2018 MAZDA MODEL MX-5 MIATA towing

Rear
Lug wrench
Tiedown eyelet
4. Hook the tying rope to the tiedown eyelet.
CAUTION
If the tiedown eyelet is not securely
tightened, it may loosen or disengage
from the bumper when tying the
vehicle. Make sure that the tiedown
eyelet is securely tightened to the
bumper.
If Trouble Arises
Emergency Towing
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Vehicle Loading
WA R N I N G
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to tow a
trailer and doing so will affect the drive sy stem which could result in vehicle damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehic le, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its desig n rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will provide
maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading yo ur vehicle, familiarize
yourself with the following term s for determining your vehicle's weight ratings, from the
vehicle's Safety Certification La bel and Tire and Load Information Label:
WA R N I N G
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 overl oading, 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 th e vehicle's weight ratings from the vehicle's
Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement “The combined weight of occupants and c argo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.” on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding in your
vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight o f the driver and passengers from XXX kg or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo an d luggage load capacity. For
example, if the “XXX” amount equals 1400 lbs. and there will be five 150 lb passengers
in your vehicle, the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs.
(1400 － 750 (5 × 150) = 650 lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the vehicle. That
weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage lo ad capacity calculated
in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your tra iler will be transferred to your
vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this reduces the available cargo and
luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Index
Emergency TowingTiedown hooks......... ................... 7-31
Towing description...................... 7-30
Emission Control System..................3-24
Ending Screen Display......................4-69
Engine Coolant.........................................6-24
Engine compartment overview.... 6-21
Exhaust gas.................................. 3-25
Hood release............................ .... 6-19
Oil................................................ 6-22
Starting...........................................4-5
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge................................................ 4-13
Essential Information.......................... 6-2
Event Data Recorder......................... 8-21
Exhaust Gas...................................... 3-25
Exterior Care..................................... 6-54 Aluminum wheel maintenance.... 6-59
Bright-metal maint enance........... 6-58
Convertible Top (Retractable
Hardtop) Maintenance................. 6-61
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
Maintenance.................................6-59
Maintaining the finish................. 6-55
Plastic part maintenance.............. 6-63
F
Flasher Hazard warning........................... 4-55
Headlights.................................... 4-44
Flat Tire............................................... 7-3 Mounting the tire.... ..................... 7-20
Removing a tire........................... 7-17
Floor Mat.......................................... 3-51
Fluid Brake/Clutch................................ 6-26
Washer......................................... 6-26
Fluids Classification................................. 9-4
Foot Brake.........................................4-60
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)....... 4-94
FuelFiller lid and cap......................... 3-26
Gauge........................................... 4-14
Requirements............................... 3-23
Tank capacity.................................9-5
Fuel Consumption Display............... 4-69
Fuel Economy Monitor..................... 4-68 Ending screen display................. 4-69
Fuel consumption display............4-69
Fuel-Filler Lid When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-29
Fuses.................................................. 6-49 Panel description......................... 6-51
Replacement................................ 6-49
G
Gauges............................................... 4-11
H
Hardtop.............................................. 3-40
When the roof cannot be
closed........................................... 7-58
Hazardous Driving............................ 3-51
Hazard Warning Flasher....................4-55
Headlights Coming home light......................4-47
Control......................................... 4-44
Flashing....................................... 4-47
High-low beam............................ 4-47
Leaving home light..................... 4-48
Leveling....................................... 4-48
Head Restraint..................................... 2-6
High Beam Control System
(HBC)................................................ 4-76 High Beam Control System (HBC)
indicator light (green)..................4-77
Hill Launch Assist (HL A)................ 4-62
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Index
Lighting Control................................4-44
Lights-on Reminder.......................... 7-49
Light BulbsReplacement................................ 6-40
Specifications.................................9-7
Lubricant Quality................................ 9-4
M
Maintenance Information.................................... 6-2
Scheduled.......................................6-4
Maintenance Monitor........................ 6-15
Manual Transmission Operation....... 4-31
Message Indicated in Multi-information
Display.............................................. 7-46
Message Indicated on Display.......... 7-47
Meters and Gauges............................4-11
Mirrors Outside mirrors............................ 3-29
Rearview mirror.......................... 3-30
Mirror Defogger.......... ...................... 4-54
Multi-information Disp lay................ 4-18
Average fuel econom y.................4-23
Compass Display......................... 4-24
Cruise control set vehicle speed
display..........................................4-24
Current fuel economy. .................4-23
Distance-to-empty... .................... 4-22
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge........................................... 4-21
Fuel gauge................................... 4-21
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) Display..........................4-24
Maintenance monitor...................4-23
Odometer and trip meter............. 4-20
Outside temperatur e display........ 4-22
Retractable Fastback Operation
Display......................................... 4-24
Warning (display indication)....... 4-25
O
Odometer and Trip Meter................. 4-12
Outside Mirrors................................. 3-29
Outside Temperature Display............4-15
Overhead Light............................... 5-139
Overheating....................................... 7-27
Overloading....................................... 3-55
Owner Maintenance
Closing the hood......................... 6-20
Engine compartment overview.... 6-21
Key battery replacement..............6-33
Opening the hood.................. ...... 6-19
Owner maintenance
precautions................................... 6-17
P
Parking Brake....................................4-61
Personalization Features..................... 9-9
Power Steering.................................. 4-73
Power Steering Warning Buzzer....... 7-51
Power Windows................................ 3-32
R
Radar Sensors (Rear)........................ 4-96
Rearview Mirror................................3-30
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)...... 4-91
Rear Window Defogger.................... 4-53
Recommended Oil.............................6-22
Recording of Vehicle Data................ 8-22
Recreational Towing......................... 3-57
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country.............................................. 8-18
Replacement
Fuse..............................................6-49
Key battery.................................. 6-33
Light bulbs...................................6-40
Tires............................................. 6-38
Wheel........................................... 6-39
Wiper........................................... 6-28
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Index
Request Switch Inoperable Warning
Beep (With the advanced keyless
function)............................................ 7-51
Retractable hardtop warning beep..... 7-50
Rocking the Vehicle.......................... 3-52
S
Safety Defects, Reporting................. 8-14
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment...................................... 3-50
Scheduled Maintenance...................... 6-4
Seat...................................................... 2-4
SeatsHead restraint........ ........................ 2-6
Seat warmer................................... 2-5
Seat Belt System Automatic locking......................... 2-9
Emergency locking........................ 2-9
Extender....................................... 2-13
Pregnant women............................ 2-9
Seat belt precautions ..................... 2-7
3-point type................................. 2-10
Seat Belt Warning Beep.................... 7-49
Seat Side Box..................................5-146
Security System Immobilizer system..................... 3-46
Theft-deterrent system................. 3-48
Specifications...................................... 9-4
Speedometer...................................... 4-12
SRS Air Bags How the SRS air bags work........ 2-34
Limitations to SRS air bag.......... 2-38
Monitoring................................... 2-44
Passenger occupant classification
system.......................................... 2-40
SRS air bag deployment
criteria.......................................... 2-37
Supplemental restraint system
components.................................. 2-32
Starting the Engine..............................4-5
Steering Wheel.................................. 3-28
Horn............................................. 4-55
Storage Compartments.................... 5-146 Back trim storage box............... 5-147
Console box............................... 5-146
Seat side box............................. 5-146
Sunvisors......................................... 5-139
T
Tachometer........................................ 4-13
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-48
Tiedown Hook............................................ 7-31
Tires................................................... 6-36 Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Replacing a tire........................... 6-38
Replacing a wheel....................... 6-39
Snow tires.................................... 3-53
Specifications.................................9-8
Tire chains................................... 3-54
Tire inflation pressure................. 6-36
Tire rotation................................. 6-37
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS)..................................... 8-23
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning
Beep...................................................7-52
Tire Information................................ 8-25
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.... 4-103
To w i n g Recreational towing.....................3-57
Trailer towing.............................. 3-57
Towing Description........................... 7-30
Traction Control System (TCS)........ 4-65 TCS/DSC indicator light............. 4-65
Transmitter.......................................... 3-4
Trip Computer................................... 4-16
Trip Meter......................................... 4-12
Trouble Battery runs out........................... 7-23
Emergency starting...................... 7-26
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Index
Emergency towing....................... 7-30
Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Overheating................................. 7-27
Parking in an emergency............... 7-2
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-29
When the roof cannot be
closed........................................... 7-58
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-53
Trunk Lid.......................................... 3-19 Inside trunk release lever............ 3-21
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-53
Turn Signals...................................... 4-49
V
Vanity Mirrors................................. 5-139
Vehicle Information Labels................. 9-2
W
Warning Lights.................................. 4-26
Warning Sound is Activated............. 7-49
Air bag/seat belt pr etensioner system
warning beep............................... 7-49
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
System warning beep.................. 7-52
Ignition not switched off (STOP)
warning beep............................... 7-50
Key left-in-trunk compartment
warning beep (With the advanced
keyless function)..........................7-51
Key left-in-vehicle warning beep
(With the advanced keyless
function).......................................7-51
Key removed from vehicle warning
beep..............................................7-50
Lane Departure Warning sound... 7-52
Lights-on reminder...................... 7-49
Power steering warning buzzer....7-51
Request switch inoperable warning
beep (With the advanced keyless
function).......................................7-51
Retractable hardtop warning
beep..............................................7-50
Seat belt warning beep................ 7-49
Tire inflation pressure warning
beep..............................................7-52
Warranty............................................ 8-16
Weights................................................ 9-6
Windblocker.................................... 5-148
Windows Power windows........................... 3-32
Windshield Washer........................... 4-53
Windshield Wipers............................ 4-50
Winter Driving.................................. 3-52
Wiper
Replacing windshield wiper
blades........................................... 6-28
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