1. Inspect the dust boot on the drive shaft for cracks, damage, leaking grease, and looseness in the boot band.

2. Inspect the drive shaft for bends, cracks, and wear in the joint or splines.
Joint shaft disassembly/assembly
Drive shaft removal/installationMazda 6 Service Manual: Operating the Compact Disc (CD) Player
NOTE
If a disc has both music data (CD-DA) and MP3/WMA/AAC files, playback of the
two or three file types differs depending on how the disc was recorded.
Inserting the CD
Insert the CD into the slot, label-side up. The auto-loading mechanism will set
the CD and begin play.
NOTE
There wi ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Side Air Bags
The side air bags are mounted in the outboard sides of the front seatbacks.
When the air bag crash sensors detect a side impact of greater than moderate
force, the system inflates the side air bag only on the side in which the vehicle
was hit. The side air bag inflates quickly to reduce injury ...