CHECKING AND ADDING REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUID
1. Park the vehicle on a level
surface.
2. Engage the parking brake fully –
put in first gear.
3. Assure the vehicle cannot move.
4. Clean the filler plug.
5. Remove the filler plug and
inspect the fluid level.
6. Fluid level should be at the
bottom of the opening.
7. Add enough fluid through the
filler opening so that the fluid
level is at the bottom of the
opening.
8. Install and tighten the fill plug
securely.
Use only fluid that meets Mazda specifications. Refer toLubricant
Specificationsin this chapter.
REFILL CAPACITIES
Fluid Mazda Part
NameApplication Capacity
Engine oil
(includes filter
change)Mazda SAE 5W-
20 Premium
Motor Oil2.3L engine 3.8L (4.0
quarts.)
3.0L V6 engines 4.3L (4.5
quarts)
Mazda SAE 5W-
30 Premium
Motor Oil4.0L V6 engine 4.7L (5.0
quarts)
Brake fluid DOT 3 Brake
FluidAll Fill to line on
reservoir
6
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Lamps
bulb replacement
specifications chart ..................38
daytime running light ...............34
fog lamps ...................................34
headlamps .................................34
headlamps, flash to pass ..........35
instrument panel, dimming .....35
interior lamps .....................38–39
replacing bulbs ....... 38–39, 41–44
Lane change indicator
(see Turn signal) ........................37
LATCH anchors ...........................98
Lights, warning and indicator ....12
anti-lock brakes (ABS) ..........146
Limited slip axle (see
Traction-Lok) ............................148
Limp to Safety Cooling .............220
Load limits .................................125
Loading instructions .................129
Lubricant specifications ...243–244
Lug nuts ....................................115
Lumbar support, seats ...............62
M
Manual transmission .................152
fluid capacities ........................240
lubricant specifications ..........244
reverse .....................................153
Mirrors
automatic dimming rearview
mirror ........................................48
fold away ...................................51
side view mirrors (power) .......51
Motorcraft parts ........................227O
Octane rating ............................226
Oil (see Engine oil) ..................207
Overdrive .....................................54
Overheating ...............................169
P
Parking brake ............................147
Power distribution box (see
Fuses) ........................................163
Power door locks ........................57
Power mirrors .............................51
Power point .................................47
Power steering ..........................148
fluid, checking and adding ....233
fluid, refill capacity ................240
fluid, specifications .........243–244
Power Windows ...........................47
Preparing to drive your
vehicle ........................................148
R
Radio ..........................18–19, 22, 26
Single CD ..................................19
Relays ........................................160
Remote entry system .................58
illuminated entry ......................60
locking/unlocking doors .....57–58
S
Safety Belt Maintenance ............74
Safety belts (see Safety
restraints) ..................63, 65–66, 68
Safety defects, reporting ..........186
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