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Before Driving

Driving Tips

Floor Mat

We recommend the use of Genuine 

Mazda floor mats.

WARNING

Make sure the floor mats are hooked on 

the retention pins to prevent them from 

bunching up under the foot pedals:

Using a floor mat that is not secured is 

dangerous as it will interfere with the 

accelerator and brake pedal operation, 

which could result in an accident.

Do not install two floor mats, one on top 

of the other, on the driver's side:

Installing two floor mats, one on top 

of the other, on the driver's side is 

dangerous as the retention pins can 

only keep one floor mat from sliding 

forward.

If using an all weather mat for winter 

use always remove the original floor 

mat.

Loose floor mat(s) will interfere with 

the foot pedal and could result in an 

accident.

When setting a floor mat, position the floor 

mat so that its grommets are inserted over 

the pointed end of the retention posts.

Rocking the Vehicle

WARNING

Do not spin the wheels at more than 

56 km/h (35 mph), and do not allow 

anyone to stand behind a wheel when 

pushing the vehicle:

When the vehicle is stuck, spinning the 

wheels at high speed is dangerous. 

The spinning tire could overheat and 

explode. This could cause serious 

injuries.

CAUTION

Too much rocking may cause engine 

overheating, transaxle failure, and tire 

damage.

If you must rock the vehicle to free it from 

snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator 

slightly and slowly move the shift lever 

from D to R.

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