Mazda Protege 2001 - Page 96

Protecting
Your Mtzda
V
Snow
tires
1.6 and 2.0-liter engines
Your vehicle is originally equipped
witi
all season
radials designed to be used all
year
around.In some exfeme c]imates
you
may find itnecessary
to replace them
with
snow
ftes during the winier monlhs
to
furlher improve tr3ction on snow and
I.8-liter engine
Your
vehicle is originally equipped with
summer iires designed
for
optimurn
traclion on wet and dry roads. If
your
vehicle is to be used on snow
and ice
covered
roads,
you
may find it necessa.'y
10 replace the original equipnenl
lires
lith
snow
lires, during the winter monfts.
Use snow tircs on all
four wh€€ls.
Don't
go
faster than 120 km/h
(75
npl).
Inflate snow tires 28 kPa
(0.3
kgflcmz, 4
psi)
more tlran
reconnended on the tire
4-10
pressure
label
(driver's
doot, but never
nore than the rnaxinun cold-tire
pressure
sbown on lhe
tires-
NOTE
Check out
local regulaiions befbre
using studded tires.
V
Tire chains
Check
tocal regulations befbre using tire
Install the chains
on the front lires.
Don't use chains on the rear tires.
Use
only sAE Class
"S"
chains, and
To install
the chains:
1. Remove the
wheel
covers,
or the chain
bands
will scratch ihem.
2. Secure the chains on the
front rires as
tightly as
possible.
Always tbllow
the
chain manufacturer\
instructions.
3. Retighten the chains after
driving
l/2-l
km
(1/4
l/2 mile).
Awlnlutle
MLri eTire Trtet:
Using tircs dwrent in size orDpe
k
dangercus. Yow vehicle\ hatu
ittg
coul.l be
greatl!
affected an.l
resuh
in an accident.
Use
onlt the sane
size a d trpe nfts
(snow,
radial, or
no -rudiat) on a
iour
vheets.