Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Checking Tire Pressure
1. When you check the air pressure, make sure the tires are cold —meaning they are not hot from driving even a mile.
2. Remove the cap from the valve on one tire.
3. Firmly press a tire gauge onto the valve.
4. Add air to achieve recommended air pressure.
5. If you overfill the tire, release air by pushing on the metal stem in the center of the valve.
Then recheck the pressure with your tire gauge.
6. Replace the valve cap.
7. Repeat with each tire, including the spare.
NOTE
Some spare tires require higher inflation pressure.
8. Visually inspect the tires to make sure there are no nails or other objects embedded that could poke a hole in the tire and cause an air leak.
9. Check the sidewalls to make sure there are no gouges, cuts, bulges, cracks or other irregularities.
Recommended Tire Inflation Pressure
On the tire label you will find the recommended tire inflation pressure in both
kPa and psi for the tires installed as original equipment on the vehicle. It is
very important that the inflation pr ...
Glossary of Terms
Tire Placard:
A label indicating the OE tire sizes, recommended inflation pressure, and the maximum weight the vehicle can carry.
Tire Identification Number (TIN):
A number on the sidewall of each ...
Other materials:
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Headlight leveling switch removal/installation
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
3. Install in the reverse order of removal.
Headlight Leveling Switch Removal Note
1. Insert your hand from the lower side of the dashboard and squeeze the tabs
of the headlight leveling switch.
2. Pu ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Variable valve timing actuator removal/installation
L3
Caution
Variable valve timing actuator can not be disassembled because it
is a precision unit.
Note
Variable valve timing actuator camshaft sprocket is integrated
with the variable valve timing actuator and cannot be disassembled.
1. Follow the timing chain removal/installati ...