Tires, Wheels and Loading
Driving while you tow
Whentowingatrailer:
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Toensureproper“break-in”ofpowertraincomponents,donottrailer
towduringthefirst1,000miles(1,600km)ofanewvehicle.
Toensureproper“break-in”ofpowertraincomponentsduringthefirst
500miles(800km)oftrailertowing,drivenofasterthan70mph
(113km/h)withnofullthrottlestarts.
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Turnoffthespeedcontrol.Thespeedcontrolmayshutoff
automaticallywhenyouaretowingonlong,steepgrades.
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Consultyourlocalmotorvehiclespeedregulationsfortowingatrailer.
Toeliminateexcessiveautomatictransmissionshifting,usealower
gear.Thiswillalsoassistintransmissioncooling.Foradditional
information,refertoAutomatictransmissionoperationinthe
Drivingchapter.
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Underextremeconditionswithlargefrontaltrailers,highoutside
temperaturesandhighwayspeeds,thecoolantgaugemayindicate
higherthannormalcoolanttemperatures.Ifthisoccurs,reducespeed
untilthecoolanttemperaturereturnstothenormalrange.Referto
EnginecoolanttemperaturegaugeintheInstrumentCluster
chapter.
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Anticipatestopsandbrakegradually.
DonotexceedtheGCWRratingortransmissiondamagemayoccur.
Servicing after towing
Ifyoutowatrailerforlongdistances,yourvehiclewillrequiremore
frequentserviceintervals.Refertoyourscheduledmaintenance
informationformoreinformation.
Trailer towing tips
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Practiceturning,stoppingandbackingupbeforestartingonatripto
getthefeelofthevehicletrailercombination.Whenturning,make
widerturnssothetrailerwheelswillclearcurbsandotherobstacles.
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Allowmoredistanceforstoppingwithatrailerattached.
Thetrailertongueweightshouldbe10–15%oftheloadedtrailer
weight.
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Ifyouwillbetowingatrailerfrequentlyinhotweather,hilly
conditions,atGCWR,oranycombinationofthesefactors,consider
refillingyourrearaxlewithsyntheticgearlubeifnotalreadyso
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B2300, Mazda B2400 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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