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6Maintenance and Care
How to keep your Mazda in top condition.
Essential Information ........................................................................ 6-2
Introduction ................................................................................... 6-2
Scheduled Maintenance ..................................................................... 6-3
Scheduled Maintenance ................................................................ 6-3
Maintenance Monitor .................................................................. 6-14
Owner Maintenance ......................................................................... 6-16
Owner Maintenance Precautions ................................................ 6-16
Bonnet ......................................................................................... 6-18
Engine Compartment Overview ................................................. 6-20
Engine Oil ................................................................................... 6-22
Engine Coolant ............................................................................ 6-27
Brake/Clutch Fluid ...................................................................... 6-29
Window and Headlight Washer Fluid ......................................... 6-30
Body Lubrication ........................................................................ 6-30
Wiper Blades ............................................................................... 6-31
Battery ......................................................................................... 6-34
Key Battery Replacement ........................................................... 6-37
Tyres ............................................................................................ 6-39
Light Bulbs .................................................................................. 6-44
Fuses ........................................................................................... 6-53
Appearance Care.............................................................................. 6-58
Exterior Care ............................................................................... 6-58
Interior Care ................................................................................ 6-64
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Maintenance and Care
Essential Information
I n t r o d u c t i o n
Be careful not to hurt yourself when inspecting your vehicle, replacing a tyre, or doing some
kind of maintenance such as car washing.
In particular, wear thick work gloves such as cotton gloves when touching areas that
are dif ¿ cult to see while inspecting or working on your vehicle. Doing inspections or
procedures with your bare hands could cause injury.
If you are unsure about any procedure it describes, we strongly urge you to have a reliable
and quali ¿ ed technician perform the work, we recommend an Authorised Mazda Repairer.
Authorised Mazda technicians and genuine Mazda parts are dedicated to your vehicle.
Without this expertise and the parts that have been designed and made especially for your
Mazda, inadequate, incomplete, and insuf ¿ cient servicing may result in problems. This
could lead to vehicle damage or an accident and injuries.
For expert advice and quality service, consult an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.
The owner should retain evidence that proper maintenance has been performed as
prescribed.
A claim against a warranty will not qualify if it results from lack of maintenance and not
from defective material or authorised workmanship.
The malfunction diagnosis connector is designed exclusively for connecting the specially
designed device to perform on-board diagnosis.
Do not connect any devices other than the specially designed malfunction diagnosis devices
for servicing. If any device other than the malfunction diagnosis device is connected, it may
affect the vehicle's electrical devices or lead to damage such as battery depletion.
Malfunction
diagnosis
connector
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Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
S c h e d u l e d M a i n t e n a n c e
NOTE
After the prescribed period, continue to follow the described maintenance at the
recommended intervals.
Emission control and related systems
The ignition and fuel systems are highly important to the emission control system and to
ef ¿ cient engine operation. Do not tamper with them.
All inspections and adjustments must be made by an expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.
Europe
The maintenance monitor alerts regarding the next maintenance due. However, at least every
20,000 km or 12 months after the respective last maintenance the next maintenance is due.
Maintenance 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
SKYACTIV-G 2.0
Spark plugs *1 Replace every 120,000 km (75,000 miles).
Air ¿ lter
*2 R R R R
Evaporative system (if installed) I I I I
SKYACTIV-D 1.5
Fuel ¿ lter D D R D D R D D R D D R
Fuel injection system
*3 I I I I
Air ¿ lter
*2 C C R C C R C C R C C R
SKYACTIV-G 2.0 AND SKYACTIV-D 1.5
Drive belts
*4 I I I I
Engine oil & ¿ lter
*5*6*7 R R R R R R R R R R R R
Cooling system I I I I I I
Engine coolant
*8 Replace at ¿ rst 200,000 km (125,000 miles) or 10 years; after that,
every 100,000 km (62,500 miles) or 5 years.
Fuel lines and hoses I I I I I I
Battery
*9 I I I I I I I I I I I I
Brake lines, hoses and connections I I I I I I I I I I I I
Brake À uid
*10 R R R R R R
Parking brake I I I I I I I I I I I I
Disc brakes I I I I I I I I I I I I
Steering operation and linkages I I I I I I
Manual transaxle oil Replace every 180,000 km (112,500 miles).
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Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
Maintenance 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th
Rear differential oil *11*12
Transfer oil *12
Front and rear suspension, ball joints and
wheel bearing axial play I I I I I I
Driveshaft dust boots I I I I I I
Exhaust system and heat shields Inspect every 80,000 km (50,000 miles) or 5 years.
Bolts and nuts on chassis and body T T T T T T
Body condition (for rust, corrosion and
perforation) I I I I I I I I I I I I
Cabin air ¿ lter (if installed) R R R R R R
Tyres (including spare tyre) (with in À ation
pressure adjustment)
*13*14 I I I I I I I I I I I I
Emergency À at tyre repair kit (if installed) *15 I I I I I I I I I I I I
Chart symbols:
I : Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, ¿ ll up, or replace if necessary.
R : Replace
C : Clean
T : Tighten
D : Drain
Remarks:
*1 In the countries below, inspect the spark plugs at every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 12 months before replacing
them at the said interval.
Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Latvia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania,
Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine
*2 If the vehicle is operated in very dusty or sandy areas, clean and if necessary, replace the air ¿ lter more often
than the recommended intervals.
*3 Implement the fuel injection amount correction.
*4 Also inspect the air conditioner drive belts, if installed.
If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, inspect the drive belts at every
20,000 km (12,500 miles) or 12 months.
a) Driving in dusty conditions
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
d) Driving in extremely hot conditions
e) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
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Maintenance and Care
Scheduled Maintenance
*5 Flexible setting is factory preset for some countries in Europe. Consult an Authorised Mazda Repairer for
details. Flexible setting can be set if the vehicle is operated mainly where none of the following conditions
apply.
a) Purpose of vehicle use is police car, taxi or driving school car.
b) Driving in dusty conditions
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
Once the À exible maintenance is selected, the vehicle calculates the remaining oil life based on engine
operating conditions and lets you know when an oil change is due by illuminating the wrench indicator light in
the instrument cluster.
Reset the engine oil data whenever replacing the engine oil regardless of the message/wrench indicator light
display.
*6 If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, replace the engine oil and oil ¿ lter at
every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or shorter.
a) Purpose of vehicle use is police car, taxi or driving school car.
b) Driving in dusty conditions
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
d) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
e) Driving in extremely hot conditions
f) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
*7 For SKYACTIV-D 1.5, reset the engine oil data whenever replacing the engine oil regardless of the message/
wrench indicator light display.
*8 Use of FL-22 is recommended when replacing engine coolant. Using engine coolant other than FL-22 may
cause serious damage to the engine and cooling system.
*9 Inspect the battery electrolyte level, speci ¿ c gravity and outer appearance. The sealed battery only requires an
outer appearance inspection.
*10 If the brakes are used extensively (for example, continuous hard driving or mountain driving) or if the vehicle
is operated in extremely humid climates, replace the brake À uid annually.
*11 If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, replace the rear differential oil at
every 45,000 km (27,000 miles).
a) Towing a trailer or using a car-top carrier
b) Driving in dusty, sandy or wet condition
c) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
d) Repeated short trips of less than 16 km (10 miles)
*12 If this component has been submerged in water, the oil should be replaced.
*13 Tyre rotation is recommended every 10,000 km (6,250 miles).
*14 The Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) initialization must be performed so that the system operates
normally (if equipped).
*15 Check the tyre repair À uid expiration date every year when performing the periodic maintenance. Replace the
tyre repair À uid bottle with new one before the expiration date.
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