towing MAZDA MODEL RX 8 2007 (in English) User Guide

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GCW
GCW (Gross Combination Weight)is the weight of the loaded vehicle (GVW) plus the
weight of the fully loaded trailer.
GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating)is the maximum allowable weight of the
vehicle and the loaded trailer - including all cargo and passengers - that the vehicle can
handle without risking damage. (Important: The towing vehicle's braking system is rated
for operation at GVWR, not at GCWR. Separate functional brakes should be used for safe
control of towed vehicles and for trailers weighing more than 1,500 lbs).The GCW must
never exceed the GCWR.
Maximum Loaded Trailer Weightis the highest possible weight of a fully loaded trailer
the vehicle can tow. It assumes a vehicle with only mandatory options, no cargo (internal or
external), a tongue load of 10_
15% (conventional trailer) or king pin weight of 15_
25%
(fifth-wheel trailer), and driver only (150 lbs).Consult your dealership (or the RV and
Trailer Towing Guide provided by your dealership) for more detailed information.
Tongue Load or Fifth-Wheel King Pin Weightrefers to the amount of the weight that a
trailer pushes down on a trailer hitch.
Examples:For a 5000 lb conventional trailer, multiply 5000 by 0.10 and 0.15 to obtain a
proper tongue load range of 500 to 750 lbs. For an 11,500 lb fifth-wheel trailer, multiply by
0.15 and 0.25 to obtain a proper king pin load range of 1,725 to 2,875 lbs.
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Steps for Determining the Correct Load Limit:
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit:
(1) Locate the statement“The combination weight of occupants and cargo should never
exceed XXX kg or XXX lbs”on your vehicle's placard.
(2) Determine the combination weight of the driver and passengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
(3) Subtract the combination 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 combination 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, the 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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Child Restraint
Child restraint precautions ......... 2-19
Installing child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-23
LATCH child-restraint
systems ....................................... 2-29
Cigarette Lighter ............................... 6-48
Climate Control System ...................... 6-2
Gas specifications ...................... 10-5
Clock ................................................. 6-47
Coin Box ........................................... 6-51
Courtesy Lights ................................. 6-45
Cruise Control ................................... 5-19
Cup Holder ........................................ 6-50
Customer Assistance ........................... 9-2
D
Dashboard Illumination .................... 5-38
Daytime Running Lights ................... 5-56
Defroster
Rear window .............................. 5-60
Dimensions ....................................... 10-5
Door Locks ....................................... 3-28
Driving In Flooded Area ................... 4-11
Driving Tips ........................................ 4-7
Automatic transmission .............. 5-18
Break-in period ............................ 4-7
Driving in flooded area .............. 4-11
Hazardous driving ........................ 4-8
Money-saving suggestions ........... 4-7
Rocking the vehicle ...................... 4-9
Winter driving .............................. 4-9
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) ..... 5-24
DSC OFF indicator light ............ 5-25
DSC OFF switch ........................ 5-26
TCS/DSC Indicator light ............ 5-24
E
Emergency Starting ........................... 7-20
Jump-starting .............................. 7-21
Push-starting .............................. 7-24
Emergency Towing ........................... 7-25
Emission Control System .................... 4-4
Engine
Coolant ....................................... 8-14
Exhaust gas .................................. 4-5
Hood release .............................. 3-42
Oil .............................................. 8-12
Overheating ................................ 7-18
Starting ......................................... 5-4
Engine Compartment Overview ........ 8-11
Engine Coolant
Overheating ................................ 7-18
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge ................................................ 5-36
Exhaust Gas ........................................ 4-5
Exterior Care ..................................... 8-43
F
Flasher
Hazard warning .......................... 5-62
Headlights .................................. 5-55
Flat Tire ............................................... 7-3
Changing .................................... 7-12
Instant Mobility System
(IMS) Emergency Flat Tire Repair
Kit ................................................ 7-5
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Fluids
Classification .............................. 10-4
Owner maintenance ..................... 8-8
Fog Lights ......................................... 5-57
Foot Brake .......................................... 5-5
Front Seats
(Electrically Operated Seats) ............... 2-5
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Lane-Change Signals ........................ 5-57
Light Bulbs
Replacement ............................... 8-29
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Lighter ............................................... 6-48
Lighting Control ............................... 5-55
Lubricant Quality .............................. 10-4
M
Maintenance
Introduction .................................. 8-2
Owner maintenance precautions ... 8-9
Owner maintenance schedule ....... 8-8
Scheduled ..................................... 8-3
Manual Transmission Operation ......... 5-9
Recommendations for shifting.... 5-10
Map Lights ........................................ 6-45
Meters and Gauges ........................... 5-33
Mirrors
Outside mirrors .......................... 3-53
Rearview mirror ......................... 3-54
Money-Saving Suggestions ................ 4-7
Moonroof .......................................... 3-43
O
Odometer and Trip Meter .................. 5-34
Outside Mirrors ................................. 3-53
Overhead Console ............................. 6-51
Overhead Lights ................................ 6-45
Overheating ....................................... 7-18
Overloading ...................................... 4-12
P
Paint Damage .................................... 8-41
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-5
P
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks ............................ 3-30
Power Steering .................................. 5-18
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-18
Power Windows ................................ 3-37
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-24
R
Rear Quarter Windows ..................... 3-39
Rear Seat ............................................. 2-8
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-60
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-54
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-27
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-12
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-38
Seat Belt System
3-point type ................................ 2-13
Automatic locking ...................... 2-11
Belt minder ................................. 2-18
Emergency locking .................... 2-11
Extender ..................................... 2-17
Location of seat belt ................... 2-12
Pregnant women ......................... 2-11
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-14
Seat belt precautions .................... 2-9
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-18
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Seats
Front seat
(Electrically operated seats) ......... 2-5
Front seat
(Manually operated seats) ............ 2-2
Rear seat ....................................... 2-8
Security System
Immobilizer system
(with advanced key) ................... 3-45
Immobilizer system
(without advanced key) .............. 3-48
Service Publications .......................... 9-40
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speed Unit Selector ........................... 5-34
Speedometer ...................................... 5-34
SRS Air Bags
How the Air Bags Work ............. 2-40
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions ................................. 2-32
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-4
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-53
Horn ........................................... 5-61
Storage Box ...................................... 6-52
Storage Compartments ...................... 6-51
Center console ............................ 6-52
Coin box ..................................... 6-51
Glove box ................................... 6-51
Overhead console ....................... 6-51
Storage box ................................ 6-52
Sunshade ........................................... 3-44
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-44
T
Tachometer ........................................ 5-35
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-27
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-51
T
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-26
Tire Information ................................ 9-18
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-27
System error activation .............. 5-30
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-28
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-30
Tires
Flat tire ......................................... 7-3
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-24
Replacement ............................... 8-26
Rotation ...................................... 8-25
Snow tires .................................. 4-10
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-16
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
Towing
Description ................................. 7-25
Emergency towing ..................... 7-25
Recreational towing ................... 7-27
Trailer towing ............................. 4-13
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 5-23
TCS/DSC indicator light ............ 5-23
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-13
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-34
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-33
Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-36
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-35
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-57
V
Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-44
Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
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