TPMS MAZDA MODEL TRIBUTE 2008 Quick Tips (in English)
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GETTING STARTED
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 
Getting Started
Tribute Quick Tips®are
designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important 
features of your Tribute. 
The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips
®, locate
the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.
This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Tribute.
Items identified in blue text
call out important information.Passenger air bag 
deactivation indicator lightFront passenger sensing system 
is designed to turn off passenger
frontal air bag when a low weight 
is detected, a person of adultsize
that is sitting properly in the 
passenger front seat will enable
passenger frontal air bag. 
The sensor also turns off the 
passenger front air bag and seat-
mounted side air bag* when the
passenger seat is empty and seat
belt is unbuckled to prevent
unnecessary replacement of airbag(s) after a collision, PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF indicator lamp is not
illuminated in this case.
The front passenger seat-mounted
side air bag* will be deactivated if
the sensor detects an empty seat;
otherwise, the seat-mounted side
air bag* will be enabled.
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF indicator (1)
will be illuminated to remind you
the passenger air bag is deactivated.
See Owner’s Manual for 
complete details and warnings.
WARNING: If PASSENGER
AIRBAG OFF light goes on or
off or stays off unexpectedly,
please see Owner’s Manual 
for various ways this system 
may indicate a false reading.
Gas cap
Tip: When fueling vehicle, 
use gas cap clip (1) to hold 
cap away from vehicle.
After filling vehicle with gasoline,
fully reinstall gas cap by turning
clockwise until a clicking sound 
is heard, if gas cap is not fully
installed, Check Engine light 
and/or Check Fuel Cap indicator
light may come on.
For more information on Check
Engine light, see Owner’s Manual.
Fuel pump shutoff Disables fuel pump after a 
substantial jolt; located in 
front passenger’s footwell, 
behind flip-up cover, by kick 
panel access cover.
To reset: Press down top of
exposed red reset button (2).
WARNING: Do not reset 
shutoff switch if you see 
or smell fuel.Tire Pressure 
Monitoring System 
(TPMS)
Warning light illuminates 
for a few seconds after 
ignition is on.
If tire pressure is too low 
in one or more tires, warning 
light will illuminate.
Flashing warning light 
indicates possible malfunction;
dealer inspection required.
Getting
Started
Getting
Started
PASSENGER AIRBAG OFF
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OKEJECT
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*Denotes optional equipment 
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INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 
WARNING LIGHTS
• Anti-lock BrakeSystem (ABS)
ABS malfunction, normal brakes
only, dealer inspection required
• Always fasten  seat belts
•  Air bag readiness  Front or side air bag malfunction,
dealer inspection required
•  High beams on
•  Cruise control on*,see Getting Started
• Door ajar
• Brake system Parking brake on/low brake fluid
• Overdrive off  indicator*,  see Transaxle
•  Check engine indicator Dealer inspection required if light
remains on, see Owner’s Manual
•  Engine oil pressure  Stop car when safe and turn
off engine; check oil level
• Charging system  Charging system malfunction;
dealer inspection required
• Turn signals/hazard  warning on
• Low fuel
•  Check fuel cap Fuel cap not securely tightened
• Anti-theft on
• Throttle control/ powertrain 
Illuminates when a powertrain
or throttle body fault has been
detected; dealer inspection
required if indicator remains on
• Tire Pressure MonitoringSystem (TPMS),
see Getting Started
• Traction Control System (TCS)/Dynamic
Stability Control (DSC)/
Roll Stability Control (RSC)
Light flashes when system is 
activated while driving; dealer
inspection required if light
remains on
Instrument Cluster
Instrument Cluster
*Denotes optional equipment
GAUGES
1. Tachometer
2. Speedometer
3. Fuel gauge 16.5-gallon/62-liter tank 
(2.3L and 3.0L). 4. Odometer/trip odometer
selector
Press to toggle between
odometer and trip odometer.
Tip: Press and hold for more
than  1 second to reset trip
odometer.
5. Odometer
6. Coolant temperature gauge
If above normal range, stop
vehicle and turn off engine, check
coolant level when safe.
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