Rocking The Vehicle; Winter Driving - Mazda 6 2011 Manual

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Before Driving Your Mazda
Driving Tips

Rocking the Vehicle

WARNING
Do not spin the wheels at more than 56
km/h (35 mph), and do not allow
anyone to stand behind a wheel when
pushing the vehicle:
When the vehicle is stuck, spinning
the wheels at high speed is
dangerous. The spinning tire could
overheat and explode. This could
cause serious injuries.
CAUTION
Too much rocking may cause engine
overheating, transaxle failure, and
tire damage.
If you must rock the vehicle to free it from
snow, sand or mud, depress the
accelerator slightly and slowly move the
shift lever from 1 (D) to R.
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Form No.8BG7-EC-10H

Winter Driving

Carry emergency gear, window
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scraper, flares, a small shovel, jumper
cables, and a small bag of sand or salt.
Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer to
perform the following precautions:
Have the proper ratio of antifreeze in
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the radiator.
Refer to Engine Coolant on page 8-22.
Inspect the battery and its cables. Cold
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reduces battery capacity.
Use only cold-weather engine oil (page
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8-19).
Inspect the ignition system for damage
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and loose connections.
Use washer fluid made with
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antifreeze but do not use engine
coolant antifreeze for washer fluid
(page 8-26).
Do not use the parking brake in
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freezing weather as it may freeze.
Instead, shift to P with an automatic
transaxle and to 1 or R with a manual
transaxle. Block the rear wheels.
Do not apply excessive force to a
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window scraper when removing ice or
frozen snow on the mirror glass and
windshield.
Never use warm or hot water for
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removing snow or ice from windows
and mirrors as it could result in the
glass cracking.
Braking performance can be adversely
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affected if snow or ice adheres to the
brake equipment. If this situation
occurs, drive the vehicle slowly,
releasing the accelerator pedal and
lightly applying the brakes several
times until the brake performance
returns to normal.