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: DSC OFF Switch
Press the DSC OFF switch to turn off the TCS/DSC. The DSC OFF indicator light
in the instrument cluster will illuminate.
Press the switch again to turn the TCS/ DSC back on. The DSC OFF indicator light
will turn off.
NOTE
When DSC is on and you attempt to free the vehicle when it is stuc ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Foreword
Caution
When the engine does not start or stalls and the following DTCs
are not indicated, go to engine symptom troubleshooting.
Note
When the immobilizer system is defective, the engine cannot be
started.
If engine condition is normal but light stays on, inspect for
short circ ...