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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

Form No. 8Q47-EA-01F

6. Push in a new fuse of the same rating, 

and make sure it fits tightly. If it 
doesn’t, have an Authorized Mazda 
Dealer install it.
If you have no spare fuses, borrow one 
of the same rating from a circuit not 
essential to vehicle operation, such as 
the RADIO circuit.

If the headlights or other electrical 
components don’t work and the fuses in 
the cabin are OK, inspect the fuse block 
under the hood. If a fuse is blown, it must 
be replaced. Follow these steps:

1. Turn off the ignition switch and all 

other switches.

2. Remove the fuse block cover.

3. If a fuse is blown, replace it with a new 

one 

of the same rating

.

When replacing the 120A fuse:

1. Turn off the ignition switch.

2. Remove the negative battery terminal.

3. Remove the A nuts.

4. Lift the fuse block and remove the B 

bolts.

5. Replace the fuse with a new one 

of the 

same rating

.

6. Install in the reverse order of removal.

Always replace a fuse with one of the 
same rating. Otherwise you may 
damage the electric system.

CAUTION

Fuse block cover

Normal

Blown

A

A

A

B

B

120A fuse

A

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