]:res .......................... 105
Weighrs .,...,.,................ l0-2
SFedometer........... -.......... 5-22
Staningth€Engino.................- 5-.4
Hom ..-....................... 3-21
'Illt wheei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20
StoFge Compartrnents.............. 5-39
Sunroof, Opention....... .......... 3-24
Sunshade ........................ l-25
Sunvnors ....-.-................. 5'41
Supplemental Restnint System
Constantmonitoring .,...,.,....,. 2-44
Frontairbag etivalion .,,..,....,. 2-38
How the air bags work . . . . . . . . . - . . 2 33
Linitations rc side air bag
activation........,.,.,...,...... 2-42
Maintenance,,,..,.,.,.,.,.,..,, 2-:15
Non-acrivarion of side air'bags . -. -.. 2'43
Sjde air'bag activation . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-41
Systemdescription ............... 2-32
wamingligiit ....... -........... 5'31
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Index
Page
T
Tacbometer,.,..,..............,.. 5 25
Tempomr! SpareTire .............. 8-36
TlhSteering ..........-........... l-20
Chains .-..................-.... 410
FlartiE . . . . . - . . , . , , . , . . , , , . . . . . 6 l:l
lnflation plessurc ................ 8 34
Replac€ment .................... 8-35
RoBtion........................ 8-35
Snow tires . . . . , . , . , , . , , . . . . . . , . . +10
Spe.......................... 8-16
Sparetire -............... -. - -. -. 6 22
Tool Stora8e....................-. 6 14
Towing ............... -.......... 6-12
TnilerTowing .................... +ll
TEnsaxleRanges, Automldc ..-...... 5-7
TEnsaxle, Automatic . .. . . ... .. .. , .. . 5-6
Tnnsaxle, Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 5
Tmnsmission (see Transaxle)
TripMeter ....................... 5-23
Ttunk Lid
Key operatedlrunk ..............- 3 14
Remote lrunk lid release . . .. .. ... .. 3-14
Trunkseuity..,....,.,,.,...-.. 3 15
Trunk Light - . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28
Page
Trunk Release Handle .............. 3-16
Tum and l-ane-Change Signals ....... 5-34
TumSignal....................... 5-34
U
Underbody Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-7
Unifom Tire Qulily Grading Systen
(UTQAS)
Tenperature-AA. A. B, C . . . . . . . . . . 9-8
Tra.tion-A,B. C..,.,.,.,..,.,,... 9 8
Treadwear .,..,.,.,.,........... 9-8
v
VanityMirors .................... 5-41
Vehicle Infomation Labeh . . . . . . . . . . +12
w
waming LighttBeeps
Antilockbrake system (ABS) ....... 5-30
Bnke systen.................... 5-26
Charging systen ................. 5'28
Ch{ken9ine.................... 5-29
Page
D@Fajar....................... 5,30
Engine oil prcsurc ............... 5-28
Ignition key reminder .......... -.. 5,31
Lights'onrcminder ............... 5,31
Low fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . - 5 29
Seat belt , . , , , . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . 5-2'7
Supplemental rcstraint systen . . . . . . 5-3 I
Wamingiights inspection .......... 5-26
Wamnties for Your Mazda . . . . . . - . . . . 9-6
washing ................. -........ 7-4
WaterTempenture Gauge ........... 5-24
waxing .......... -................'7-6
Wheel Replacement - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-37
windshieldwasher ................ 5-36
Windshield washer Fluid Level .......8-27
windshield wiper Blades
Replacement...........-... -...... 8-29
windshieldwipers...... -... -...... 5-35
WinterDriving................... - - +9
Maintaining..................... 8 29
Windshield ..................... 8 29
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