tow MAZDA MODEL 6 2016 (in English) Owner's Guide

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qIf the brake system warning light
and the ABS warning light
illuminate simultaneously
If the electronic brake force distribution
control unit determines that some
components are operating incorrectly, the
control unit may illuminate the brake
system warning light and the ABS
warning light simultaneously. The
problem is likely to be the electronic
brake force distribution system.
WARNING
Do not drive with both the ABS warning
light and brake warning light
illuminated. Have the vehicle towed to
an Authorized Mazda Dealer to have
the brakes inspected as soon as
possible:
Driving when the brake system
warning light and ABS warning light
are illuminated simultaneously is
dangerous.
When both lights are illuminated, the
rear wheels could lock more quickly
in an emergency stop than under
normal circumstances.
qIf the electric parking brake
warning light illuminates
The warning light illuminates when the
system has a malfunction. Have your
vehicle inspected at an Authorized Mazda
Dealer.
qIf the charging system warning
indication/warning light is indicated
If the warning light/indication illuminates
while driving, it indicates a malfunction
of the alternator or of the charging system.
Drive to the side of the road and park off
the right-of-way. Consult an Authorized
Mazda Dealer.
CAUTION
Do not continue driving when the
charging system warning light is
illuminated because the engine could
stop unexpectedly.
If Trouble Arises
Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds
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qIf the engine oil warning indication/
warning light is indicated
This warning light indicates low engine
oil pressure.
CAUTION
Do not run the engine if the oil
pressure is low. Otherwise, it could
result in extensive engine damage.
If the light illuminates while driving:
1. Drive to the side of the road and park
off the right-of-way on level ground.
2. Turn off the engine and wait 5 minutes
for the oil to drain back into the oil
pan.
3. Inspect the engine oil level (page 6-28).
If it's low, add the appropriate amount
of engine oil while being careful not to
overfill.
CAUTION
Do not run the engine if the oil level
is low. Otherwise, it could result in
extensive engine damage.
4. Start the engine and check the warning
light.
If the light remains illuminated even
though the oil level is normal or after
adding oil, stop the engine immediately
and have your vehicle towed to an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
qIf the check engine light
illuminates or flashes
If this light illuminates while driving, the
vehicle may have a problem. It is
important to note the driving conditions
when the light illuminated and consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer.
The check engine light may illuminate in
the following cases:
lThe fuel tank level being very low or
approaching empty.
lThe engine's electrical system has a
problem.
lThe emission control system has a
problem.
l(U.S.A. and Canada)
The fuel-filler cap is missing or not
tightened securely.
If the check engine light remains on, or it
flashes continuously, do not drive at high
speeds and consult an Authorized Mazda
Dealer as soon as possible.
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Reporting Safety Defects (Canada)
Canadian customers who wish to report a safety-related defect to Transport Canada, Defect
Investigations and Recalls, may telephone the toll free hotline 1-800-333-0510, or contact
Transport Canada by mail at: Transport Canada, ASFAD, Place de Ville Tower C, 330
Sparks Street, Ottawa ON K1A 0N5.
For additional road safety information, please visit the Road Safety website at:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/menu.htm
Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects
Reporting Safety Defects
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CAUTION
If you feel a sudden vibration or ride disturbance while driving or you suspect your
tire or vehicle has been damaged, immediately reduce your speed. Drive with caution
until you can safely pull off the road. Stop and inspect the tire for damage. If the tire
is under-inflated or damaged, deflate it, remove the tire and rim and replace it with
your spare tire. If you cannot detect a cause, have the vehicle towed to the nearest
vehicle or tire dealer to have the vehicle inspected.
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Vehicle Loading
WARNING
Do not tow a trailer with this vehicle:
Towing a trailer with this vehicle is dangerous because it has not been designed to
tow a trailer and doing so will affect the drive system which could result in vehicle
damage.
This section will guide you in the proper loading of your vehicle, to keep your loaded
vehicle weight within its design rating capability. Properly loading your vehicle will
provide maximum return of vehicle design performance. Before loading your vehicle,
familiarize yourself with the following terms for determining your vehicle's weight ratings,
from the vehicle's Safety Certification Label and Tire and Load Information Label:
WARNING
Overloaded Vehicle:
Overloading a vehicle is dangerous. The results of overloading can have serious
consequences in terms of passenger safety. Too much weight on a vehicle's
suspension system can cause spring or shock absorber failure, brake failure,
handling or steering problems, irregular tire wear, tire failure or other damage.
Overloading makes a vehicle harder to drive and control. It also increases the
distance required for stopping. In cases of serious overloading, brakes can fail
completely, particularly on steep grades. The load a tire will carry safely is a
combination of the size of the tire, its load range, and corresponding inflation
pressure.
Never overload the vehicle and always observe the vehicle's weight ratings from the
vehicle's Safety Certification and Tire and Load Information labels.
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Tire Information (U.S.A.)
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Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit-
(1) Locate the statement“The combined weight of occupants and cargo should
never exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs.”on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combined weight of the driver and passengers that will be
riding in your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combined weight of the driver and passengers from XXX kg
or XXX lbs.
(4) The resulting figure equals the available amount of cargo and luggage load
capacity. For example, if the“XXX”amount equals 1400 lbs. and there
will be five 150 lb passengers in your vehicle, the amount of available
cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs. (1400_
750 (5 × 150) = 650
lbs.)
(5) Determine the combined weight of luggage and cargo being loaded on the
vehicle. That weight may not safely exceed the available cargo and luggage
load capacity calculated in Step 4.
(6) If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer will be
transferred to your vehicle. Consult this manual to determine how this
reduces the available cargo and luggage load capacity of your vehicle.
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B
Brakes
Brakes assist ............................... 4-78
Foot brake .................................. 4-74
Pad wear indicator ...................... 4-77
Parking brake ............................. 4-75
Break-In ............................................ 3-43
C
Capacities ............................................ 9-5
Carbon Monoxide ............................. 3-26
Cell Phones ....................................... 8-20
Center Console ................................ 5-134
Child Restraint
Child-restraint system
installation .................................. 2-28
Installing child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-29
LATCH child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-37
Child Safety Locks for Rear Doors ... 3-19
Climate Control System ...................... 5-2
Fully Automatic Type .................. 5-9
Gas specifications ........................ 9-6
Manual Type ................................ 5-5
Operating Tips .............................. 5-2
Vent Operation ............................. 5-3
Clock ................................................. 5-24
Coming Home Light System ............ 4-61
Courtesy Lights ............................... 5-128
Cruise Control ................................. 4-145
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed ..... 4-15
Cup Holder ...................................... 5-131
Customer Assistance ........................... 8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination .................... 4-14
D
Daytime Running Lights ................... 4-62
Defogger ........................................... 4-68
Mirror ......................................... 4-69
Dimensions ......................................... 9-5
Direct Mode ...................................... 4-56
Distance Recognition Support System
(DRSS) ............................................ 4-109
Door Locks ....................................... 3-11
Drive Selection ................................. 4-90
Driving In Flooded Area ................... 3-47
Driving on Uneven Road .................. 3-48
Driving Tips ...................................... 3-43
Automatic transaxle ................... 4-56
Break-in ..................................... 3-43
Driving in flooded area .............. 3-47
Driving on uneven road ............. 3-48
Floor mat .................................... 3-44
Hazardous driving ...................... 3-44
Overloading ............................... 3-47
Rocking the vehicle .................... 3-45
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment ............................... 3-43
Winter driving ............................ 3-45
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ..... 4-82
E
Emergency Starting
Push-Starting .............................. 7-17
Starting a Flooded Engine .......... 7-17
Emergency Towing
Tiedown Hooks .......................... 7-21
Towing Description .................... 7-20
Emission Control System .................. 3-25
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Owner Maintenance
Closing the Hood ....................... 6-25
Engine Compartment
Overview .................................... 6-26
Key Battery Replacement .......... 6-38
Opening the Hood ...................... 6-24
Owner Maintenance
Precautions ................................. 6-22
P
Parking Brake ................................... 4-75
Personalization Features ..................... 9-9
Power Steering .................................. 4-91
Power Windows ................................ 3-33
R
Radar Sensor (Front) ....................... 4-138
Radar Sensors (Rear) ...................... 4-143
Rear Coat Hooks ............................. 5-134
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) .... 4-112
Rear Door Child Safety Locks .......... 3-19
Rear Seat ........................................... 2-10
Rear View Monitor ......................... 4-153
Rear window
Rear Window Defogger ............. 4-68
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-31
Recommended Oil ............................ 6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data ................ 8-22
Recreational Towing ......................... 3-49
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 8-18
R
Replacement
Fuse ............................................ 6-56
Key battery ................................. 6-38
Light Bulbs ................................ 6-46
Tires ........................................... 6-42
Wheel ......................................... 6-43
Wiper .......................................... 6-33
Rocking the Vehicle .......................... 3-45
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 8-14
Satellite Radio ................................... 5-42
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment ..................................... 3-43
Scheduled Maintenance ...................... 6-4
Seat
Seat Position Memory
(Driver's seat) ............................... 2-8
Seat Belt System
3-point type ................................ 2-18
Automatic locking ...................... 2-17
Emergency locking .................... 2-17
Extender ..................................... 2-21
Pregnant women ........................ 2-17
Seats
Front seat ...................................... 2-5
Head restraint ............................. 2-12
Rear seat ..................................... 2-10
Seat warmer .................................. 2-7
Security System
Immobilizer system .................... 3-39
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-41
Service Publications .......................... 8-54
Smart Brake Support (SBS) ............ 4-132
Collision warning ..................... 4-134
Stoping the Smart Brake Support
(SBS) system operation ............ 4-134
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Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS) ............................................ 4-127
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support
(SCBS) system operation ......... 4-131
Spare Tire ............................................ 7-5
Specifications ...................................... 9-4
Speedometer ...................................... 4-11
SRS Air Bags
Front passenger occupant
classification system .................. 2-57
How the SRS air bags work ....... 2-50
Limitations to SRS air bag ......... 2-55
Monitoring ................................. 2-62
SRS air bag deployment
criteria ........................................ 2-54
Supplemental restraint system
components ................................ 2-48
Starting the Engine .............................. 4-3
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-29
Horn ........................................... 4-69
Storage Compartments .................... 5-133
Center console .......................... 5-134
Glove compartment .................. 5-134
Overhead console ..................... 5-133
Rear coat hooks ........................ 5-134
Storage pocket .......................... 5-133
Storage Pocket ................................ 5-133
Sunshade ........................................... 3-38
Sunvisors ........................................ 5-127
T
Tachometer ........................................ 4-12
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-41
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-21
Tire Information ................................ 8-25
T
Tire Pressure Monitoring System .... 4-149
Tires .................................................. 6-40
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Replacing a Tire ......................... 6-42
Replacing a Wheel ..................... 6-43
Snow tires .................................. 3-46
Specifications ............................... 9-7
Temporary Spare Tire ................. 6-43
Tire chains .................................. 3-46
Tire Inflation Pressure ................ 6-41
Tire Rotation .............................. 6-41
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 8-23
Towing
Recreational towing ................... 3-49
Trailer Towing ............................ 3-49
Towing Description ........................... 7-20
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 4-81
Transmitter .......................................... 3-5
Trip Computer ................................... 4-16
Trouble
Battery runs out .......................... 7-14
Emergency Starting .................... 7-17
Emergency Towing .................... 7-20
Flat Tire ........................................ 7-3
Overheating ................................ 7-18
Parking in an Emergency ............. 7-2
Warning/indicator lights and warning
sounds ........................................ 7-23
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-19
Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-22
When trunk lid cannot be
opened ........................................ 7-38
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 4-63
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