Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Bright-Metal Maintenance
- Use tar remover to remove road tar and insects. Never do this with a knife or similar tool.
- To prevent corrosion on brightmetal surfaces, apply wax or chrome preservative and rub it to a high luster.
- During cold weather or in coastal areas, cover bright-metal parts with a coating of wax or preservative heavier than usual. It would also help to coat them with noncorrosive petroleum jelly or some other protective compound.
CAUTION
Do not use steel wool, abrasive cleaners, or strong detergents containing highly alkaline or caustic agents on chrome-plated or anodized aluminum parts. This may result in damage to the protective coating and cause discoloration or paint deterioration.
Repairing Damage to the Finish
Deep scratches or chips on the finish should be repaired promptly. Exposed metal
quickly rusts and can lead to major repairs.
CAUTION
If your Mazda is damaged and needs metal parts repaired or rep ...
Underbody Maintenance
Road chemicals and salt used for ice and snow removal and solvents used for dust
control may collect on the underbody. If not removed, they will speed up rusting
and deterioration of such underbod ...
Other materials:
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Side protector removal
1. Pry the side protector end 20-30 mm {0.8-1.1 in} using a flathead
screwdriver or a razor.
Warning
Using a razor with bare hands can cause injury. Always wear gloves
when using a razor.
Note
The side protector is installed with double-sided adhesive tape.
If the side protector ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Operating Tips for WMA
WMA is short for Windows Media*1 Audio and is the audio compression format used
by Microsoft*1.
Audio data can be created and stored at a higher compression ratio than MP3.
This unit plays files with the extension (.wma) as WMA files.
*1 Windows Media and Microsoft are registered trademarks of ...