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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8R65-EA-03C

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Tires and Wheels

Changing tires and wheels

The following procedure allows the

TPMS to recognize a tire pressure

sensor’s unique ID signal code whenever

tires or wheels are changed, such as

changing to and from winter tires.

When having tires changed at an

Authorized Mazda Dealer

Tire pressure sensor ID signal code

registration is completed when an

Authorized Mazda Dealer changes your

vehicle’s tires.

When changing tires yourself

If you or someone else changes tires, you

or someone else can also undertake the

steps for the TPMS to complete the ID

signal code registration.

1. After tires have been changed, turn the

ignition switch to the ON position, then

turn it back to the ACC or LOCK

position.

2. Wait for about 15 minutes.

3. After about 15 minutes, drive the

vehicle at a speed of at least 20 km/h

(12 mph) for several minutes and the

tire pressure sensor ID signal code will

be registered automatically.

Replacing tires and wheels

Be sure to have the tire pressure sensors

installed whenever tires or wheels are

replaced.

When having a tire or wheel or both

replaced, the following types of tire

pressure sensor installation are possible.

•

The tire pressure sensor is removed

from the old wheel and installed to the

new one.

•

The same tire pressure sensor is used

with the same wheel. Only the tire is

replaced.

NOTE

Each tire pressure sensor has a unique

ID signal code. The signal code must

be registered with the TPMS before it

can work. The easiest way to do it is to

have an Authorized Mazda Dealer

change your tire and complete ID

signal code registration.

NOTE

If the vehicle is driven within about 15

minutes of changing tires, the tire

pressure monitoring system warning

light will flash because the sensor ID

signal code would not have been

registered. If this happens, park the

vehicle for about 15 minutes, after

which the sensor ID signal code will

register upon driving the vehicle for

several minutes.

•

When replacing/repairing the tires

or wheels or both, have the work

done by an Authorized Mazda

Dealer, or the tire pressure sensors

may be damaged.

•

The wheels equipped on your

Mazda are specially designed for

installation of the tire pressure

sensors. Do not use non-genuine

wheels, otherwise it may not be

possible to install the tire pressure

sensors.

CAUTION

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