MaintenanceandCare
OwnerMaintenance
TheTirePressureMonitoringSystemí
doesnotalleviatetheneedtocheckthe
tireconditioneveryday,including
whetherthetiresalllookinflatedproperly.
Inspectalltirepressuremonthlywhenthe
tiresarecold.Maintainrecommended
pressuresforthebestride,handling,and
minimumtirewear.
Tires
Forreasonsofproperperformance,safety,
andbetterfueleconomy,alwaysmaintain
recommendedtireinflationpressuresand
staywithintherecommendedloadlimits
andweightdistribution.
WARNING
UsingDifferentTireTypes:
Drivingyourvehiclewithdifferent
typesoftiresisdangerous.Itcould
causepoorhandlingandpoor
braking;leadingtolossofcontrol.
Whencheckingthetirepressures,useofa
digitaltirepressuregaugeis
recommended.
UsingWrong-SizedTires:
Usinganyothertiresizethanwhatis
specifiedforyourMazda(page10-7)
isdangerous.Itcouldseriouslyaffect
ride,handling,groundclearance,tire
clearance,andspeedometer
calibration.Thiscouldcauseyouto
haveanaccident.Useonlytiresthat
arethecorrectsizespecifiedforyour
Mazda.
Refertothespecificationcharts(page
10-7).
qTireInflationPressure
NOTE
Alwayschecktirepressurewhentiresare
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WARNING
cold.
Warmtiresnormallyexceedrecommended
pressures.Don'treleaseairfromwarmtires
toadjustthepressure.
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Alwaysinflatethetirestothecorrect
pressure:
Overinflationorunderinflationof
tiresisdangerous.Adversehandling
orunexpectedtirefailurecouldresult
inaseriousaccident.
Underinflationcancausereducedfuel
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economy,unevenandacceleratedtirewear,
andpoorsealingofthetirebead,which
willdeformthewheelandcauseseparation
oftirefromrim.
Refertospecificationchartsonpage
10-7.
Overinflationcanproduceaharshride,
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unevenandacceleratedtirewear,anda
greaterpossibilityofdamagefromroad
hazards.
Keepyourtirepressureatthecorrect
levels.Ifonefrequentlyneedsinflating,
haveitinspected.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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