Owner Maintenance; Maintenance and Care; Rotate tires periodically:- Page 380

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Maintenance and Care

Owner Maintenance

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  Underinflation can cause reduced fuel 

economy, uneven and accelerated tire 

wear, and poor sealing of the tire bead, 

which will deform the wheel and cause 

separation of tire from rim.

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  Overinflation can produce a harsh ride, 

uneven and accelerated tire wear, and a 

greater possibility of damage from road 

hazards.

  Keep your tire pressure at the correct 

levels. If one frequently needs inflating, 

have it inspected.

 Tire Rotation

WARNING

Rotate tires periodically:

Irregular tire wear is dangerous. To 

equalize tread wear for maintaining 

good performance in handling and 

braking, rotate the tires every 12,000 

km (7,500 miles). However Mazda 

recommends to rotate every 8,000 km 

(5,000 miles) to help increase tire life 

and distribute wear more evenly.

Refer to Scheduled Maintenance on 

page 6-4.

During rotation, inspect them for correct 

balance.

Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY) 
spare tire in rotation.

Forward

Also, inspect them for uneven wear and 

damage. Abnormal wear is usually caused 

by one or a combination of the following:

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 Incorrect tire pressure

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 Improper wheel alignment

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 Out-of-balance wheel

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 Severe braking

After rotation, inflate all tire pressures to 

specification (page 

9-8) and inspect the 

lug nuts for tightness.

(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 4-96.

CAUTION

Rotate unidirectional tires and radial 

tires that have an asymmetrical tread 

pattern or studs only from front to rear, 

not from side to side. Tire performance 

will be reduced if rotated from side to 

side.

(With limited-slip differential)

Don't use the following:

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  Tires not of the designated size

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  Tires of different sizes or types at 

the same time

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  Tires not sufficiently inflated

If these instructions aren't followed, 

the rotation of the left and right wheels 

will be different and will thus apply 

a constant load on the limited-slip 

differential.

This will cause a malfunction.

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