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Spare Tire and Tool Storage

Spare tire and tools are stored in the locations illustrated in the diagram.

4-Door

Spare tire hold-down bolt

Tiedown eyelet

Jack

Jack lever

Flat tire belt

Spare tire

Tool bag

Lug wrench

5-Door

Spare tire hold-down bolt

Tiedown eyelet

Flat tire belt

Jack

Jack lever

Spare tire

Lug wrench

Some models.

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2. Turn the wing bolt and jack screw

counterclockwise.

Jack

To remove the jack

1. (4–Door)

Push the tabs and remove the cover.

Tabs

To secure the jack

1. Insert the wing bolt into the jack with

the jack screw pointing to the down

and turn the wing bolt clockwise to

temporarily tighten it.

(5–Door)

Turn the knob and remove the cover.

2. Turn the jack screw in the direction

shown in the ﬁgure.

3. Turn the wing bolt completely to secure

the jack.

NOTE

If the jack is not completely secured, it

could rattle while driving. Make sure the

jack screw is sufﬁciently tightened.

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4. Insert the cover tabs and install the

cover.

WARNING

Do not install the temporary spare tire

on the front wheels (driving wheels):

Driving with the temporary spare tire

on one of the front driving wheels is

dangerous. Handling will be aꢀected.

You could lose control of the vehicle,

especially on ice or snow bound roads,

and have an accident. Move a regular

tire to the front wheel and install the

temporary spare tire to the rear.

(4-Door)

Tabs

(5-Door)

CAUTION

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When using the temporary spare tire,

driving stability may decrease compared

to when using only the conventional tire.

Drive carefully.

ꢀ¾ꢀ

To avoid damage to the temporary

spare tire or to the vehicle, observe the

following precautions:

Tabs

ꢀ¾ꢀ

Do not exceed 80 km/h (50 mph).

ꢀ¾ꢀ

Avoid driving over obstacles. Also, do

NOTE

Verify that the cover is securely installed.

not drive through an automatic car

wash. This tire's diameter is smaller

than a conventional tire, so the

ground clearance is reduced about 10

mm (0.4 in).

Maintenance

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Always keep the jack clean.

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Make sure the moving parts are kept

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Do not use a tire chain on this tire

because it will not ꢁt properly.

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Do not use your temporary spare

free from dirt or rust.

ꢀyꢀ

Make sure the screw thread is

adequately lubricated.

tire on any other vehicle, it has been

designed only for your Mazda.

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Use only one temporary spare tire on

Spare Tire

Your Mazda has a temporary spare tire.

The temporary spare tire is lighter and

smaller than a conventional tire, and is

designed only for emergency use and

should be used only for VERY short

periods. Temporary spare tires should

NEVER be used for long drives or

extended periods.

your vehicle at the same time.

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To remove the spare tire

Changing a Flat Tire

1. Lift the trunk/luggage compartment

mat.

NOTE

If the following occurs while driving, it

could indicate a ﬂat tire.

Trunk/Luggage compartment mat

^ꢀyꢀSteering becomes difﬁcult.

^ꢀyꢀThe vehicle begins to vibrate

excessively.

^ꢀyꢀThe vehicle pulls in one direction.

If you have a ﬂat tire, drive slowly to a

level spot that is well off the road and out

of the way of trafﬁc to change the tire.

Stopping in trafﬁc or on the shoulder of a

busy road is dangerous.

2. Turn the spare tire hold-down bolt

counterclockwise.

WARNING

Be sure to follow the directions for

changing a tire:

Spare tire hold-down bolt

Changing a tire is dangerous if not

done properly. The vehicle can slip oꢀ

the jack and seriously injure someone.

No person should place any portion

of their body under a vehicle that is

supported by a jack.

Never allow anyone inside a vehicle

supported by a jack:

Allowing someone to remain in

a vehicle supported by a jack is

dangerous. The occupant could cause

the vehicle to fall resulting in serious

injury.

To secure the spare tire

Store the spare tire in the reverse order

of removal. After storing, verify that the

spare tire is stored securely.

NOTE

Make sure the jack is well lubricated

before using it.

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1. Park on a level surface off the right-of-

way and ﬁrmly set the parking brake.

2. Put a vehicle with an automatic

transaxle in Park (P), a manual

transaxle in Reverse (R) or 1, and turn

off the engine.

Removing a Flat Tire

1. If your vehicle is equipped with a

wheel cover, pry off the wheel cover

with the beveled end of the jack lever.

3. Turn on the hazard warning ﬂasher.

4. Have everyone get out of the vehicle

and away from the vehicle and trafﬁc.

5. Remove the jack, tool, and spare tire

(page 7-3).

6. Block the wheel diagonally opposite

the ﬂat tire. When blocking a wheel,

place a tire block both in front and

behind the tire.

NOTE

Force the end of the jack lever ﬁrmly

between wheel and cover, or removal will

be difﬁcult.

2. Loosen the lug nuts by turning them

counterclockwise one turn each, but do

not remove any lug nuts until the tire

has been raised off the ground.

NOTE

When blocking a tire, use rocks or wood

blocks of sufﬁcient size if possible to hold

the tire in place.

3. Place the jack on the ground.

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4. Turn the jack screw in the direction

shown in the ﬁgure and adjust the jack

head so that it is close to the jack-up

position.

6. Continue raising the jack head

gradually by rotating the screw with

your hand until the jack head is inserted

into the jack-up position.

Tire blocks

Jack head

Jacking position

5. Place the jack under the jack-up

position closest to the tire being

changed with the jack head squarely

under the jack-up point.

Jacking position

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7. Insert the jack lever and attach the lug

wrench to tire jack.

WARNING

Use only the front and rear jacking

positions recommended in this manual:

Attempting to jack the vehicle

in positions other than those

recommended in this manual is

dangerous. The vehicle could slip oꢀ

the jack and seriously injure or even kill

someone. Use only the front and rear

jacking positions recommended in this

manual.

Do not jack up the vehicle in a position

other than the designated jack-up

position or place any objects on or

under the jack:

8. Turn the jack handle clockwise and

raise the vehicle high enough so that

the spare tire can be installed. Before

removing the lug nuts, make sure your

Mazda is ﬁrmly in position and that it

cannot slip or move.

Jacking up the vehicle in a position

other than the designated jack-up

position or placing objects on or

under the jack is dangerous as it could

deform the vehicle body or the vehicle

could fall oꢀ the jack resulting in an

accident.

Use only the jack provided with your

Mazda:

Using a jack that is not designed for

your Mazda is dangerous. The vehicle

could slip oꢀ the jack and seriously

injure someone.

Never place objects under the jack:

Jacking the vehicle with an object

under the jack is dangerous. The jack

could slip and someone could be

seriously injured by the jack or the

falling vehicle.

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Locking Lug Nuts^*

WARNING

If your vehicle has Mazda optional

antitheft wheel lug nuts, one on each

wheel will lock the tires and you must use

a special key to unlock them. This key will

attach to the lug wrench and can be stored

with the spare tire. Register them with

the lock manufacturer by ﬁlling out the

card provided in the glove compartment

and mailing it in the accompanying

envelope. If you lose this key, consult an

Authorized Mazda Dealer or use the lock

manufacturer's order form, which is with

the registration card.

Do not jack up the vehicle higher than is

necessary:

Jacking up the vehicle higher than

is necessary is dangerous as it could

destabilize the vehicle resulting in an

accident.

Do not start the engine or shake the

vehicle while it is jacked up:

Starting the engine or shaking

the vehicle while it is jacked up is

dangerous as it could cause the vehicle

to fall oꢀ the jack resulting in an

accident.

Antitheft lug nut

Special key

Never go under the vehicle while it is

jacked up:

Going under the vehicle while it is

jacked up is dangerous as it could

result in death or serious injury if the

vehicle were to fall oꢀ the jack.

To remove an antitheft lug nut

1. Obtain the special key for the antitheft

lug nut.

9. Remove the lug nuts by turning them

counterclockwise; then remove the

wheel and center cap.

2. Place the special key on top of the

antitheft lug nut, and be sure to hold

the key square to it. If you hold the key

at an angle, you may damage both key

and nut. Do not use a power impact

wrench.

3. Place the lug wrench on top of the key

and apply pressure. Turn the wrench

counterclockwise.

*Some models.

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To install the antitheft lug nut

WARNING

1. Place the special key on top of the nut,

and be sure to hold the key square to

it. If you hold the key at an angle, you

may damage both key and nut. Do not

use a power impact wrench.

2. Place the lug wrench on top of the

special key, apply pressure, and turn it

clockwise.

Make sure the mounting surfaces of

the wheel, hub and lug nuts are clean

before changing or replacing tires:

When changing or replacing a tire,

not removing dirt and grime from the

mounting surfaces of the wheel, hub

and hub bolts is dangerous. The lug

nuts could loosen while driving and

cause the tire to come oꢀ, resulting in

an accident.

Nut tightening torque

108—147

N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf)

(12—14, 80—108)

2. Mount the spare tire.

3. Install the lug nuts with the beveled

edge inward; tighten them by hand.

Mounting the Spare Tire

1. Remove dirt and grime from the

mounting surfaces of the wheel and

hub, including the hub bolts, with a

cloth.

WARNING

Do not apply oil or grease to lug nuts

and bolts and do not tighten the

lug nuts beyond the recommended

tightening torque:

Applying oil or grease to lug nuts and

bolts is dangerous. The lug nuts could

loosen while driving and cause the tire

to come oꢀ, resulting in an accident.

In addition, lug nuts and bolts could

be damaged if tightened more than

necessary.

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4. Turn the lug wrench counterclockwise

and lower the vehicle. Use the lug

wrench to tighten the nuts in the order

shown.

WARNING

Always securely and correctly tighten

the lug nuts:

Improperly or loosely tightened lug

nuts are dangerous. The wheel could

wobble or come oꢀ. This could result

in loss of vehicle control and cause a

serious accident.

Be sure to reinstall the same nuts you

removed or replace them with metric

nuts of the same conꢀguration:

Because the wheel studs and lug nuts

on your Mazda have metric threads,

using a non-metric nut is dangerous.

On a metric stud, it would not secure

the wheel and would damage the stud,

which could cause the wheel to slip oꢀ

and cause an accident.

If you are unsure of how tight the nuts

should be, have them inspected at an

Authorized Mazda Dealer.

5. Open the trunk/luggage compartment

mat.

Nut tightening torque

108—147

N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf)

(12—14, 80—108)

Trunk/Luggage compartment mat

6. Remove the belt for securing the ﬂat

tire.

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7. Put the ﬂat tire into the trunk/luggage

compartment on the left and toward the

back.

(One-piece folding type seat)

Belt

NOTE

8. (Split-folding type seat)

Fold the rear seatback forward on the

right side of the rear seat.

Pass the belt underneath the seatbelts.

9. (Split-folding type seat)

Unlock the rear seatback on the left

side and assure a clearance to pass the

belt.

Seat belt

(One-piece folding type seat)

Unlock the rear seatback and assure a

clearance to pass the belt.

Belt

10.Pass the belt through the rear seatback

as shown in the ﬁgure.

After passing the belt through, return

the rear seatback to the original

position.

(Split-folding type seat)

Belt

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11.Pass the buckle through the wheel as

shown in the ﬁgure and secure it so that

the buckle does not contact the wheel.

(Aluminum wheel)

13.(Split-folding type seat)

Return the rear seatback on the right

side of the rear seatback to its original

position.

14.Remove the tire blocks and store the

tools and jack.

15.Check the inﬂation pressure. Refer to

Tires on page 9-10.

16.Have the ﬂat tire repaired or replaced

as soon as possible.

NOTE

Do not press the tire pressure monitoring

system set switch after installing the spare

tire. The switch is only to be pressed after

installing the repaired ﬂat tire or installing

a replacement tire (page 4-20).

(Steel wheel)

WARNING

Do not drive with any tires that have

incorrect air pressure:

Driving on tires with incorrect air

pressure is dangerous. Tires with

incorrect pressure could aꢀect

handling and result in an accident.

When you check the regular tires' air

pressure, check the spare tire, too.

NOTE

12.Pass the belt through the buckle, then

pull the belt end to secure the ﬂat tire.

To prevent the jack and tool from rattling,

store them properly.

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