Maintenance and Specifications
4.
Replacethevalvecap.
5.
Repeatthisprocedureforeachtire,includingthespare.
Note:Somesparetiresrequirehigherinflationpressurethantheother
tires.
6.
Visuallyinspectthetirestomakesuretherearenonailsorother
objectsembeddedthatcouldpokeaholeinthetireandcauseanair
leak.
7.
Checkthesidewallstomakesuretherearenogouges,cuts,bulges
orotherirregularities.
Tire and wheel alignment
Abadjoltfromhittingacurborpotholecancausethefrontendofyour
vehicletobecomemisalignedordamagetoyourtires.Ifyourvehicle
seemstopulltooneside,vibrateorshakewhenyou’redriving,the
wheelsmaybeoutofalignment.HaveaqualifiedtechnicianataMazda
dealercheckthewheelalignmentperiodically.
Wheelmisalignmentinthefrontortherearcancauseunevenandrapid
treadwearofyourtiresandshouldbecorrectedbyaqualifiedtechnician
ataMazdadealer.Frontwheeldrive(FWD)vehicles,andthosewith
independentfrontsuspensionrequirealignmentofallfourwheels.
Thetireshouldalsobebalancedperiodically.Anunbalancedtireand
wheelassemblymayresultinirregulartirewear.
NOTE:Whenitistimetoreplacefronttireswithnewones,thisisan
idealtimetoperformanalignment.Newtiresshouldbebalancedatthe
timetheyareinstalled.
Tire rotation
Rotatingyourtiresattherecommendedinterval(asindicatedinthe
ScheduledmaintenancesectionoftheMaintenanceand
Specificationschapter)willhelpyourtireswearmoreevenlyproviding
bettertireperformanceandlongertirelife.Unlessotherwisespecified,
rotatethetiresapproximatelyevery8,000km(5,000miles).
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