power steering fluid MAZDA MODEL PROTÉGÉ 2001 Owners Manual (in English)

Owner Maintenance
I Owner Maintensnce Schedule
The owner or aqualified service
i,echnician sbould make thes€ vehicle
inspections at lhe indicated inteNals to
ensure saf€ and dependable operation.
Bring any problem to fte attention of an
Authorized Mazda Dealer or qualified
seNice technician as soon as possible.
V When refueling
. Brake and clutch fluid level
(page 8'23)
. Engine coolantlevel
(page 8 19)
. Engine oil level
(page 8 17)
. Washerfluid lev€l
(page 8-27)
V At least monthly
. Tire inflation pressures
(pase 8-34)
V At least twice a Jear(for example, every spring and fall)
. Automatic transaxle fluid level
(page 8-2s). Power steering lluid level
(page 8 2a)
You can do lhe following scheduled
maintenance items if you have some
nechanical ability and a few basic tools
and ifyou closely follow the directions in
ihis manual.
. Air filter
(page 8-28)
. Engine coolani
(page 8 19)
. Engine oil and oil filter
(page 8 18)
8-12

Ifnew fluid is required frequendy,
consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
AclurroN
To avoid damage to the power
steering pump. donl operate the
vehicle for long periods when the
power steering fluid level is low.
NOTE
Use specified power steering flujd
(chart, page l0-2).
I Insp€cting Power Steering Fluid
Level
Inspect lhe fluid level in &e reservoir at
each engine oil change with the engine
off and cold. Add fluid ifnecessary: it
does not require periodic changing.
The level must be keptbetween MIN and
MAX.
Visually examine the lines and hoses for
A waruvnsc
SpilkdB!4Lc4uidr
Spi zd bmke lluid is dangercur. If it
gets in !o0 eles, thef co ld be
seria ib inj red- Il thit hawn\
imnediatelr iush lour eres wirh hnter
and get nedical attentio,L Brake l id
spilbd on a hot engine couu cause a
fft. Be careftl n., to spi bmke fiuuon rowself or on the engine.
A wanrrnrc
Low Brakelclutch Fluid Levets:
Lou' brakelclutch Jluid lewls could
be datgetuus. Low levels could
signal btuke Ii ine ,'ear or a brake
srsten teak. Your brckes couA failand c.use an accident lfroufrnda
loia' fluid lerel, hate the bnkes and
8.24

Page
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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lndex
Page
G
Gauges
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . 5 24
Odometerand tlipmeter,.. ...,.... 5-22
Spedometer .................... 5-22
Tachometer,...,.,,.,.,,.,.,,.,. 5-25
Watertenpenture... -............ 5-24
cloveBox ....................... 5'39
H
Halogen Bulb . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . - . - . 8 3?
Hazard waming Flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Hazardous Driving . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. .. +8
Headlight Bulb Replacement......... E-37
Headlights ....-.-......-......... 5-33
Higb'beam indicator light....... -.. 5-32
HoodReleak .-...... -............ l-18
Hom ............................ 3'21
How to Minimire Environnental Paint
Damage .,.,.,......,..,.,.,..,.,. 7-2
Damage caused by bird dropping. insects,
or tree sap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Etchingcaused by acid rain or industrial
fallout .......................... 7-2
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Page
Paint chipping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3 JWalermarks .........-.-......... 7-3
I
Ignition KeyReminder ............. 5-31
Ignition SwitchPositions ............. 5-2
InCaseof Emergercy ............... 6'l
Cruiseset....................... 5 3?
Headlight high'bean...... ........ 5-32
o/D(overdrive) oFF ............. 5'32
Autonatic traDsaxle fluid lev€l . .. . .. 8'25
BEke/clutch fluid level .. .. . .. .. ... 8-23
Coolanr level . . . . . . . . . - . . . - . . . . . . 8-19
Engine oil level . . ............. 8-17
Power steering fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
wdher fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 27
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 20
Inleriorcarc....................... 7-9
lnteriorLight ......-.... -. -....... 3-26
Interior Oveniew . .. . .. . .. .. .. . .. .. . l-z
Jack md Tml Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 14
Junp'Sarting...................... 6-4
K
KeylessEntrySystem ............... 3-6
Maintemnce ..................... 3'9
Tmnsnitter - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Kets .....-....................... 3-2
L
LabelInfomation ................. +12
LAICH Child'Restnint
Syslem . . - .. .. . . . .. .. .. ...... .. ..2-2'1
Lane'Change Signals ............... 5-34
Light
Interior ........................ 3 26
Map......................-.-.- 3 28
Trunk.......................... 3-28
Lighler ..............-.....-..-.. 5-38
Lighting Control
Lights
Fog .-......................... 5-35

Index
Page
HeadIi8hts .....................- 5-33
Onreminder .................... 5-31
LockingLugNuts ........... -..... 6 2l
Low Fuel Waming Lighr . - . . - . - . - . . . 5-29
LugNuts. Locking ................. 6,21
LuegageCompanment.-.... -........ 1,6
M
Maintaining the Air Filler . , . . , . , . . , . 8-28
MainlainingtheFinish...... -. -...... l-4
Maintaining wiper Blades ........ -.. 8'29
Maintenance....................... 8'l
Introduction.................... -. 8 2
Owner.................-......-. 8'8
Scheduled ....................... 8 3
Opemtion ....................... 5'5
Shiftpattem,..................... 5-5
MapLighrs...-................... 3-28
Outsidemirors .................. 3-21
Powerfold in outside nircrs ......322
Rearviewmiror ................. 3-21
Vanity - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-41
Money-Saving Suggestions ... .. ..... . +7
Page
o
Odomeler and Trip Meter. . ... .. ... .. 5-22
Oil(see Engine)
Outlide Mirmrs .. .......... .. ... ..1-2r
Ou$ide Ue Uniled States and
canada ........................... 9-6
Overheating - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-2
Overloading -........... . ......... +12
Precautions ..................... 8-13
Schedule ....................... 8-12
page
P
PainrDamage................... -.. 7-2
Damage caused by bird dropping, insers,
or tree sap , . , , , , , , . , . , . . . . . . . . . . . '7-2
Etching caused by acid rain or industrial
fallout .......................... 7-2
Waier marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-3
Park'ngBrake..... -............... 5-12
PowerControl Minor............... 3-22
Power Door L@ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4
Powersteering...............-.... 5-14
Power Steering Fluid l€vel . . . . . . . . . . 8-24
Powerwirdows ................... 3'll
Driver'sdoor.................... 3-ll
Lockswitch..................... 3-12
PassengeFDoor.. -............... 3-13
Reardoor..... -................. 3-13
PEgnant Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-19
Push-SBning ...................... 6-6
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