Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Rocking the Vehicle
WARNING
Do not spin the wheels at more than 56 km/h (35 mph), and do not allow anyone to stand behind a wheel when pushing the vehicle:
When the vehicle is stuck, spinning the wheels at high speed is dangerous. The spinning tire could overheat and explode. This could cause serious injuries.
CAUTION
Too much rocking may cause engine overheating, transaxle failure, and tire damage.
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator slightly and slowly move the shift lever from 1 (D) to R.
Floor Mat
We recommend the use of Genuine Mazda floor mats.
WARNING
Make sure the floor mats are hooked on the retention pins to prevent them
from bunching up under the foot pedals: Using a floor mat that i ...
Winter Driving
Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares, a small
shovel, jumper cables, and a small bag of sand or salt.
Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer to check the following:
Have ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Throttle position (tp) sensor inspection
Note
Perform the following inspection only when directed.
Resistance Inspection
1. Perform the following test only when directed.
If as specified but TP PID value is out of specification, inspect
resistance of TP sensor.
If not as specified, inspect the following:
- Accelerato ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Engine Coolant Temperature Gauge
Displays the engine coolant temperature. The blue gauge indicates that the engine
coolant temperature is low, and the red gauge indicates that the engine coolant
temperature is high and overheating.
CAUTION
If the high engine coolant temperature warning light (red) turns on, there
is a pos ...