Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Battery Recharging
NOTE
- Before performing maintenance or recharging the battery, turn off all accessories and stop the engine.
- To disconnect the battery, remove the negative cable first. Install it last when connecting the battery.
- Be sure to remove the caps before recharging the battery.
- If the battery quickly discharges because, for example, the lights were left on too long with the engine off, slow-charge it as required by battery size and charger capacity.
- If the battery gradually discharges because of high electric load while the vehicle is being used, recharge it as required by battery size and charger capacity.
Battery Replacement
Contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer for a battery replacement purchase.
Inspecting Electrolyte Level
A low level of electrolyte fluid will cause the battery to discharge quickly.
Inspect the electrolyte level at least once a week. If it is low, remove the
caps and add enough distilled water to b ...
Key Battery Replacement
If the buttons on the transmitter are inoperable and the operation indicator
light does not flash, the battery may be dead.
Replace with a new battery before the transmitter becomes unusable.
CAUT ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Three-way catalytic converter (twc) inspection
Note
Make sure that no HO2S DTCs have been detected. If detected, this
inspection is not applicable for TWC inspection.
1. Connect the WDS or equivalent and monitor PIDs as following.
Monitor the right TWC using O2S11 PID for upstream HO2S and O2S12 PID
for downstream HO2S.
2. Be ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Clock spring inspection
1. Remove the clock spring.
2. Inspect for continuity between the clock spring terminals using an
ohmmeter.
If not as specified, replace the clock spring.
Note
When the vehicle-side connector of clock spring is disconnected,
the terminals 1A,1B, 1C and 1D are shorted to prevent ...