Owner Maintenance; Maintenance and Care; Always use tires that are in good - Page 449

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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

 Replacing a Tire

WARNING

Always use tires that are in good 

condition:

Driving with worn tires is dangerous. 

Reduced braking, steering, and 

traction could result in an accident.

Replace all four tires at the same time:

Replacing just one tire is dangerous. It 

could cause poor handling and poor 

braking resulting in loss of vehicle 

control. Mazda strongly recommends 

that you replace all four tires at the 

same time.

If a tire wears evenly, a wear indicator will 

appear as a solid band across the tread.

Replace the tire when this happens.

New tread

Tread wear indicator

Worn tread

You should replace the tire before the band 

crosses the entire tread.

(With tire pressure monitoring system)

After adjusting the tire pressure, 

initialization of the tire pressure 

monitoring system is necessary to make 

the system operate normally.

Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System 

Initialization on page 4-126.

NOTE

Tires degrade over time, even when 

they are not being used on the road. It 

is recommended that tires generally be 

replaced when they are 6 years or older. 

Heat caused by hot climates or frequent 

high loading conditions can accelerate 

the aging process. You should replace the 

spare tire when you replace the other road 

tires due to the aging of the spare tire. The 

period in which the tire was manufactured 

(both week and year) is indicated by a 

4-digit number.

Refer to Tire Labeling on page 8-24.

 Temporary Spare Tire

Inspect the temporary spare tire at least 

monthly to make sure it is properly 

inflated and stored.

NOTE

The temporary spare tire condition 

gradually deteriorates even if it has not 

been used.

The temporary spare tire is easier to 

handle because of its construction which 

is lighter and smaller than a conventional 

tire. This tire should be used only for an 

emergency and only for a short distance.

Use the temporary spare tire only until the 

conventional tire is repaired, which should 

be as soon as possible.

Refer to Tires on page 

9-10.

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