Protecting Your Mazda
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spiatiaglLcMElls:
When the vehicle b stuck, spinni g
the wheels tt high speed h
ddngetuus.The spinning tirc couw
orefieat and explode.This couu
cause seioui injuies. Don't spin the
wheels at nore than 56 kt tlh (35
nph), ond don't allot!' anlone to
sta d behi d a wheel when pushing
I Winter Driving
. Carry emergency gear. including tlre
chains. window scraper. flares, a snall
shovel,jumper cables, and a small bag
. Ask a Mazda dealer !o pedorm the
following precautions.
. Have the proper ratio of dntifreeze in
. Inspecl rhe battery and irs cables. Cold
reduces battery capacity.
. Use only cold-wea$er engine oil
(page 8 16).
. Inspect ihe ignition systen for damage
and loose conneclions.
. Use washerfluid made wiih
antifreeze-but don t use engine
coolanl antifreeze for washer fluid
(page 8 27).
. Donl use the parking brake if il might
freeze. Insiead. shifr to P wirh an
automatic transaxle and to I orR with
a manual iransaxle. Block the rear
AcaurroN
Too much rocking nay cause engine
overheating, transaxle failure, and lire
damage.
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In Case of an Emergency
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Connecting to Negative Terminal:
Comecti g the end of the second
cable to the nesatn'e Q teminat of
the distharged batteA is dangemus.
A spark couu.aase the gas sround
the battery to explode and injure
someone. Connect the cable to apoi t awa! from the battery.
Comect cables in nDnerical orderdd di$onnect in EveN orde.
l. Make sure the boosier battery is 12 V
and ftat its negative rreminal isgrounded.
2. If re booster battery is in anothervehicle, don'tallow the vehicles totouch. Turn off the engine of tl)evehicle with the booster battery and allunnecessary electrical loads in both
3. Connect llle jumper cables in the exact
sequence as in the illustration,
(1) Connectone end ofa cable to thepositive terminal on the discharged
battery ('.
(2) Auach dle o$er end to $e pos_irive
terminal on fte boosler batEry (E).
(3) Connect one end of the oth€r cableto the negative lerminal of thebooster battery (9.
(4) Connect the orher end to a solid,starionary, exposed melallic point(for example, dre engine hanger)away from the discharged battery
4. Stan the engine of the booster vehicle
and run it a f€w minul€s- Then startlbe engine of the other vehicle.
5. W}len finished, carefuliy disconnectlhe cables in the reverse orderdescribed in Step 3.
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Co,tecting.IvnpelteabkJba
Moing Pad:
Connecting ajumper cablz ear or
to a moving part is dangemus. The
cable couu get caught when the
engine starts and cause seious
i4urr, Never connect a jumper coblc
to o. near on! parl that motes.
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