rear MAZDA MX5 MIATA 2017 Owners Manual

9 –5 Specifications
Specifications Capacities(Approximate Quantities) Item Capacity
Engine oil With oil filter replacement 4.3 L (4.5 US qt, 3.8 Imp qt)
Without oil filter replacement 4.1 L (4.3 US qt, 3.6 Imp qt)
Coolant Manual transmission 6.0 L (6.3 US qt, 5.3 Imp qt)
Automatic transmission 5.9 L (6.2 US qt, 5.2 Imp qt)
Manual transmission oil 2.0 L (2.1 US qt, 1.8 Imp qt)
Automatic transmission fluid 7.2 L (7.6 US qt, 6.3 Imp qt)
Rear differential oil 0.6 L (0.6 US qt, 0.5 Imp qt)
Fuel tank 45.0 L (11.9 US gal, 9.90 Imp gal)
Check oil and fluid levels with dipsticks or reservoir gauges.
DimensionsU.S.A. and Canada Item Vehicle specification
Soft top model Retractable fastback model
Overall length 3,915 mm (154.1 in) 3,915 mm (154.1 in)
Overall width 1,735 mm (68.3 in) 1,735 mm (68.3 in)
Overall height 16 inch wheel vehicle 1,235 mm (48.6 in) —
17 inch wheel vehicle 1,240 mm (48.8 in) 1,245 mm (49.0 in)
Front tread 1,495 mm (58.9 in) 1,495 mm (58.9 in)
Rear tread 1,505 mm (59.3 in) 1,505 mm (59.3 in)
Wheelbase 2,310 mm (90.9 in) 2,310 mm (90.9 in)
Mexico Item Vehicle specification
Soft top model Retractable fastback model
Overall length 3,915 mm (154.1 in) 3,915 mm (154.1 in)
Overall width 1,735 mm (68.3 in) 1,735 mm (68.3 in)
Overall height 16 inch wheel vehicle 1,225 mm (48.2 in) —
17 inch wheel vehicle 1,230 mm (48.4 in) 1,235 mm (48.6 in)
Front tread 1,495 mm (58.9 in) 1,495 mm (58.9 in)
Rear tread 1,505 mm (59.3 in) 1,505 mm (59.3 in)
Wheelbase 2,310 mm (90.9 in) 2,310 mm (90.9 in)
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9 –6 Specifications
Specifications WeightsU.S.A. and Canada Item Indication on display
Soft top model Retractable fastback model
Manual
transmission Automatic
transmission Manual
transmission Automatic
transmission
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) 1,245 kg
(2,745 lbs) 1,265 kg
(2,789 lbs) 1,298 kg
(2,862 lbs) 1,312 kg
(2,892 lbs)
GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating) Front 628 kg
(1,384 lbs) 642 kg
(1,415 lbs) 636 kg
(1,403 lbs) 644 kg
(1,421 lbs)
Rear 620 kg
(1,367 lbs) 626 kg
(1,380 lbs) 664 kg
(1,465 lbs) 670 kg
(1,477 lbs)
Mexico Item Indication on display
Soft top model Retractable fastback model
GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) Total 1,242 kg (2,738 lbs) 1,305 kg (2,877 lbs)
Front 627 kg (1,382 lbs) 639 kg (1,409 lbs)
Rear 615 kg (1,356 lbs) 666 kg (1,468 lbs)
GAW (Permissible axle load) Front 630 kg (1,389 lbs) 630 kg (1,389 lbs)
Rear 615 kg (1,356 lbs) 615 kg (1,356 lbs)
Air Conditioner
The type of refrigerant used is indicated on a label attached to the inside of the engine
compartment. Check the label before recharging the refrigerant. Refer to Climate Control
System on page 5-2 . Item Classification
Refrigerant Type HFC134a (R-134a)
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9 –7 Specifications
Specifications Light BulbsExterior light Light bulb Category
Wattage UNECE *1
(SAE)
Headlights High beam LED *2
— (—)
Low beam LED *2
— (—)
Daytime running lights LED type LED *2
— (—)
Bulb type 21 W21W (7440)
Parking lights LED *2
— (—)
Front side-marker lights 5 W5W (—)
Front turn signal lights 28/8 — (7444NA)
Side turn signal lights 5 *3
WY5W (—)
High-mount brake light LED *2
— (—)
Rear turn signal lights 21 WY21W (7443NA)
Rear side-marker lights 5 W5W (—)
Brake lights LED *2
— (—)
Taillights LED *2
— (—)
Reverse lights 21 W21W (7440)
License plate lights 5 W5W (—)
*1 UNECE stands for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
*2 LED is the abbreviation for Light Emitting Diode.
*3 Bulb replacement is not possible because it is built into the u nit. Replace the unit.
Interior light Light bulb Category
Wattage UNECE *1
Overhead light 10 —
Trunk light 5 —
*1 UNECE stands for United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.
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9 –8 Specifications
Specifications TiresNOTE
The tires have been optimally matched with the chassis of your vehicle.
When replacing tires, Mazda recommends that you replace tires of the same type originally
fitted to your vehicle. For details, contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Check the tire pressure label for tire size and inflation pressu re.
Refer to Tire Inflation Pressure on page 6-41 .
After adjusting the tire pressure, initialization of the tire pressure monitoring system is
necessary to make the system operate normally.
Refer to Tire Pressure Monitoring System Initialization on page 4-108 .
Standard tire Tire size Inflation pressure
Front Rear
195/50R16 84V 200 kPa (2.0 bar, 29 psi) 200 kPa (2.0 bar, 29 psi)
205/45R17 84W 200 kPa (2.0 bar, 29 psi) 200 kPa (2.0 bar, 29 psi)
Lug nut tightening torque
When installing a tire, tighten the lug nut to the following to rque.
108—147 N·m (12—14 kgf·m, 80—108 ft·lbf)
FusesRefer to Fuses on page 6-54 .
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9 –11 Specifications
Personalization FeaturesItem Feature Factory
Setting Available
Settings Settings
Change
Method
Auto headlight off *3
(page
4-45 ). Time until headlights turn off 30 seconds 120 seconds/
90 seconds/
60 seconds/
30 seconds/
Off *4
A —
Auto-light control (page
4-45 ). Timing by which lights turn on Medium High/
Med. High/
Medium/
Med. Low/
Low A —
High Beam Control System
(HBC) (page 4-76 ). Operational/non-operational *5
On On/Off A —
Adaptive Front Lighting
System (AFS) (page
4-75 ). Operational/non-operational *5
On On/Off A —
Lights-on reminder *6
(page
7-48 ). Warning beep volume Off High/Low/Off A —
Coming home light (page
4-48 ). Time until headlights turn off 30 seconds 120 seconds/
90 seconds/
60 seconds/
30 seconds/
Off A —
Leaving home light (page
4-49 ). Operational/non-operational On On/Off A —
Turn indicator (page
4-50 ). Beep volume Low High/Low A —
Three-flash turn signal
(page 4-50 ). Operational/non-operational On On/Off A —
System
Language Language indicated in display English Depends on
market *7
A —
Temperature Temperature unit indicated in
display °F or °C °F/°C A F
Distance Distance unit indicated in display mi or km mi/km A —
Fuel Economy Monitor (page 4-69 ).
Ending display On/off Off On/Off B —
Fuel economy resetting
procedure Linkage/non-linkage with fuel
economy reset and trip meter A reset Off On/Off B —
*1 Only the volume of the warning beep during Blind Spot Monitorin g (BSM) operation can be changed. The
volume of the warning beep during Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) operation cannot be changed.
*2 If the auto-wiper control is set to Off, the wiper lever position is set to intermittent operation.
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10 –3Coming Home Light ........................... 4-48
Console Box
...................................... 5-138
Convertible Top
(Retractable Fastback)
........................ 3-39
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
................. 3-34
Cruise Control
................................... 4-100
Cruise control switch ................... 4-100
Cruise main indication (white)/
cruise set indication (green)
........ 4-101
Cruise main indicator light (amber)/
cruise set indicator light (green)
... 4-101
Cruise Control Set Vehicle Speed
Display
................................................ 4-16
Cup Holder
........................................ 5-135
Customer Assistance
............................. 8-2
D Dashboard Illumination ...................... 4-15
Daytime Running Lights
..................... 4-49
Defogger
Mirror
............................................ 4-56
Rear window
................................. 4-55
Dimensions
........................................... 9-5
Door Locks
.......................................... 3-10
Drive Selection
.................................... 4-71
Driving In Flooded Area
..................... 3-55
Driving Tips
Automatic transmission
................. 4-43
Break-in period .............................. 3-51
Driving in flooded area .................. 3-55
Driving on uneven road
................. 3-56
Floor mat
....................................... 3-52
Hazardous driving
......................... 3-52
Overloading
................................... 3-55
Rocking the vehicle
....................... 3-53
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment ................................... 3-51
Winter driving
............................... 3-53
Driving on Uneven Road
.................... 3-56 Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
....... 4-67
DSC OFF indicator light
............... 4-68
DSC OFF switch
........................... 4-68
TCS/DSC indicator light
............... 4-67
E Emergency Starting
Push-starting
.................................. 7-26
Starting a flooded engine
............... 7-26
Emergency Towing
Tiedown hooks
.............................. 7-31
Towing description
........................ 7-30
Emission Control System
.................... 3-23
Ending Screen Display
........................ 4-70
Engine
Coolant
.......................................... 6-29
Engine compartment overview
..... 6-26
Exhaust gas .................................... 3-24
Hood release
.................................. 6-24
Oil
.................................................. 6-27
Starting
............................................ 4-5
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
......................................... 4-13, 4-21
Essential Information
............................ 6-2
Event Data Recorder
........................... 8-20
Exhaust Gas
........................................ 3-24
Exterior Care
....................................... 6-59
Aluminum wheel maintenance
...... 6-64
Bright-metal maintenance
............. 6-63
Convertible Top (Retractable Fastback)
Maintenance
.................................. 6-66
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
Maintenance
.................................. 6-64
Maintaining the finish
................... 6-61
Plastic part maintenance
................ 6-68Inde x
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10 –4F Flasher
Hazard warning
............................. 4-57
Headlights
..................................... 4-45
Flat Tire
................................................. 7-3
Mounting the tire
........................... 7-20
Removing a tire
............................. 7-16
Floor Mat
............................................ 3-52
Fluid
Brake/Clutch
................................. 6-31
Washer
........................................... 6-31
Fluids
Classification
................................... 9-4
Foot Brake
........................................... 4-61
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)
......... 4-95
Fuel
Filler lid and cap ............................ 3-25
Gauge
................................... 4-14, 4-21
Requirements ................................. 3-22
Tank capacity
.................................. 9-5
Fuel Consumption Display
................. 4-70
Fuel Economy Monitor
....................... 4-69
Ending screen display
................... 4-70
Fuel consumption display
............. 4-70
Fuel-Filler Lid
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened
........................................... 7-29
Fuses
................................................... 6-54
Panel description
........................... 6-56
Replacement
.................................. 6-54
G Gauges ................................................. 4-11
H Hazard Warning Flasher ...................... 4-57
Hazardous Driving
.............................. 3-52
Head Restraint
....................................... 2-6 Headlights
Coming home light
........................ 4-48
Control ........................................... 4-45
Flashing
......................................... 4-48
High-low beam
.............................. 4-48
Leaving home light
....................... 4-49
Leveling ......................................... 4-49
High Beam Control System (HBC)
.... 4-76
High Beam Control System (HBC)
indicator light (green)
.................... 4-78
Hill Launch Assist (HLA)
................... 4-63
HomeLink Wireless Control System ... 4-57
Hood Release
...................................... 6-24
Horn
.................................................... 4-56
I i-ACTIVSENSE .................................. 4-74
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)
............................................. 4-75
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM)
...... 4-85
Camera and sensors
....................... 4-74
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)
... 4-95
High Beam Control System
(HBC)
............................................ 4-76
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)
......................................... 4-79
Radar sensors (rear) ....................... 4-98
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) ... 4-92
If a Warning Light Turns On or
Flashes ................................................. 7-33
Ignition
Switch
.............................................. 4-4
Ignition Not Switched Off (STOP)
Warning Beep
...................................... 7-49
Illuminated Entry System
................. 5-133
Immobilizer System
............................ 3-47
Indicator Lights
................................... 4-28
Low engine coolant temperature
... 4-30
Wrench
.......................................... 4-30
Inside Trunk Release Lever
................ 3-20
Inspecting Brake/Clutch Fluid Level ... 6-31
Inspecting Coolant Level
.................... 6-29 Index
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10 –5Inspecting Engine Oil Level ............... 6-28
Inspecting Washer Fluid Level ............ 6-31
Instrument Cluster
............................... 4-11
Interior Care
........................................ 6-68
Cleaning the floor mats
................. 6-71
Cleaning the window interiors
...... 6-71
Instrument panel top maintenance ... 6-70
Leather upholstery maintenance
... 6-69
Panel maintenance
......................... 6-70
Plastic part maintenance
................ 6-70
Seat belt maintenance
.................... 6-68
Upholstery maintenance
................ 6-69
Vinyl upholstery maintenance
....... 6-69
Interior Lights
Overhead light
............................. 5-132
J Jack ....................................................... 7-4
Jump-Starting
...................................... 7-23
K Key Left-in-trunk Warning Beep (With the
advanced keyless function)
................. 7-50
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep (With
the advanced keyless function)
........... 7-50
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep
.................................................... 7-50
Key Suspend Function
.......................... 3-7
Keyless Entry System
........................... 3-3
Keys
...................................................... 3-2
Key suspend function
...................... 3-7
Transmitter
...................................... 3-4
L Label Information ................................. 9-2
Lane-Change Signals
.......................... 4-50
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)
............................................... 4-79
LDWS switch
................................ 4-82
Lane Departure Warning sound
.......... 7-51 Leaving Home Light
........................... 4-49
Light Bulbs
Replacement
.................................. 6-45
Specifications
.................................. 9-7
Lighting Control .................................. 4-45
Lights-on Reminder
............................ 7-48
Lubricant Quality
.................................. 9-4
M Maintenance
Information
...................................... 6-2
Scheduled
........................................ 6-4
Maintenance Monitor
.......................... 6-20
Manual Transmission Operation
......... 4-31
Recommendations for shifting
...... 4-33
Message Indicated in Multi-information
Display
................................................ 7-45
Message Indicated on Display
............ 7-46
Meters and Gauges
.............................. 4-11
Mirror Defogger
.................................. 4-56
Mirrors
Outside mirrors .............................. 3-28
Rearview mirror
............................ 3-29
Multi-information Display
.................. 4-18
Average fuel economy
................... 4-23
Compass Display
........................... 4-24
Cruise control set vehicle speed
display
........................................... 4-24
Current fuel economy
.................... 4-23
Distance-to-empty
......................... 4-22
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge
............................................ 4-21
Fuel gauge
..................................... 4-21
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) Display
........................... 4-24
Maintenance monitor
.................... 4-23
Odometer and trip meter
............... 4-20
Outside temperature display
.......... 4-22
Retractable Fastback Operation
Display
.......................................... 4-24
Warning (display indication)
......... 4-25Inde x
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10 –6O Odometer and Trip Meter ........... 4-12, 4-20
Outside Mirrors
................................... 3-28
Outside Temperature Display
..... 4-15, 4-22
Overhead Light
................................. 5-132
Overheating
......................................... 7-27
Overloading
......................................... 3-55
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 ...................................... 4-62
Personalization Features
....................... 9-9
Power Steering
.................................... 4-73
Power Steering Warning Buzzer
......... 7-50
Power Windows
.................................. 3-31
R Radar Sensors (Rear) .......................... 4-98
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
........ 4-92
Rear Window Defogger
...................... 4-55
Rearview Mirror
.................................. 3-29
Recommended Oil
.............................. 6-27
Recording of Vehicle Data
.................. 8-21
Recreational Towing
........................... 3-57
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country
............................................... 8-17
Replacement
Fuse
............................................... 6-54
Key battery
.................................... 6-38
Light bulbs
.................................... 6-45
Tires
............................................... 6-43
Wheel
............................................ 6-43
Wiper
............................................. 6-33
Request Switch Inoperable Warning Beep
(With the advanced keyless function)
... 7-50 Retractable Fastback
When the roof cannot be closed
.... 7-57
Retractable fastback warning beep
..... 7-49
Rocking the Vehicle
............................ 3-53
S SRS Air Bags
How the SRS air bags work
.......... 2-31
Limitations to SRS air bag
............ 2-35
Monitoring ..................................... 2-42
Passenger occupant classification
system
............................................ 2-37
SRS air bag deployment criteria
... 2-34
Supplemental restraint system
components
................................... 2-29
Safety Defects, Reporting
................... 8-13
Satellite Radio
..................................... 5-46
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment
........................................ 3-51
Scheduled Maintenance
........................ 6-4
Seat
........................................................ 2-4
Seat Belt System
................................. 2-10
3-point type
................................... 2-10
Automatic locking
........................... 2-9
Emergency locking
.......................... 2-9
Extender
........................................ 2-13
Pregnant women
.............................. 2-9
Seat belt precautions
....................... 2-7
Seat Belt Warning Beep
...................... 7-49
Seat Side Box
.................................... 5-138
Seats
Head restraint
.................................. 2-6
Seat warmer
..................................... 2-5
Security System
Immobilizer system
....................... 3-47
Theft-deterrent system
.................. 3-49
Specifications
........................................ 9-4
Speedometer
........................................ 4-12
Starting the Engine
................................ 4-5
Steering Wheel
.................................... 3-27
Horn ............................................... 4-56 Index
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