2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 steering wheel

7–35
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
Signal Warning


(Red)
High Engine Coolant
Temperature Warning
Indication/Warning
Light
The light À ashes when the engine coolant temperature is extremely high, and
illuminates when the engine coolant temperature increases further.
Handling Procedure
Flashing light
Drive slowly to reduce engine load until you can ¿ nd a safe place to stop the vehicle
and wait for the engine to cool down.
Illuminated light
This indicates the possibility of overheating. Park the vehicle in a safe place
immediately and stop the engine.
Refer to Overheating 7-27 .
CAUTION
Do not drive the vehicle with the high engine coolant temperature warning light
illuminated. Otherwise, it could result in damage to the engine.


Power Steering
Malfunction Indicator
Light The light illuminates if the electric power steering has a malfunction.
If the light illuminates, stop the vehicle in a safe place and do not operate the steering
wheel. There is no problem if the light turns off after a while. Contact an Authorized
Mazda Dealer if the light illuminates continuously.
N O T E
y If the indicator light illuminates, the power steering will not operate normally. If this
happens, the steering wheel can still be operated, however, the operation may feel
heavy compared to normal, or the steering wheel could vibrate when turning.
y Repeatedly jerking the steering wheel left and right while the vehicle is stopped or
moving extremely slowly will cause the power steering system to go into protective
mode which will make the steering feel heavy, but this does not indicate a problem. If
this occurs, park the vehicle safely and wait several minutes for the system to return
to normal.

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Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
CAUTION
Rotate unidirectional tires and radial tires that have an asymmetrical tread pattern or
studs only from front to rear, not from side to side. Tire performance will be weakened if
rotated from side to side.

(With limited-slip diff erential)
Don't use the following:
 


¾ Tires not of the designated size



¾ Tires of diff erent sizes or types at the same time



¾ Tires not suffi ciently infl ated
If these instructions aren't followed, the rotation of the left and right wheels will be
diff erent and will thus apply a constant load on the limited-slip diff erential.
This will cause a malfunction.

Replacing a Tire
WARNING
Always use tires that are in good condition:
Driving with worn tires is dangerous. Reduced braking, steering, and traction could result
in an accident.

If a tire wears evenly, a wear indicator will appear as a solid band across the tread.
Replace the tire when this happens.

New treadTread wear indicator
Worn tread

You should replace the tire before the band crosses the entire tread.
(With tire pressure monitoring system)
After adjusting the tire pressure, initialization of the tire pressure monitoring system is
necessary to make the system operate normally.
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System Initialization on page 4-108 .
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10–6
O
Odometer and Trip Meter ........... 4-12, 4-20
Outside Mirrors ................................... 3-28
Outside Temperature Display ..... 4-15, 4-22
Overhead Light ................................. 5-132
Overheating ......................................... 7-27
Overloading ......................................... 3-55
Owner Maintenance
Closing the hood ........................... 6-25
Engine compartment overview ..... 6-26
Key battery replacement ............... 6-38
Opening the hood .......................... 6-24
Owner maintenance precautions ... 6-22
P
Parking Brake ...................................... 4-62
Personalization Features ....................... 9-9
Power Steering .................................... 4-73
Power Steering Warning Buzzer ......... 7-50
Power Windows .................................. 3-31
R
Radar Sensors (Rear) .......................... 4-98
Rear Cross Traf¿ c Alert (RCTA) ........ 4-92
Rear Window Defogger ...................... 4-55
Rearview Mirror .................................. 3-29
Recommended Oil .............................. 6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data .................. 8-21
Recreational Towing ........................... 3-57
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................... 8-17
Replacement
Fuse ............................................... 6-54
Key battery .................................... 6-38
Light bulbs .................................... 6-45
Tires ............................................... 6-43
Wheel ............................................ 6-43
Wiper ............................................. 6-33

Request Switch Inoperable Warning Beep
(With the advanced keyless function)
... 7-50 Retractable Fastback
When the roof cannot be closed .... 7-57
Retractable fastback warning beep ..... 7-49
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 3-53
S
SRS Air Bags
How the SRS air bags work .......... 2-31
Limitations to SRS air bag ............ 2-35
Monitoring..................................... 2-42
Passenger occupant classi¿ cation
system ............................................ 2-37
SRS air bag deployment criteria ... 2-34
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................... 2-29
Safety Defects, Reporting ................... 8-13
Satellite Radio ..................................... 5-46
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment ........................................ 3-51
Scheduled Maintenance ........................ 6-4
Seat ........................................................ 2-4
Seat Belt System ................................. 2-10
3-point type ................................... 2-10
Automatic locking ........................... 2-9
Emergency locking .......................... 2-9
Extender ........................................ 2-13
Pregnant women .............................. 2-9
Seat belt precautions ....................... 2-7
Seat Belt Warning Beep ...................... 7-49
Seat Side Box .................................... 5-138
Seats
Head restraint .................................. 2-6
Seat warmer ..................................... 2-5
Security System
Immobilizer system ....................... 3-47
Theft-deterrent system .................. 3-49
Speci¿ cations ........................................ 9-4
Speedometer ........................................ 4-12
Starting the Engine ................................ 4-5
Steering Wheel .................................... 3-27
Horn............................................... 4-56
Index
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