2017 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 RF lock

6–60
Maintenance and Care
Appearance Care
Drain ¿ lter cleaning procedure
Drain filter
NOTE
If leaves or other matter block the drain
¿ lter, water may enter the vehicle.
Clean the drain ¿ lter at least once a year.
1. Check the position of the drain ¿ lter
with your hand from behind the bow.
Drain filter Bow
2. Remove the drain ¿ lter while pressing
the tab.
3. Remove leaves and other matter
accumulated in the drain ¿ lter.
4. Reinstall the drain ¿ lter in the reverse
order of the removal procedure.
CAUTION
When installing the drain ¿ lter, make
sure that the drain ¿ lter is securely
attached to its designated position by
pushing it until the tab locks. Water may
enter the vehicle if the drain ¿ lter is not
secured to its designated position.
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6–62
Maintenance and Care
Appearance Care
NOTE
If leaves or other foreign matter block
the drainage outlets, water may enter the
cabin. Clean the drainage outlets at least
once a year.
1. Continue pressing the retractable
fastback switch in the open direction
until the rear roof is raised up from the
fully closed position.
Refer to Opening the Roof on page
3-51 .
2. Remove your ¿ nger from the
retractable fastback switch after the
rear roof is raised up.
3. Make sure the drainage outlets are
visible.
Drainage
outlet
Rear roof links
4. Switch the ignition OFF.
WARNING
Verify that the ignition is switched off:
Closing the roof with the ignition not
switched off is dangerous as the motors
could turn on suddenly and cause
injury resulting from hands or ¿ ngers
being pinched in the mechanism.
5. Remove leaves and other foreign
matter accumulated in the drainage
outlet.
CAUTION
When cleaning the drainage outlets, be
careful not to touch the roof links or the
framework of the rear roof. Otherwise,
you could get injured.
Roof links Rear roof
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7–6
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
*Some models.
Jack *
To remove the jack
1. Remove the cover.
Tabs
2. Turn the wing bolt and jack screw
anticlockwise.
Wing bolt
Jack screw
To secure the jack
1. Insert the wing bolt into the jack with
the jack screw pointing back and turn
the wing bolt clockwise to temporarily
tighten it.
2. Turn the jack screw clockwise.
Wing bolt
Jack screw
3. Turn the wing bolt completely to secure
the jack.
NOTE
If the jack is not completely secured, it
could rattle while driving. Make sure the
jack screw is suf¿ ciently tightened.
4. Insert the cover tabs and install the
cover.
NOTE
Verify that the cover is securely
installed.
M a i n t e n a n c e
 




 Always keep the jack clean.



 Make sure the moving parts are kept
free from dirt or rust.
 


 Make sure the screw thread is
adequately lubricated.
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7–9
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
NOTE
The sealant hardens easily and injecting
it will be dif¿ cult under cold weather
conditions (0 °C (32 °F) or below).
Warm the sealant inside the vehicle to
facilitate injection.
7. Remove the cap from the bottle. Screw
on the injection hose with the bottle's
inner cap left on to break the inner cap.
Cap
Injection hose
Tyre sealant
8. Remove the valve cap from the À at
tyre. Press the back of a valve core tool
to the core of the tyre valve and bleed
all the remaining air.
Valve core tool Valve
Valve cap
CAUTION
If there is air remaining in the tyre when
the valve core is removed, the valve core
couldÀ y out. Remove the valve core
carefully.
9. Turn the valve core anticlockwise with
the valve core tool and remove the
valve core.
Valve
Valve core
NOTE
Store the valve core in a place where it
will not get dirty.
10. Insert the injection hose into the valve.
Valve
Injection hose
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7–10
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
11. Hold the bottom of the bottle upright,
squeeze the bottle with your hands, and
inject the entire amount of tyre sealant
into the tyre.
Valve
12. Pull out the injection hose from the
valve.
NOTE
The tyre sealant cannot be reused.
Purchase a new tyre sealant kit at an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.
13. Reinsert the valve core into the valve
and turn it clockwise to install it.
Injection hose
Valve core
tool Valve
Valve core
NOTE
Do not throw away the empty tyre
sealant bottle after use. Return the empty
tyre sealant bottle to an Authorised
Mazda Repairer when replacing the tyre.
The empty tyre sealant bottle will need
to be used to extract and dispose of the
used sealant from the tyre.
14. After that, install the injection hose to
the tab of the bottle to prevent leakage
of any remaining sealant.
Ta b
15. Adhere the speed restriction sticker to
an area where it can be viewed easily
by the driver.
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7–14
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
Changing a Tyre
WARNING
Be sure to follow the directions for
changing a tyre:
Changing a tyre is dangerous if not
done properly. The vehicle can slip off
the jack and seriously injure someone.
No person should place any portion
of their body under a vehicle that is
supported by a jack.
Never allow anyone inside a vehicle
supported by a jack:
Allowing someone to remain in
a vehicle supported by a jack is
dangerous. The occupant could cause
the vehicle to fall resulting in serious
injury.
NOTE
Make sure the jack is well lubricated
before using it.
1. Park on a hard, level surface off the
right-of-way and ¿ rmly set the parking
brake.
2. Put a vehicle with an automatic
transmission in Park (P), a manual
transmission in Reverse (R) or 1, and
turn off the engine.
3. Turn on the hazard warning À asher.
4. Have everyone get out of the vehicle
and away from the vehicle and traf¿ c.
5. Remove the jack and tool (page
7-5 ). 6. Block the wheel diagonally opposite
the tyre to be changed. When blocking
a wheel, place a tyre block both in front
and behind the tyre.
NOTE
When blocking a tyre, use rocks or
wood blocks of suf¿ cient size if possible
to hold the tyre in place.
Removing a Tyre
1. Loosen the wheel nuts by turning them
anticlockwise one turn each, but do not
remove any wheel nuts until the tyre
has been raised off the ground.
2. Place the jack on the ground.
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7–15
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
3. Turn the jack screw in the direction
shown in the ¿ gure and adjust the jack
head so that it is close to the jack-up
position.
Jack head
4. Place the jack under the jack-up
position closest to the tyre being
changed with the jack head squarely
under the jack-up point.
Jacking position
5. Continue raising the jack head
gradually by rotating the screw with
your hand until the jack head is inserted
into the jack-up position.
Tyre blocks
Jacking position
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7–16
If Trouble Arises
Flat Tyre
WARNING
Use only the front and rear jacking
positions recommended in this manual:
Attempting to jack the vehicle
in positions other than those
recommended in this manual is
dangerous. The vehicle could slip off
the jack and seriously injure or even
kill someone. Use only the front and
rear jacking positions recommended in
this manual.
Do not jack up the vehicle in a position
other than the designated jack-up
position or place any objects on or
under the jack:
Jacking up the vehicle in a position
other than the designated jack-up
position or placing objects on or
under the jack is dangerous as it could
deform the vehicle body or the vehicle
could fall off the jack resulting in an
accident.
Use only the jack provided with your
Mazda:
Using a jack that is not designed for
your Mazda is dangerous. The vehicle
could slip off the jack and seriously
injure someone.
Never place objects under the jack:
Jacking the vehicle with an object
under the jack is dangerous. The
jack could slip and someone could be
seriously injured by the jack or the
falling vehicle. 6. Insert the jack lever and attach the
wheel brace to tyre jack.
7. Turn the jack handle clockwise and
raise the vehicle high enough so that
the tyre is raised off the ground and
can be removed. Before removing the
wheel nuts, make sure your Mazda is
¿ rmly in position and that it cannot slip
or move.
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