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Vehicle Loading
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle and/or trailer, to keep
your loaded vehicle weight within its design rating capability, with or without a trailer.
Properly loading your vehicle will provide maximum return of vehicle design performance.
Before loading your vehicle, familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining
your vehicle's weight ratings, with or without a trailer, from the vehicle's Safety
Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's
suspension system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure,
handling or steering problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the
distance required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail
completely, particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a
combination of the size of the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation
pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
Base Curb Weight is the weight of the vehicle including a full tank of fuel and all
standard equipment. It does not include passengers, cargo, or optional equipment.
Vehicle Curb Weightis the weight of your new vehicle when you picked it up from your
dealer plus any aftermarket equipment.
PAYLOAD
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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NOTE
The tires have been optimally matched with the chassis of your vehicle.
When replacing tires, Mazda recommends that you replace tires of the same type originally fitted to
your vehicle. For details, contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Check the tire pressure label for tire size and inflation pressure.
Refer to Tire Inflation Pressure on page 6-36.
After adjusting the tire pressure, initialization of the tire pressure monitoring system is
necessary to make the system operates normally.
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System Initialization on page 4-73.
Standard tire
(U.S.A. and Canada)
Tire sizeInflation pressure
Front Rear
P225/65R17 100H 230 kPa (34 psi) 230 kPa (34 psi)
P225/55R19 99V 250 kPa (36 psi) 250 kPa (36 psi)
(Mexico)
Tire sizeInflation pressure
Up to 3 persons―Full load
225/65R17 102VFront 230 kPa (2.3 bar, 33 psi) 260 kPa (2.6 bar, 38 psi)
Rear 230 kPa (2.3 bar, 33 psi) 280 kPa (2.8 bar, 41 psi)
225/55R19 99VFront 250 kPa (2.5 bar, 36 psi) 260 kPa (2.6 bar, 38 psi)
Rear 250 kPa (2.5 bar, 36 psi) 290 kPa (2.9 bar, 42 psi)
1 person's weight: About 75 kg
Temporary spare tire
(U.S.A. and Canada)
Tire size Inflation pressure
T145/90D16 106M
420 kPa (60 psi)
T155/90D18 103M
(Mexico)
Tire size Inflation pressure
185/80R17 95M 250 kPa (36 psi)
Specifications
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