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Before Driving Your Mazda

Driving Tips

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

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Snow Tires

Use snow tires on all four wheels

Don

’

t go faster than 120 km/h (75 mph) 

while driving with snow tires. Inflate 
snow tires 30 kPa (0.3 kgf/cm

2

, 4.3 psi) 

more than recommended on the tire 
pressure label (driver

’

s door), but never 

more than the maximum cold-tire 
pressure shown on the tires.

Except Brazil

Your vehicle is originally equipped with 
all season radials designed to be used all 
year around. In some extreme climates 
you may find it necessary to replace them 
with snow tires during the winter months 
to further improve traction on snow and 
ice covered roads.

Brazil

Your vehicle is originally equipped with 
summer tires designed for optimum 
traction on wet and dry roads. If your 
vehicle is to be used on snow and ice 
covered roads, you may find it necessary 
to replace the original equipment tires 
with snow tires, during the winter months.

Mixing Tire Types:
Using tires different in size or type is 
dangerous. Your vehicle

’

s handling 

could be greatly affected and result in 
an accident. Use only the same size 
and type tires (snow, radial, or non-
radial) on all four wheels.

Check local regulations before using 
studded tires.

NOTE

If your vehicle is equipped with the tire 
pressure monitoring system, the system 
may not function correctly when using 
tires with steel wire reinforcement in 
the sidewalls (page 5-24).

WARNING

CAUTION

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