Mazda 3 Owner's Manual page 493

Maintenance
Interval
×1000 km
×1000 miles 6.25 12.5 18.75 25 31.25 37.5 43.75 50 56.25 62.5 68.75 75 81.25 87.5 93.75 100
Power brake unit (Brake booster)
and hoses
Disc brakes
Steering operation and linkages
Manual transaxle oil
Front and rear suspension, ball
joints and wheel bearing axial
play
Driveshaft dust boots
Exhaust system and heat shields
Bolts and nuts on chassis and
body
Body condition (for rust,
corrosion and perforation)
Cabin air fi lter (if installed)
Tyres (including spare tyre) (with
infl ation pressure adjustment)
Tyre rotation
Flat tyre repair kit (if installed)
Chart symbols:
I: Inspect: Inspect and clean, repair, adjust, fi ll up, or replace if necessary.
R: Replace
C: Clean
T: Tighten
Remarks:
*1 In the countries below, inspect the spark plugs at every 10,000 km (6,250 miles) or 12 months before replacing
them at the said interval.
Armenia, Angola, Georgia, Hong Kong, Jordan, Macau, Nigeria, Syria
*2 Implement the fuel injection amount correction.
*3 Also inspect the air conditioner drive belts, if installed.
If the vehicle is operated primarily under any of the following conditions, inspect the drive belts more often than
the recommended intervals.
a) Driving in dusty conditions
b) Extended periods of idling or low speed operation
c) Driving for long period in cold temperatures or driving regularly at short distance only
d) Driving in extremely hot conditions
e) Driving in mountainous conditions continually
Number of months or kilometres (miles), whichever comes fi rst.
Months 6 12 18 24 30
10 20 30 40 50
I
I I I
I
I
T
R
I I I
*10
Scheduled Maintenance
36 42 48
60 70 80
I I I
I I I I I
I I I
I I I
I I
Inspect every 80,000 km (50,000 miles).
T T T
Inspect annually.
R R R
I I I I I
Rotate every 10,000 km (6,250 miles).
Inspect annually.
Maintenance and Care
54 60 66 72 78
90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160
I I
I I I I I
I I
R
I I
I
T T
R R
I I I I I
84 90 96
I I
I I I
I I
I I
I
T T
R R
I I I
6–13