1. Inspect the tire inflation, and adjust to the recommended pressure as necessary.
2. Inspect the front wheel bearing play and correct it if necessary. (See Wheel Bearing Play Inspection.)
3. Inspect the wheel and tire runouts. (See SUSPENSION.)
4. Inspect the ball joints and steering linkage for excessive looseness.
5. Shake the vehicle to inspect the operation of the shock absorbers.
Note
6. Measure the height from the center of the wheel to the fender brim. The difference between the left and right measurement must not exceed 10 mm {0.39 in}.

Wheel alignment
Front wheel alignmentMazda 6 Service Manual: Barometric pressure (baro) sensor inspection
Note
Perform the following inspection only when directed.
The following vacuum values are indicated by relative pressure
from the barometric pressure sensor.
1. Connect the SSTs (WDS or equivalent) to the DLC-2.
2. Turn the ignition switch to ON.
3. Select BARO on the SSTs (WDS or equi ...
Mazda 6 Service Manual: Disconnection of the negative battery cable
Before beginning any work, turn the ignition switch to LOCK position,
then disconnect the negative battery cable and wait for more than 1 minute
to allow the backup power supply of the SAS unit to deplete its stored
power. Disconnecting the battery cable will delete the memories of the
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