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: Fuel tank removal/installation
Warning
Repairing a fuel tank that has not been properly steam cleaned can
be dangerous. Explosion or ire may cause death or serious injury. Always
properly steam clean a fuel tank before repairing it.
Fuel line spills and leakage are dangerous. Fuel can ignite and
cause serious injur ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Driver Air Bag
The driver's air bag is mounted in the steering wheel.
When air bag crash sensors detect a frontal impact of greater than moderate force,
the driver's air bag inflates quickly helping to reduce injury mainly to the driver's
head or chest caused by directly hitting the steering wheel. For more d ...