check engine MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 (in English) User Guide

Maintenance
V Changing engine oil and filter
Change engine oil and filter according to
Scheduled Maintenance (page 8-3).
Please act responsibll protect the
environment and ta.ke used oil to a
recycling faciliiy. Ask yourdealer or a
s€rvice stalion for information.
Changing engine oil
I . warm up the engine for a few minutes
and ium ir off. Remove the oil-filler
2. Remove the drain plug and drain fte
oil into a suitable container.
engines
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Handling Used E gine Oil:
Continuous contact with used engine
oil is dangerous. It coud cause skin
cancer Alwars wash with soap and
water innediateb after chansins oil
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Checkins orChansins Ensine Oil:
Hot ensine oil is dansercus. II the
engine h^s been running, the engine
oit becomes very hot. You could be
seiousl! bur ed. Don't check or
change the engine oil when the
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Maintenence
3.
1.
Replace the plug iighdy after the oil
has thoroughly drained.
Fill the engine with new oil to the F
mark on the dipstick.
S€curely replace the oil-filler cap.
Slart the engine and inspecl around the
drain plug for leaks.
Tum il off and wait 5 minutes for the
oil to reiurn to ihe oil pan.
Check the oil level and fitl to the F mark
ifnecessary,
Oil capacity (General reference only.)
1.6-liter engine:
3.0 L (3.2 US qt, 2.6 ftnp qt)
1.8 and 2.o-lit€r ensines:
3.3 L (3.5 US qt,2.9Imp qt)
5.
NOTE
Use only specified engine oil (page
8 16).
Changing oil fflter
Because you need a special tool to
retighten the filter, an Authoriz€d Mazda
Dealer should do the work.
I Engine Coolant
V Inspeciing coolant level
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Hot Engine:
A hot ensine h danserous. I! the
ensine has been runnins, pa.ts of
the engine compartment can becomeyery hot. You couu be b rned. Don't
inspect the coolant slstem or add
coola t r'hen the engine is hot
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Maintenance
I lnspecting Automatic Transaxle
Fluid Level
The automatic transa{le fluid level
should be inspected regularly. Measure it
The volume offluid changes with ihe
temperature. Fluid mustbe checked at
idle without driving at normal operating
L Park on a level surface and set the
parking brake flnnly.
2. Idle ihe engine aboul two minucs.
Push down on tbe brake pedal.
3. Move ihe shiftlever through alt ranges
and set it at P
.+. With $e engine still idling, pull out
the dipstick. wipe itclean. and put it
back.
5. Pull i! out again.
The proper fluid level is marked on the
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S udde n Ue hicle More nent:
Shiftins the shift tevet $,ilhout firstdepressing the bmke pedal k
da gerous.The whicle coud move
suddenu and cause a a.cdent.
Make sun the bnke pedal is applied
before shtftins the rhift lewn
Ac.lunoN
Low fluid level causes lransaxle
slippage. Overfilling can cause
foaming,loss offlL d, and
Use sp€cified fluid (page l0-2). A
nonspecified fluid could result in
transaxle malfunction and failure.

Specificstions
Electrical Svstem
Model1.6-liter engine1.8 and 2.0-liter
Battery12V , 40Arv5HRI2V_4OAI'5LIR
l2v 52AI'5HR
l2v-70Al2v-80A
t2v 1.0 kwt2v-1.0 kw
NGKZFR5F II
ZI'R6F II
BXR5E-]I
BXR6E-] I
DENSOKJl6CRll
KJ2oCRIl
K16PR UII
KzOPR-UI I
CHAMPIONRC8YC4
RCloYC4
MAZDABPl3 r8 110
BPl4l8 110
Spark-plug gap1.0 1.I nn(0.03H.043 in)
Capacitiesroximate Quantities
UnitLUS qtImp qt
Eng'ne3.23.42.8
3.03.22.6
z.u
3.53.73.1
3.33.52.9
1.6 -6.06.35.3
5.55.84,E
1.8 and
2.0-
7.57.96.6
6.97.36.1
2.72.92.4
7,2'7.66.3
LUS gal8ar
1.6-liter engine5013.2l l,0
1.8 and 2.0liter engine5514.5t2.l
Check oil and fluid levels with dipsticks or reservoir gauges.

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A
Add'On Non Genuine Paris and
Accesories .................. -. -.. 9 7
Air Bag Restnint Syslem
Supplenental Resfiaint Syslem . . . . . 2-3O
waminglight ................... 5-31
Aluminun Wheel Maintenance ........ 7-8
Ant€nna ......................... 5-86
Antil@kBEke System (ABS) ........ 5 13
Waminglight .......-........-.. 5 30
Ashtmy.......-.................. 5-3E
ADdio System .... -. ......... - 5 56,5 57
Drivinglips...........-.......... 5 8
Fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-25
Overdnve ....................... 5-9
Shift-locksystem ................ 5-10
Transaxleranges .................. 5-7
Page
B
Battery .......................... 8-31
Charging system waming light .... -. 5 28
Jumpstaning ..........-...... -.. 6-4
Beforc Driling
Afte! getringin ..-... -..-..-.......1-6
Beforc g€ltingin ..,.,..,.,.,.,.,.. +6
Body Lubrication ...... - -... -...... a-27
Antilo.kbrakesysten (ABS) .. -.... 5 13
Pluidlevel ...................... E-23
Foo! brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 I I
Pad wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . - . - . . 5 12
ParKngbrake ......... -...... -.. 5-lZ
System weinS light -.. .. -.. -. ... 5-26
BEaklnPeriod ......-....-........ +6
BrighrMetal Mainiemnce, -. -....,.., 7-7
Headright......................- 8,37
Red........................... 8-43
Buld Replacenenr, Front,
interior ..................... 8-40, 8-41
Page
C
Capacities.............-.......... l0-4
(see Emission Conrol Slstem)
CenterConsole.................... 5-40
Chains ....-.....--...-...-...... 4-10
ChangingaFlatTirc--.....-....... - 6 16
ChdgiDgCoolani ............-.... 8'20
Chdging the Oil .................. 8-18
Cheging Systen wamjng Light .. .. .. 5-28
Check Engine Light . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . 5-29
Ct'ecking
Automatic transaxlefluid ]evel...... 8-25
Brake/clulch fluid level............ E-23
Coolant1eveI.................... 8'19
Engineoillevel .................. 8-l?
Power steering fluid level ..........8-24
washer fluid level . . . . - . . . . . . . - . . . 8'27
Child Restnint, P@autions. ......... 2-20
Child Safety t-ockforRearD@r.. -. -.. 3-6
Child-RestFinr Syst€mr............. 2-22
Installing ....-................ -. 2-23
CigareueLighter .................. 5-3E
Ciean'ng
Dashb@rd....................... 7-9
Laphhoulderbeltwebbing -........ 7-10
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