2011 MAZDA MODEL TRIBUTE maintenance

ENGINE SPECIFICATIONS
Engine 2.5L I4 engine 3.0L V6 engine
Cubic inches 152 183
Required fuel 87 octane 87 octane or E85
Firing order 1-3-4-2 1-4-2-5-3-6
Ignition system Coil on plug Coil on plug
Spark plug gap 0.049–0.053 inch
(1.25–1.35mm)0.045–0.049 inch
(1.15–1.25mm)
Compression ratio 9.7:1 10.3:1
Engine drivebelt routing
•2.5L I4 Engine
•3.0L V6 Engine
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IDENTIFYING YOUR VEHICLE
Safety Compliance Certification Label
The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration Regulations require
that a Safety Compliance
Certification Label be affixed to a
vehicle and prescribe where the
Safety Compliance Certification
Label may be located. The Safety
Compliance Certification Label is
located on the structure (B-Pillar)
by the trailing edge of the driver’s
door or the edge of the driver’s
door.
Vehicle identification number (VIN)
The vehicle identification number is
located on the driver side
instrument panel.
Please note that in the graphic,
XXXX is representative of your
vehicle identification number.
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) contains the following
information:
1. World manufacturer identifier
2. Brake system / Gross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVWR) /
Restraint Devices and their
location
3. Make, vehicle line, series, body
type
4. Engine type
5. Check digit
6. Model year
7. Assembly plant
8. Production sequence number
TRANSMISSION CODE DESIGNATIONS
You can find a transmission code on
the Safety Compliance Certification
Label . The following table tells you
which transmission each code
represents.
Description Code
Five-speed manual 3
Six-speed automatic 6
MFD. BY FORD MOTOR CO. IN U.S.A.
EXT PNT:XXRC: XXDSO:
WB BRK INT TR TP/PS R AXLE TR SPR XXXXX
XXX X XX X XX X XX XXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXX-XXXXXXX-XX
THIS VEHICLE CONFORMS TO ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL MOTOR
VEHICLE SAFETY AND THEFT PREVENTION STANDARDS IN
EFFECT ON THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE SHOWN ABOVE.
VIN:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX
TYPE: XXX XXXXX DATE: XX/XX GVWR:XXXXXLB/ XXXXXKG
FRONT GAWR: XXXXL REAR GAWR: XXXXLB
AT XXX kPa/XX PSI COLD AT XXX kPa/XX PSI COLD XXXXKG WITH
XXXX/XXXXXXXTIRES
XXXX.XXRIMSXXXXKG WITH
XXXX/XXXXXXXTIRES
XXXX.XXRIMS
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A
ABS (see Brakes) .....................193
Accessory delay ..........................57
Air cleaner filter ...............304–305
Air conditioning
manual heating and air
conditioning system .................36
Airbag supplemental restraint
system ................114–115, 124, 127
and child safety seats ............116
description ..............115, 124, 127
disposal ....................................130
driver airbag ............117, 125, 128
indicator light .........124, 126, 130
operation .................117, 125, 128
passenger airbag .....117, 125, 128
side airbag ...............................124
All Wheel Drive (AWD),
driving off road .........................210
Ambulance packages ....................7
AM/FM .........................................19
Antifreeze (see Engine
coolant) .....................................282
Anti-lock brake system (see
Brakes) ..............................193–194
Anti-theft system ........................83
Audio system (see Radio) .........19
Automatic transmission ............203
driving an automatic
overdrive .................................204
fluid, refill capacities ..............309
fluid, specification ..................309
Auxiliary input jack (Line in) ....27
Auxiliary power point .................55
Axle
lubricant specifications ..........309refill capacities ........................309
B
Battery .......................................280
acid, treating emergencies .....280
jumping a disabled battery ....238
maintenance-free ....................280
servicing ..................................280
Belt-Minder.............................110
Booster seats .............................144
Brakes ........................................193
anti-lock ...........................193–194
anti-lock brake system (ABS)
warning light ...........................194
fluid, checking and adding ....301
fluid, refill capacities ..............309
fluid, specifications .................309
lubricant specifications ..........309
parking ....................................194
shift interlock ..........................202
Bulbs ............................................45
C
Capacities for refilling fluids ....309
Car2UHome Automation
System .........................................63
Cargo area shade ........................70
CD ................................................19
Cell phone warning ...................314
Changing a tire .........................226
Child safety seats ......................135
attaching with tether straps ..142
in front seat ............................136
in rear seat ..............................136
LATCH .....................................139
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Event data recording ....................7
Exhaust fumes ..........................190
F
Fail safe cooling ........................286
Flexible Fuel Vehicle (FFV) ....288
Floor mats ...................................69
Fluid capacities .........................309
Fog lamps ....................................41
Four-Wheel Drive vehicles
driving off road .......................210
preparing to drive your
vehicle .....................................201
Fuel ............................................288
calculating fuel economy .......295
cap ...........................................291
capacity ...................................309
choosing the right fuel ...........292
detergent in fuel .....................294
filler funnel .............................294
filling your vehicle
with fuel ..................288, 291, 296
filter, specifications ................288
fuel pump shut-off switch .....218
improving fuel economy ........295
octane rating ...........292–293, 311
quality ......................................293
running out of fuel .........238, 294
safety information relating to
automotive fuels .....................288
Fuel - flex fuel vehicle
(FFV) .........................288, 292–293
Fuses ..................................219–220
G
Garage door opener ....................63
Gas cap (see Fuel cap) ............291Gas mileage (see Fuel
economy) ...................................295
Gauges .........................................17
H
Hazard flashers .........................218
Headlamps ...................................40
aiming ........................................43
bulb specifications ....................46
daytime running lights .............42
flash to pass ..............................42
high beam .................................41
replacing bulbs .........................47
turning on and off ....................40
Heating
manual heating and air
conditioning system .................36
Hood ..........................................271
I
Ignition ...............................186, 311
Illuminated visor mirror .............53
Infant seats
(see Safety seats) .....................135
Inspection/maintenance (I/M)
testing ........................................300
Instrument panel
cleaning ...................................261
cluster ........................................12
lighting up panel and
interior .......................................42
location of components ............12
J
Jack ............................................226
positioning ...............................226
storage .....................................226
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R
Radio ............................................19
Rear-view camera system .........208
Recommendations for
attaching safety restraints for
children ......................................133
Relays ........................................219
Remote entry system ...........79–80
illuminated entry ................82–83
locking/unlocking doors .....80–81
opening the trunk .....................81
panic alarm ...............................81
replacement/additional
transmitters ...............................82
replacing the batteries .............81
Roof rack .....................................72
S
Safety Canopy ...........................124
Safety defects, reporting ..256–257
Safety restraints ..99, 103–106, 108
Belt-Minder...........................110
extension assembly ................110
for adults .........................104–106
for children .............................131
Occupant Classification
Sensor ......................................101
seat belt maintenance ............147
warning light and chime ........110
Safety restraints - LATCH
anchors ......................................139
Safety seats for children ..........135
Safety Compliance
Certification Label ....................312
Satellite Radio .............................19Satellite Radio Information ........32
Scheduled Maintenance ...........264
Seat Belt Maintenance .............147
Seat belts (see Safety
restraints) ............99, 103–106, 108
Seats ............................................87
child safety seats ....................135
heated ........................................93
SecuriLock passive anti-theft
system ..........................................83
Servicing your vehicle ..............270
Setting the clock .........................19
Side air curtain .........................127
Side-curtain airbags system
(if equipped) .....................125, 128
Snowplowing .................................6
SOS Post Crash Alert ...............130
Spark plugs, specifications .......311
Special notice
ambulance conversions ..............7
utility-type vehicles ....................6
Specification chart,
lubricants ...................................309
Speed control ..............................59
Starting a flex fuel vehicle .......189
Starting your vehicle .......186–187,
189
jump starting ..........................238
Steering wheel
controls ......................................61
tilting .........................................52
Stereo
CD-MP3 .....................................19
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