Warning
When the battery cables are connected, touching the vehicle body with starter terminal B will generate sparks. This can cause personal injury, fire, and damage to the electrical components. Always disconnect the battery negative cables before performing the following operation.
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the under cover.
3. Remove the air cleaner assembly.(See INTAKE-AIR SYSTEM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
4. Remove the clutch release cylinger.(MTX) (See CLUTCH RELEASE CYLINDER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
5. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
6. Install in the reverse order of removal.


Starting system
Starter inspectionMazda 6 Service Manual: Fog Lights (Some models)
The fog lights can be turned on with the ignition switched ON and the headlights
turned on.
Use this switch to turn on the fog lights. The fog lights will improve visibility
at night and during foggy conditions.
The fog lights turn on when the fog light switch is turned to the
position and t ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Driving Position Memory (Some models)
The desired driving position can be called up after programming the position.
The following driving positions can be programmed.
Driver’s seat position (seat slide, height adjustment, front edge of seat
bottom, seat recline)
Active driving display (display position, brightness level, dis ...