Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Underbody Maintenance
Road chemicals and salt used for ice and snow removal and solvents used for dust control may collect on the underbody. If not removed, they will speed up rusting and deterioration of such underbody parts as fuel lines, frame, floor pan, and exhaust system, even though these parts may be coated with anti-corrosive material.
Thoroughly flush the underbody and wheel housings with lukewarm or cold water at the end of each winter. Try also to do this every month.
Pay special attention to these areas because they easily hide mud and dirt.
It will do more harm than good to wet down the road grime without removing it.
The lower edges of doors, rocker panels, and frame members have drain holes that should not be clogged. Water trapped there will cause rusting.
| WARNING
Dry off brakes that have become
wet by driving slowly, releasing the
accelerator pedal and lightly applying
the brakes several times until the brake
performance returns to normal:
Driving with wet brakes is dangerous. Increased stopping distance or the vehicle pulling to one side when braking could result in a serious accident. Light braking will indicate whether the brakes have been aff ected. |
Bright-Metal Maintenance
Use tar remover to remove road tar and
insects. Never do this with a knife or
similar tool.
To prevent corrosion on brightmetal
surfaces, apply wax or chrome
preservative and rub it to a ...
Aluminum Wheel Maintenance
A protective coating is provided over the
aluminum wheels. Special care is needed
to protect this coating.
CAUTION
Do not use any detergent other than
mild detergent. Before using any
...
Other materials:
DSC Off Switch Inspection
1. Remove the DSC OFF switch..
2. Verify that the continuity between the DSC OFF switch terminals is as indicated
in the table.
If not as indicated in the table, replace the DSC OFF switch.
3. Apply battery voltage to DSC OFF switch terminal E, and connect terminal A
to g ...
Windshield Defrosting and
Defogging
Set the mode selector dial to the
position.
Set the temperature control dial to the
desired position.
Set the fan control dial to the desired
speed.
If dehumidified heating is desired, turn
on the air conditioner.
WARNING
Do not defog the windshield using the
pos ...
i-ACTIVSENSE
i-ACTIVSENSE is a collective term covering a series of advanced safety and
driver support
systems which make use of a Forward Sensing Camera (FSC) and radar sensors.
These
systems consist of active safety and pre-crash safety systems.
These systems are designed to assist the driver in safer ...
