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Maintenance and Care

Essential Information

               Introduction

    Be extremely careful and prevent injury to yourself and others or damage to your vehicle 
when using this manual for inspection and maintenance.

  If you are unsure about any procedure it describes, we strongly urge you to have a reliable 
and qualifi ed service shop perform the work, preferably an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

  Factory-trained Mazda technicians and genuine Mazda parts are best for your vehicle. 
Without this expertise and the parts that have been designed and made especially for your 
Mazda, inadequate, incomplete, and insuffi cient servicing may result in problems. This 
could lead to vehicle damage or an accident and injuries.

  For expert advice and quality service, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

  To continue warranty eligibility and to protect your investment, it is your responsibility to 
properly maintain your vehicle according to factory recommended schedules outlined in this 
manual. As part of this you must keep your maintenance records, receipts, repair orders and 
any other documents as evidence this maintenance was performed. You must present these 
documents, should any warranty coverage disagreement occur. Failure to do so can result in 
your warranty being voided either in whole or in part.

  This evidence may consist of the following:

y

 The Mazda Scheduled Maintenance Record, refer to the Warranty Booklet, must be 

completely fi lled out showing mileage, repair order number, date for each service, and 
signed by a qualifi ed automotive service technician who service vehicles.

y

 Original copies of repair orders or other receipts that include the mileage and date the 

vehicle was serviced. Each receipt should be signed by a qualifi ed automotive service 
technician.

y

 For self maintenance, a statement that you completed the maintenance yourself, 

displaying mileage and the date the work was performed. Also, receipts for the 
replacement parts (fl uid, fi lters, etc.) indicating the date and mileage must accompany this 
statement.

   NOTE

  If you elect to perform maintenance yourself or have your vehicle serviced at a location 
other than an Authorized Mazda Dealer, Mazda requires that all fl uids, parts and materials 
must meet Mazda standards for durability and performance as described in this manual.

  Claims against the warranty resulting from lack of maintenance, as opposed to defective 
materials or authorized Mazda workmanship, will not be honored.