Mazda 6 Owners Manual: 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 underbody parts as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust system, even though these parts may be coated with anti-corrosive material.
Thoroughly flush the underbody and wheel housings with lukewarm or cold water at the end of each winter. Try also to do this every month.
Pay special attention to these areas because they easily hide mud and dirt. It will do more harm than good to wet down the road grime without removing it.
The lower edges of doors, rocker panels, and frame members have drain holes that should not be clogged. Water trapped there will cause rusting.
WARNING
Dry off brakes that have become wet by driving slowly, releasing the accelerator pedal and lightly applying the brakes several times until the brake performance returns to normal:
Driving with wet brakes is dangerous. Increased stopping distance or the vehicle pulling to one side when braking could result in a serious accident. Light braking will indicate whether the brakes have been affected.
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 hi ...
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance
A protective coating is provided over the aluminum wheels. Special care is needed
to protect this coating.
CAUTION
Do not use any detergent other than mild detergent. Before using any detergent,
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Pcm inspection
Note
PIDs for the following parts are not available on this model. Go
to the appropriate part inspection page.
- CMP sensor (See CAMSHAFT POSITION (CMP) SENSOR INSPECTION.)
- Main relay (See RELAY INSPECTION.)
1. Connect the SST (WDS or equivalent) to the DLC-2.
2. Turn the igni ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: i-ELOOP
i-ELOOP is a regenerative braking system. When you depress the brake pedal or
use engine braking, the kinetic energy that occurs is converted to electrical energy
by the power generator and the converted electrical energy is stored in the rechargeable
battery (capacitor and battery). The store ...