Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Checking Tire Pressure
- When you check the air pressure, make sure the tires are cold —meaning they are not hot from driving even a mile.
- Remove the cap from the valve on one tire.
- Firmly press a tire gauge onto the valve.
- Add air to achieve recommended air pressure.
- If you overfill the tire, release air by pushing on the metal stem
in the center of the valve.
Then recheck the pressure with your tire gauge.
- Replace the valve cap.
- Repeat with each tire, including the spare.
NOTE Some spare tires require higher inflation pressure.
- Visually inspect the tires to make sure there are no nails or other objects embedded that could poke a hole in the tire and cause an air leak.
- Check the sidewalls to make sure there are no gouges, cuts, bulges, cracks or other irregularities.
Recommended Tire Inflation Pressure
On the tire label you will find the recommended tire inflation pressure in
both kPa and
psi for the tires installed as original equipment on the vehicle. It is very
important that the
inflation ...
Glossary of Terms
Tire Placard: A label indicating the OE tire sizes, recommended inflation
pressure, and the
maximum weight the vehicle can carry.
Tire Identification Number (TIN): A number on the sidewall of ea ...
Other materials:
Intermediate Sensor Removal/Installation [FS5 A EL]
CAUTION:
If foreign materials are stuck to the sensor, disturbance by magnetic flux
can cause sensor output to be abnormal and thereby negatively affect control.
Make sure that foreign materials such as iron filings are not stuck to the sensor
during installation.
1. Perform t ...
Side Panel Removal/Installation
1. Insert a tape-wrapped fastener remover into the position indicated by the
arrow in the figure.
2. Pull the side panel in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, then
remove the clips and hook.
3. Pull the side panel in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, while
de ...
Front ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Removal/Installation
1. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
2. Install in the reverse order of removal.
3. After installation, verify that there is no twisting in the front ABS wheel-speed
sensor.
1
Connector
2
Front ABS wheel-speed sensor
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