Winter Driving; Snow Tires - Mazda 626 Owner's Manual

Protecting Your Mazda
I Winter Driving
• Carry emergency gear, including
tire chains, window scraper, flares,
a small shovel, jumper cables, and
a small bag of sand or salt.
• Have the proper ratio of antifreeze
in the radiator (page 8-22).
• Inspect the battery and its cables.
Cold reduces battery capacity.
• Use only cold-weather engine oil
(page 8-16).
• Inspect the ignition system for
damage and loose connections.
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• Use washer fluid made with
antifreeze—but don't use engine
coolant antifreeze for washer fluid
(page 8-33).
• Don't use the parking brake if it
might freeze. Instead, shift to P
with an automatic transaxle and to
1 or R with a manual. Block the
rear wheels.
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M Snow tires
Your vehicle is originally equipped
with all season radials designed to be
used all year around. In some extreme
climates you may find it necessary to
replace them with snow tires during
the winter months to further improve
traction on snow and ice covered roads.
Use snow tires on all four wheels.
Don't go faster than 120 km/h (75
mph). Inflate snow tires 28 kPa (0.3
2
kgf/cm , 4 psi) more than
recommended on the tire pressure
label (driver's door), but never more
than the maximum cold-tire pressure
shown on the tires.