Mazda 6 Service Manual: Battery recharging
Warning
- Keep any flammable away from the battery, otherwise evaporated gas of the battery fluid may catch fire, and cause serious injury or death.
Caution
- When removing the battery, disconnect the negative battery cable first and install it last to prevent damage to electrical components or the battery.
1. Place a battery in a pan of water to prevent it from overheating.
2. The water level should come up about halfway on the battery.
3. Remove the battery plugs while charging the battery.
4. Keep water off the top of the battery.
Caution
- To prevent damage to electrical components or the battery, turn all accessories off and stop the engine before performing maintenance or recharging the battery.
5. Connect a battery charger to the battery.
6. Adjust the charging current as follows.
Battery inspection
Battery
Inspect the battery in the following procedure.
Test load chart
Battery positive voltage with load
Back-up Current
1. Verify that the engine switch is at OFF and that the key has be ...
Generator removal/installation
Warning
When the battery cables are connected, touching the vehicle body with
generator terminal B will generate sparks. This can cause personal injury, fire,
and damage to the electrical comp ...
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Mazda 6 Service Manual: Wheel hub, steering knuckle pre-inspection
Wheel Bearing Play Inspection
1. Position a dial indicator against the wheel hub.
2. Push and pull the wheel hub by hand in the axial direction and measure the
wheel bearing play.
Maximum wheel bearing play
0.05 mm {0.002 in}
3. If the bearing play exceeds the specification, replace and tig ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Spare Tire
Your Mazda has a temporary spare tire. The temporary spare tire is lighter and
smaller than a conventional tire, and is designed only for emergency use and should
be used only for VERY short periods. Temporary spare tires should NEVER be used
for long drives or extended periods.
WARNING
Do n ...