Mazda 6 Owners Manual: 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 the proper ratio of antifreeze in the radiator.
- Inspect the battery and its cables. Cold reduces battery capacity.
- Use an engine oil appropriate for the lowest ambient temperatures that the
vehicle will be driven in.
- Inspect the ignition system for damage and loose connections.
- Use washer fluid made with antifreeze— but do not use engine coolant antifreeze
for washer fluid
NOTE
- Remove snow before driving. Snow left on the windshield is dangerous
as it could obstruct vision.
- Do not apply excessive force to a window scraper when removing ice or
frozen snow on the mirror glass and windshield.
- Never use warm or hot water for removing snow or ice from windows and
mirrors as it could result in the glass cracking.
- Drive slowly. Braking performance can be adversely affected if snow or
ice adheres to the brake components. If this situation occurs, drive the vehicle
slowly, releasing the accelerator pedal and lightly applying the brakes several
times until the brake performance returns to normal.
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 spee ...
Use snow tires on all four wheels
Do not go faster than 120 km/h (75 mph) while driving with snow tires. Inflate
snow tires 30 kPa (0.3 kgf/cm2, 4.3 psi) more than recommended on the tire pressure ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Removal/Installation
To remove the head restraint, pull it up while pressing the stop-catch.
To install the head restraint, insert the legs into the holes while pressing
the stop-catch.
WARNING
Always drive with the head restraints installed when seats are being used
and make sure they are properly installed: Dri ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Driving Tips
WARNING
Do not let the vehicle move in a direction opposite to the direction selected
by the selector lever: Do not let the vehicle move backward with the selector
lever in a forward position, or do not let the vehicle move forward with the selector
lever in the reverse position. Otherwise, t ...