engine MAZDA MX5 MIATA 2023 Owners Manual

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Specifications
Identification Numbers
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Specifications
▼Engine
Item
Specification
Type DOHC-16V in-line, 4-cylinder
Bore × Stroke 83.5 × 91.2 mm (3.29 × 3.59 in)
Displacement 1,997.6 ml (1,997.6 cc)
Compression ratio 13.0
▼Electrical System
Item
Classification
Battery
*112V-45Ah/20HR
Spark-plug number Mazda Genuine spark plug
*2PE5R-18-110-A or PE5S-18-110
*1 Check the battery installed on the vehicle and use a battery with an equal or higher performance. However, the
performance of the battery may vary even among the sa me battery types, consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer
for replacement.
*2 The spark plugs provide the SKYACTIV-G its optimum performance. Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer
for details.
CAUTION
When cleaning the iridium plugs, do not use a wire brush. The fine particulate coating on the
iridium alloy and platinum tips could be damaged.
Specifications
Specifications
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▼Lubricant Quality
Lubricant
Classification
Engine oil Refer to Recommended Oil on page 6-20.
Coolant FL-22 type
Manual transmission oil Mazda Original Long Life Gear Oil IS
*1
Automatic transmission fluid*2Mazda Genuine JWS3309
Rear differential oil
*3Mazda Long Life Hypoid Gear Oil SG1
Brake/Clutch fluid SAE J1703 or FMVSS116 DOT-3
*1 Mazda Original Long Life Gear Oil IS is superior oil for optimum shift-feel. Using Mazda Original Long Life Gear Oil IS is recommended.
If Mazda Original Long Life Gear Oil IS cannot be obtained, use standard oil (API Service GL-4 (SAE
75W-90)). However, shifting in very lo w temperatures may become difficult.
*2 Periodic replacement is unnecessary.*3 Replacement is necessary when the component is submerged in water.
NOTE
Refer to Introduction on (page 6-2) for owner's responsibility in protecting your investment.
▼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 U.S.A. and Canada 5.7 L (6.0 US qt, 5.0 Imp qt)
Mexico
5.8 L (6.1 US qt, 5.1 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.
Specifications
Specifications
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Index
Cup Holder........................................ 5-38
Customer Assistance........................... 8-2
D
Dashboard Illumination............ .........4-16
Daytime Running Lights................... 4-50
Defogger Mirror...........................................4-57
Rear window........... .................... 4-56
Dimensions.......................................... 9-6
Door Locks........................................3-12
Drive Selection..................................4-70
Driving In Flooded Ar ea...................3-52
Driving on Uneven Road.................. 3-54
Driving Tips Automatic transmission............... 4-44
Break-in period............................ 3-48
Driving in flooded area............... 3-52
Driving on uneven road...............3-54
Floor mat..................................... 3-49
Hazardous driving.. ..................... 3-49
Overloading............. .................... 3-53
Rocking the vehicle. .................... 3-50
Saving fuel and protection of the
environment................................. 3-48
Winter driving............................. 3-50
Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)..... 4-68 DSC OFF indicator light............. 4-69
DSC OFF switch......................... 4-69
TCS/DSC indicator light............. 4-68
E
Emergency StartingPush-starting................................ 7-26
Starting a flooded engine............ 7-26
Emergency Towing Tiedown hooks........ .................... 7-31
Towing description...................... 7-30
Emission Control System..................3-23
Engine
Coolant.........................................6-22
Engine compartment overview.... 6-19
Exhaust gas..................................3-24
Hood release................................ 6-17
Oil................................................ 6-20
Starting...........................................4-5
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge................................................ 4-15
Essential Information.......................... 6-2
Event Data Recorder......................... 8-21
Excessive Speed Warning................. 7-51
Exhaust Gas...................................... 3-24
Exterior Care..................................... 6-53
Aluminum wheel maintenance.... 6-58
Bright-metal maintenance........... 6-57
Convertible Top (Retractable
Hardtop) Maintenance................. 6-60
Convertible Top (Soft Top)
Maintenance.................................6-58
Maintaining the fini sh................. 6-54
Plastic part maintenance.............. 6-63
F
Flasher Hazard warning........................... 4-58
Headlights.................................... 4-45
Flat Tire............................................... 7-3 Mounting the tire......................... 7-21
Removing a tire........................... 7-17
Floor Mat.......................................... 3-49
Fluid Brake/Clutch................................ 6-23
Washer......................................... 6-24
Fluids Classification................................. 9-5
Foot Brake.........................................4-62
Forward Sensing Camera (FSC)..... 4-103
Fuel Filler lid and cap......................... 3-25
Gauge........................................... 4-15
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Index
Requirements............................... 3-22
Tank capacity.................................9-5
Fuel-Filler Lid When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-29
Fuses.................................................. 6-47 Panel description......................... 6-50
Replacement................................ 6-47
G
Gauges............................................... 4-12
H
Hardtop.............................................. 3-38
When the roof cannot be
closed........................................... 7-57
Hazardous Driving............................ 3-49
Hazard Warning Flasher....................4-58
Headlights Coming home light......................4-49
Control......................................... 4-45
Flashing....................................... 4-49
High-low beam............................ 4-49
Leaving home light..................... 4-50
Leveling....................................... 4-50
Head Restraint................................... 2-11
High Beam Control System
(HBC)................................................ 4-76 High Beam Control System (HBC)
indicator light (green)..................4-77
Hill Launch Assist (H LA)................ 4-65
HomeLink Wireless Control
System............................................... 4-58
Hood Release............. ....................... 6-17
Horn...................................................4-57
I
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................. 5-36
Immobilizer System..... ..................... 3-44
Indicator Lights................................. 4-29 Low engine coolant
temperature.................................. 4-31
Wrench......................................... 4-31
Inside Trunk Release Lever.............. 3-21
Inspecting Brake/Clutch Fluid
Level.................................................. 6-23
Inspecting Coolant Level.................. 6-22
Inspecting Engine Oil Level............. 6-21
Inspecting Washer Fluid Level......... 6-24
Instrument Cluster............................. 4-12
Traffic Sign Recognition System
(TSR) Display..............................4-25
Interior Care...................................... 6-64
Cleaning the floor mats............... 6-66
Cleaning the window interiors.....6-66
Instrument panel top
maintenance................................. 6-66
Leather upholstery
maintenance................................. 6-65
Panel maintenance....................... 6-66
Plastic part maintenance.............. 6-66
Seat belt maintenance..................6-64
Upholstery and synthetic leather
maintenance................................. 6-65
Vinyl upholstery maintenance..... 6-64
Interior Lights Overhead light............................. 5-35
i-ACTIVSENSE................................ 4-73
Active safety technology............. 4-73
Adaptive Front Lighting System
(AFS)........................................... 4-75
Blind Spot Monitoring (BSM).....4-85
Camera and sensors..................... 4-74
Forward Sensing Camera
(FSC)......................................... 4-103
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Index
High Beam Control System
(HBC).......................................... 4-76
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)....................................... 4-79
Pre-crash safety technology.........4-73
Radar sensors (rear)...................4-107
Rear Cross Traffic Alert
(RCTA)........................................ 4-96
Smart City Brake Support
(SCBS)......................................... 4-99
Traffic Sign Recognition System
(TSR)........................................... 4-90
J
Jack...................................................... 7-4
Jump-Starting.................................... 7-23
K
Keyless Entry System......................... 3-4
Keys.....................................................3-2
Key suspend function.................... 3-9
Transmitter.............. .......................3-5
Key Left-in-trunk compartment Warning
Beep...................................................7-50
Key Left-in-vehicle Warning Beep... 7-50
Key Removed from Vehicle Warning
Beep...................................................7-49
Key Suspend Function........................ 3-9
L
Label Information............................... 9-2
Lane Departure Warning sound........ 7-51
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS)............................................. 4-79 LDWS switch.............................. 4-82
Lane-Change Signals........................ 4-52
Leaving Home Light......................... 4-50
Lighting Control................................4-45
Lights-on Reminder.......................... 7-48
Light Bulbs
Replacement................................ 6-38
Specifications.................................9-8
Lubricant Quality ................................ 9-5
M
Maintenance
Information.................................... 6-2
Scheduled.......................................6-4
Manual Transmission Operation....... 4-32
Mazda Connect................................. 5-14 Appendix..................................... 5-26
Mazda Connect Basic
Operations....................................5-17
Message Indicated in Multi-information
Display.............................................. 7-45
Message Indicated on Display.......... 7-46
Meters and Gauges............................4-12
Mirrors Outside mirrors..... ....................... 3-27
Rearview mirror.......................... 3-28
Mirror Defogger......... ....................... 4-57
Multi-information Display................ 4-19 Average fuel econom y.................4-24
Compass Display......................... 4-26
Cruise control set vehicle speed
display..........................................4-25
Current fuel econom y..................4-24
Distance-to-empty....................... 4-23
Engine Coolant Temperature
Gauge........................................... 4-22
Fuel gauge................................... 4-22
Lane Departure Warning System
(LDWS) Display..........................4-25
Maintenance monitor...................4-24
Odometer and trip meter............. 4-21
Outside temperature display........ 4-23
Roof Operation Disp lay.............. 4-26
Warning (display indication)....... 4-26
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Index
O
Odometer and Trip Meter................. 4-13
Outside Mirrors................................. 3-27
Outside Temperature Display............4-17
Overhead Light................................. 5-35
Overheating....................................... 7-27
Overloading....................................... 3-53
Owner MaintenanceClosing the hood......................... 6-18
Engine compartment overview.... 6-19
Key battery replacement..............6-31
Opening the hood.................. ...... 6-17
Owner maintenance
precautions................................... 6-15
P
Parking Brake....................................4-63
Power Steering.................................. 4-72
Power Steering Warning Buzzer....... 7-50
Power Windows................................ 3-30
R
Radar Sensors (Rear)...................... 4-107
Rearview Mirror................................3-28
Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)...... 4-96
Rear View Monitor..........................4-118 Displayable range on the
screen......................................... 4-120
Picture quality adjustment......... 4-125
Rear view monitor operation..... 4-121
Rear view parking camera
location...................................... 4-119
Switching to the rear view monitor
display........................................ 4-119
Variance between actual road
conditions and displayed
image......................................... 4-123
Viewing the display................... 4-121
Rear Window Defogger.................... 4-56
Recommended Oil.............................6-20
Recording of Vehicle Data................ 8-22
Recreational Towing......................... 3-55
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country.............................................. 8-18
Replacement Fuse..............................................6-47
Key battery.................................. 6-31
Light bulbs...................................6-38
Tires............................................. 6-36
Wheel........................................... 6-37
Wiper........................................... 6-25
Request Switch Inoperable Warning
Beep...................................................7-50
Retractable hardtop warning beep..... 7-49
Rocking the Vehicle.......................... 3-50
S
Safety Defects, Reporting................. 8-14
Saving Fuel and Protection of the
Environment...................................... 3-48
Scheduled Maintenance...................... 6-4
Seat...................................................... 2-5
Seats
Head restraint...............................2-11
Seat warmer................................. 2-12
Seat Belt System Automatic locking....................... 2-15
Emergency locking...................... 2-15
Extender....................................... 2-19
Pregnant women.......................... 2-15
Seat belt precautions................... 2-13
3-point type................................. 2-16
Seat Belt Warning Beep.................... 7-48
Seat Side Box....................................5-42
Security System Immobilizer system..................... 3-44
Theft-deterrent system.................3-46
Smart City Brake Support (SCBS).... 4-99 Collision warning.... .................. 4-101
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Smart City Brake Support (SCBS)
Indicator Light (Red).................4-101
Stopping the Smart City Brake
Support (SCBS) System
Operation................................... 4-102
Specifications...................................... 9-4
Speedometer...................................... 4-13
SRS Air Bags How the SRS air bags work........ 2-43
Limitations to SRS air bag.......... 2-47
Monitoring................................... 2-55
Passenger occupant classification
system.......................................... 2-49
SRS air bag deployment
criteria.......................................... 2-46
Supplemental restraint system
components.................................. 2-42
Starting the Engine..............................4-5
Steering Wheel
Horn............................................. 4-57
Storage Compartments ...................... 5-42
Back trim storage box................. 5-43
Console box................................. 5-42
Seat side box............................... 5-42
Sunvisors........................................... 5-35
T
Tachometer........................................ 4-14
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-46
Tiedown Hook............................................ 7-31
Tires................................................... 6-34 Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Replacing a tire........................... 6-36
Replacing a wheel....................... 6-37
Snow tires.................................... 3-51
Specifications.................................9-9
Tire chains................................... 3-51
Tire inflation pressure................. 6-34
Tire rotation................................. 6-35
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS)..................................... 8-23
Tire Inflation Pressure Warning
Beep...................................................7-50
Tire Information................................ 8-25
Tire Pressure Monitoring System.... 4-114
To w i n g
Recreational towing.....................3-55
Trailer towing.............................. 3-55
Towing Description........................... 7-30
Traction Control System (TCS)........ 4-67
TCS/DSC indicator light............. 4-67
Traffic Sign Recognition System
(TSR)................................................. 4-90
Transmitter.......................................... 3-5
Trip Computer................................... 4-17
Trip Meter......................................... 4-13
Trouble Battery runs out........................... 7-23
Emergency starting...................... 7-26
Emergency towing....................... 7-30
Flat tire.......................................... 7-3
Overheating................................. 7-27
Parking in an emergency............... 7-2
When fuel-filler lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-29
When the roof cannot be
closed........................................... 7-57
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-52
Trunk Lid............ .............................. 3-19
Inside trunk release lever............ 3-21
When trunk lid cannot be
opened..........................................7-52
Turn Signals...................................... 4-51
V
Vanity Mirrors................................... 5-35
Vehicle Information Labels................. 9-2
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