Mazda MX-5 RF (2017 year). Manual — part 32

7–10

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

11. Hold the bottom of the bottle upright,

squeeze the bottle with your hands, and
inject the entire amount of tyre sealant
into the tyre.

Valve

12. Pull out the injection hose from the

valve.

NOTE

The tyre sealant cannot be reused.
Purchase a new tyre sealant kit at an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.

13. Reinsert the valve core into the valve

and turn it clockwise to install it.

Injection hose

Valve core
tool

Valve

Valve core

NOTE

Do not throw away the empty tyre
sealant bottle after use. Return the empty
tyre sealant bottle to an Authorised
Mazda Repairer when replacing the tyre.
The empty tyre sealant bottle will need
to be used to extract and dispose of the
used sealant from the tyre.

14. After that, install the injection hose to

the tab of the bottle to prevent leakage
of any remaining sealant.

Tab

15. Adhere the speed restriction sticker to

an area where it can be viewed easily
by the driver.

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7–11

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

WARNING

Do not adhere the speed restriction
sticker to the padded area on the
steering wheel:
Adhering the speed restriction sticker
to the padded area on the steering
wheel is dangerous because the air
bag may not operate (deploy) normally
resulting in serious injury. In addition,
do not adhere the sticker to areas where
warning lights or the speedometer
cannot be viewed.

16. Pull out the air compressor hose and

the air compressor plug from the air
compressor.

Compressor hose

17. Install the air compressor hose to the

tyre valve.

Valve

Compressor hose

18. Insert the air compressor plug into the

accessory socket inside the vehicle and
switch the ignition to ACC.

Refer to Accessory Sockets on page
5-125 .

Compressor

Compressor plug

CAUTION

When inserting the air compressor
plug into or removing it from the
accessory socket, make sure that the air
compressor switch is off. When turning
the air compressor on/off, use the air
compressor switch.

19. Turn the air compressor switch on and

in

À ate the tyre carefully to the correct

in

À ation pressure.

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7–12

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

NOTE

Check the tyre in

À ation pressure

label driver's door frame for the
correct tyre in

À ation pressure.

Do not operate the air compressor for

a continuous 10 minutes or longer
because using it for long periods
could cause a malfunction.

If the tyre in

À ation pressure does

not increase, repair of the tyre is not
possible. If the tyre does not reach
the speci

¿ ed tyre inÀ ation pressure

within 10 minutes, it may have
received extensive damage. In this
case, the repair using the emergency
À at tyre repair kit was not successful.
Contact an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

If the tyre has been over-in

À ated,

loosen the screw cap on the air
compressor and bleed some of the air
out.

20. When the tyre in

À ates to the speci¿ ed

tyre in

À ation pressure, turn the air

compressor switch off, turn the sleeve
of the air compressor hose to the left,
and pull it out of the tyre valve.

21. Install the tyre valve cap.
22. Put the emergency

À at tyre repair kit

into the boot.

23. Start driving immediately to spread the

sealant in the tyre.

CAUTION

Carefully drive the vehicle at a speed of
80 km/h (50 mph) or less. If the vehicle
is driven at a speed of 80 km/h (50 mph)
or more, the vehicle may vibrate.

NOTE

(With tyre pressure monitoring
system)
If the tyre is not properly in

À ated, the

tyre pressure monitoring system warning
light will illuminate.

24. After driving the vehicle for about 10

minutes or 5 km (3 miles), connect the
air compressor to the tyre using Step
17 of the procedure, and check the
tyre in

À ation pressure using the tyre

pressure gauge on the air compressor. If
the tyre in

À ation pressure is lower than

the speci

¿ ed tyre inÀ ation pressure,

turn the air compressor on and wait
until it reaches the speci

¿ ed tyre

in

À ation pressure.

WARNING

If the tyre in

À ation pressure has

decreased below 130 kPa (1.3 kgf/cm

2

or bar, 18.9 psi), stop driving and
contact an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer:
The repair using the emergency

À at

tyre repair kit was not successful.

If you see a decrease in the tyre
in

À ation pressure, even if Steps 17

to 24 of the procedure are performed
repeatedly, stop driving:
Contact an expert repairer, we
recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

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7–13

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

CAUTION

Before checking the tyre in

À ation

pressure using the tyre pressure gauge,
turn the air compressor switch off.

25. The emergency

À at tyre repair is

completed successfully if the tyre
in

À ation pressure does not decrease.

Carefully drive the vehicle to the
nearest expert repairer, we recommend
an Authorised Mazda Repairer
immediately and have the

À at tyre

replaced. Replacement with a new tyre
is recommended. If the tyre is to be
repaired or reused, consult an expert
repairer, we recommend an Authorised
Mazda Repairer.

NOTE

If an emergency

À at tyre repair

has been performed using the
emergency

À at tyre repair kit,

Mazda recommends that the tyre be
replaced with a new one as soon as
possible. If the tyre is to be repaired
or reused, consult an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

The wheel can be reused if the

sealant adhering to it is removed.
However, replace the valve with a
new one.

Inspecting the Emergency Flat

Tyre Repair Kit

Inspect the emergency

À at tyre repair kit at

regular intervals.

Check the tyre sealant period of

effective use.

Check the operation of the tyre

compressor.

NOTE

The tyre sealant has a period of effective
use. Check the period of effective use
indicated on the bottle label and do not
use it if it has expired. Have the tyre
sealant replaced at an Authorised Mazda
Repairer before the period of effective
use has expired.

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7–14

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

Changing a Tyre

WARNING

Be sure to follow the directions for
changing a tyre:
Changing a tyre is dangerous if not
done properly. The vehicle can slip off
the jack and seriously injure someone.
No person should place any portion
of their body under a vehicle that is
supported by a jack.

Never allow anyone inside a vehicle
supported by a jack:
Allowing someone to remain in
a vehicle supported by a jack is
dangerous. The occupant could cause
the vehicle to fall resulting in serious
injury.

NOTE

Make sure the jack is well lubricated
before using it.

1. Park on a hard, level surface off the

right-of-way and

¿ rmly set the parking

brake.

2. Put a vehicle with an automatic

transmission in Park (P), a manual
transmission in Reverse (R) or 1, and
turn off the engine.

3. Turn on the hazard warning

À asher.

4. Have everyone get out of the vehicle

and away from the vehicle and traf

¿ c.

5. Remove the jack and tool (page

7-5 ).

6. Block the wheel diagonally opposite

the tyre to be changed. When blocking
a wheel, place a tyre block both in front
and behind the tyre.

NOTE

When blocking a tyre, use rocks or
wood blocks of suf

¿ cient size if possible

to hold the tyre in place.

Removing a Tyre

1. Loosen the wheel nuts by turning them

anticlockwise one turn each, but do not
remove any wheel nuts until the tyre
has been raised off the ground.

2. Place the jack on the ground.

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7–15

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

3. Turn the jack screw in the direction

shown in the

¿ gure and adjust the jack

head so that it is close to the jack-up
position.

Jack head

4. Place the jack under the jack-up

position closest to the tyre being
changed with the jack head squarely
under the jack-up point.

Jacking position

5. Continue raising the jack head

gradually by rotating the screw with
your hand until the jack head is inserted
into the jack-up position.

Tyre blocks

Jacking position

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7–16

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

WARNING

Use only the front and rear jacking
positions recommended in this manual:
Attempting to jack the vehicle
in positions other than those
recommended in this manual is
dangerous. The vehicle could slip off
the jack and seriously injure or even
kill someone. Use only the front and
rear jacking positions recommended in
this manual.

Do not jack up the vehicle in a position
other than the designated jack-up
position or place any objects on or
under the jack:
Jacking up the vehicle in a position
other than the designated jack-up
position or placing objects on or
under the jack is dangerous as it could
deform the vehicle body or the vehicle
could fall off the jack resulting in an
accident.

Use only the jack provided with your
Mazda:
Using a jack that is not designed for
your Mazda is dangerous. The vehicle
could slip off the jack and seriously
injure someone.

Never place objects under the jack:
Jacking the vehicle with an object
under the jack is dangerous. The
jack could slip and someone could be
seriously injured by the jack or the
falling vehicle.

6. Insert the jack lever and attach the

wheel brace to tyre jack.

7. Turn the jack handle clockwise and

raise the vehicle high enough so that
the tyre is raised off the ground and
can be removed. Before removing the
wheel nuts, make sure your Mazda is
¿ rmly in position and that it cannot slip
or move.

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7–17

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

WARNING

Do not jack up the vehicle higher than
is necessary:
Jacking up the vehicle higher than
is necessary is dangerous as it could
destabilize the vehicle resulting in an
accident.

Do not start the engine or shake the
vehicle while it is jacked up:
Starting the engine or shaking
the vehicle while it is jacked up is
dangerous as it could cause the vehicle
to fall off the jack resulting in an
accident.

Never go under the vehicle while it is
jacked up:
Going under the vehicle while it is
jacked up is dangerous as it could
result in death or serious injury if the
vehicle were to fall off the jack.

8. Remove the wheel nuts by turning

them anticlockwise; then remove the
wheel.

Mounting the Tyre

1. Remove dirt and grime from the

mounting surfaces of the wheel and
hub, including the hub bolts, with a
cloth.

WARNING

Make sure the mounting surfaces of
the wheel, hub and wheel nuts are
clean before changing or replacing
tyres:
When changing or replacing a tyre,
not removing dirt and grime from the
mounting surfaces of the wheel, hub
and hub bolts is dangerous. The wheel
nuts could loosen while driving and
cause the tyre to come off, resulting in
an accident.

2. Mount the tyre.

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7–18

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

3. Install the wheel nuts with the bevelled

edge inward; tighten them by hand.

WARNING

Do not apply oil or grease to wheel
nuts and bolts and do not tighten the
wheel nuts beyond the recommended
tightening torque:
Applying oil or grease to wheel nuts
and bolts is dangerous. The wheel nuts
could loosen while driving and cause
the tyre to come off, resulting in an
accident. In addition, wheel nuts and
bolts could be damaged if tightened
more than necessary.

4. Turn the wheel brace anticlockwise and

lower the vehicle. Use the wheel brace
to tighten the nuts in the order shown.

If you are unsure of how tight the nuts
should be, have them inspected at an
expert repairer, we recommend an
Authorised Mazda Repairer.

Nut tightening torque

N·m (kgf·m, ft·lbf) 108—147 (12—14, 80—108)

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7–19

If Trouble Arises

Flat Tyre

WARNING

Always securely and correctly tighten
the wheel nuts:
Improperly or loosely tightened wheel
nuts are dangerous. The wheel could
wobble or come off. This could result
in loss of vehicle control and cause a
serious accident.

Be sure to reinstall the same nuts you
removed or replace them with metric
nuts of the same con

¿ guration:

Because the wheel studs and wheel
nuts on your Mazda have metric
threads, using a non-metric nut is
dangerous. On a metric stud, it would
not secure the wheel and would
damage the stud, which could cause the
wheel to slip off and cause an accident.

5. Remove the tyre blocks and store the

tools and jack.

6. Check the in

À ation pressure. Refer to

Tyres on page 9-8 .

NOTE

(With tyre pressure monitoring
system)
Do not press the tyre pressure
monitoring system set switch after
installing the spare tyre. The switch
is only to be pressed after installing
the repaired

À at tyre or installing a

replacement tyre (page 4-42 ).

WARNING

Do not drive with any tyres that have
incorrect air pressure:
Driving on tyres with incorrect air
pressure is dangerous. Tyres with
incorrect pressure could affect
handling and result in an accident.
When you check the regular tyres' air
pressure, check the spare tyre, too.

NOTE

To prevent the jack and tool from
rattling, store them properly.

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7–20

If Trouble Arises

Battery Runs Out

Jump-Starting

Jump-starting is dangerous if done incorrectly. So follow the procedure carefully. If you
feel unsure about jump-starting, we strongly recommend that you have a competent service
technician do the work.

WARNING

Follow These Precautions Carefully:
To ensure safe and correct handling of the battery, read the following precautions
carefully before using the battery or inspecting it.

Do not allow the positive ( ) terminal to contact any other metal object that
could cause sparks:
Flames and sparks near open battery cells are dangerous. Hydrogen gas, produced
during normal battery operation, could ignite and cause the battery to explode. An
exploding battery can cause serious burns and injuries. When working near a battery,
do not allow metal tools to contact the positive ( ) or negative ( ) terminal of the
battery.

Keep all

À ames, including cigarettes, and sparks away from open battery cells:

Flames and sparks near open battery cells are dangerous. Hydrogen gas, produced
during normal battery operation, could ignite and cause the battery to explode. An
exploding battery can cause serious burns and injuries.

Do not jump-start a frozen battery or one with a low

À uid level:

Jump-starting a frozen battery or one with a low

À uid level is dangerous. It may rupture

or explode, causing serious injury.

Connect the negative lead to a good ground point away from the battery:
Connecting the end of the second jumper lead to the negative ( ) terminal of the
discharged battery is dangerous.
A spark could cause the gas around the battery to explode and injure someone.

Route the jumper leads away from parts that will be moving:
Connecting a jumper lead near or to moving parts (cooling fans, belts) is dangerous.
The lead could get caught when the engine starts and cause serious injury.

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7–21

If Trouble Arises

Battery Runs Out

CAUTION

Use only a 12 V booster system. You can damage a 12 V starter, ignition system, and other
electrical parts beyond repair with a 24 V power supply (two 12 V batteries in series or a
24 V motor generator set).

Jumper leads

Booster battery

Discharged battery

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7–22

If Trouble Arises

Battery Runs Out

1. Remove the battery cover.

2. Make sure the booster battery is 12

V and that its negative terminal is
grounded.

3. If the booster battery is in another

vehicle, do not allow both vehicles
to touch. Turn off the engine of the
vehicle with the booster battery and
all unnecessary electrical loads in both
vehicles.

4. Connect the jumper leads in the exact

sequence as in the illustration.

Connect one end of a lead to the

positive terminal on the discharged
battery (1).

Attach the other end to the positive

terminal on the booster battery (2).

Connect one end of the other lead to

the negative terminal of the booster
battery (3).

Connect the other end to the ground

point indicated in the illustration
away from the discharged battery (4).

5. Start the engine of the booster vehicle

and run it a few minutes. Then start the
engine of the other vehicle.

6. When

¿ nished, carefully disconnect the

leads in the reverse order described in
the illustration.

7. If the battery cover has been removed,

install it in the reverse order of
removal.

NOTE

Verify that the covers are securely
installed.

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7–23

If Trouble Arises

Emergency Starting

Starting a Flooded Engine

If the engine fails to start, it may be
À ooded (excessive fuel in the engine).

Follow this procedure:

1. If the engine does not start within

¿ ve seconds on the ¿ rst try, wait ten
seconds and try again.

2. Make sure the parking brake is on.
3. Depress the accelerator all the way and

hold it there.

4. Depress the clutch pedal (Manual

transmission) or the brake pedal
(Automatic transmission), then
press the push button start. If the
engine starts, release the accelerator
immediately because the engine will
suddenly rev up.

5. If the engine fails to start, crank it

without depressing the accelerator.

If the engine still does not start using
the previous procedure, have your
vehicle inspected by an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

Push-Starting

Do not push-start your Mazda.

WARNING

Never tow a vehicle to start it:
Towing a vehicle to start it is
dangerous. The vehicle being towed
could surge forward when its engine
starts, causing the two vehicles to
collide. The occupants could be
injured.

CAUTION

Do not push-start a vehicle that has a
manual transmission. It can damage the
emission control system.

NOTE

You cannot start a vehicle with an
automatic transmission by pushing it.

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7–24

If Trouble Arises

Overheating

Overheating

If the high engine coolant temperature
warning light turns on, the vehicle loses
power, or you hear a loud knocking or
pinging noise, the engine is probably too
hot.

WARNING

Pull over to a safe location, then
switch the ignition off and make sure
the fan is not running before
attempting to work near the cooling
fan:
Working near the cooling fan when it
is running is dangerous. The fan could
continue running inde

¿ nitely even if

the engine has stopped and the engine
compartment temperature is high. You
could be hit by the fan and seriously
injured.

Do not remove either cooling
system cap when the engine and
radiator are hot:
When the engine and radiator are hot,
scalding coolant and steam may shoot
out under pressure and cause serious
injury.

Open the bonnet ONLY after steam is
no longer escaping from the engine:
Steam from an overheated engine is
dangerous. The escaping steam could
seriously burn you.

If the high engine coolant temperature
warning light turns on:

1. Drive safely to the side of the road and

park off the right-of-way.

2. Put a vehicle with an automatic

transmission in park (P), a manual
transmission in neutral.

3. Apply the parking brake.
4. Turn off the air conditioner.
5. Check whether coolant or steam is

escaping from the engine compartment.

If steam is coming from the engine
compartment:

Do not go near the front of the vehicle.
Stop the engine.

Wait until the steam dissipates, then
open the bonnet and start the engine.

If neither coolant nor steam is
escaping:

Open the bonnet and idle the engine
until it cools.

CAUTION

If the cooling fan does not operate
while the engine is running, the engine
temperature will increase. Stop the
engine and call an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

6. Make sure the cooling fan is operating,

then turn off the engine after the
temperature has decreased.

7. When cool, check the coolant level.

If it is low, look for coolant leaks from
the radiator and hoses.

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7–25

If Trouble Arises

Overheating

If you

¿ nd a leak or other damage, or if

coolant is still leaking:

Stop the engine and call an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

Coolant reservoir

Cooling fan

Cooling system cap

If you

¿ nd no problems, the engine is

cool, and no leaks are obvious:

Carefully add coolant as required (page
6-20 ).

CAUTION

If the engine continues to overheat or
frequently overheats, have the cooling
system inspected. The engine could
be seriously damaged unless repairs
are made. Consult an expert repairer,
we recommend an Authorised Mazda
Repairer.

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