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Tire Pressure Monitoring System

The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) monitors the pressure for each tire.

If tire pressure is too low in one or more tires, the system will inform the driver via the

warning light in the instrument cluster and by the warning beep sound.

Refer to Contact Authorized Mazda Dealer and Have Vehicle Inspected on page 7-25.

Refer to Taking Action on page 7-31.

Refer to Tire Inflation Pressure Warning Beep on page 7-44.

The tire pressure sensors installed on each wheel send tire pressure data by radio signal to

the receiver unit in the vehicle.

Tire pressure sensors

NOTE

When the ambient temperature is low due to seasonal changes, tire temperatures are also

lower. When the tire temperature decreases, the air pressure decreases as well. The TPMS

warning light may illuminate more frequently. Visually inspect the tires daily before driving,

and check tire pressures monthly with a tire pressure gauge. When checking tire pressures,

use of a digital tire pressure gauge is recommended.

TPMS does not alleviate your need to check the pressure and condition of all four tires

regularly.

CAUTION

Each tire, including the spare (if provided), should be checked monthly when cold and

inﬂated to the inﬂation pressure recommended by the vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle

placard or tire inﬂation pressure label. (If your vehicle has tires of a diﬀerent size than the

size indicated on the vehicle placard or tire inﬂation pressure label, you should determine

the proper tire inﬂation pressure for those tires.)

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As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been equipped with a tire pressure monitoring

system (TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure telltale when one or more of your tires is

signiﬁcantly under-inﬂated. Accordingly, when the low tire pressure telltale illuminates, you

should stop and check your tires as soon as possible, and inﬂate them to the proper

pressure. Driving on a signiﬁcantly under-inﬂated tire causes the tire to overheat and can

lead to tire failure. Under-inﬂation also reduces fuel eﬃciency and tire tread life, and may

aﬀect the vehicle's handling and stopping ability.

Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire maintenance, and it is the

driver's responsibility to maintain correct tire pressure, even if under-inﬂation has not

reached the level to trigger illumination of the TPMS low tire pressure telltale.

Your vehicle has also been equipped with a TPMS malfunction indicator to indicate when

the system is not operating properly.

The TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with the low tire pressure telltale. When the

system detects a malfunction, the telltale will ﬂash for approximately one minute and then

remain continuously illuminated. This sequence will continue upon subsequent vehicle

start-ups as long as the malfunction exists. When the malfunction indicator is illuminated,

the system may not be able to detect or signal low tire pressure as intended. TPMS

malfunctions may occur for a variety of reasons, including the installation of replacement

or alternate tires or wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning properly.

Always check the TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or more tires or wheels on

your vehicle to ensure that the replacement or alternate tires and wheels allow the TPMS to

continue to function properly.

To avoid false readings, the system samples for a little while before indicating a problem. As

a result it will not instantaneously register a rapid tire deﬂation or blow out.



When using the following devices in the

vehicle that may cause radio

interference with the receiver unit.

System Error Activation

▼

When the warning light flashes, there may

be a system malfunction. Consult an

Authorized Mazda Dealer.

A system error activation may occur in the

following cases:



A digital device such as a personal

computer.

A current converter device such as a



DC-AC converter.



When there is equipment or a device



When excess snow or ice adheres to the

vehicle, especially around the wheels.

When the tire pressure sensor batteries

are exhausted.

When using a wheel with no tire

pressure sensor installed.

near the vehicle using the same radio

frequency as that of the tire pressure

sensors.



When a metallic device such as a

non-genuine navigation system is

equipped near the center of the

dashboard, which may block radio

signals from the tire pressure sensor to

the receiver unit.

When using tires with steel wire

reinforcement in the sidewalls.



When using tire chains.

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3. After about 15 minutes, drive the

vehicle at a speed of at least 25 km/h

(16 mph) for 10 minutes and the tire

pressure sensor ID signal code will be

registered automatically.

Tires and Wheels

▼

CAUTION

When inspecting or adjusting the tire air

pressures, do not apply excessive force to

the stem part of the wheel unit. The stem

part could be damaged.

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

minutes.

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.

NOTE

Replacing tires and wheels

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.

CAUTION

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.

When having tires changed at an

Authorized Mazda Dealer

When an Authorized Mazda Dealer,

changes your vehicle's tires, they will

complete the tire pressure sensor ID signal

code registration.

Be sure to have the tire pressure sensors

installed whenever tires or wheels are

replaced.

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, switch

the ignition ON, then back to ACC or

OFF.

When having a tire or wheel or both

replaced, the following types of tire

pressure sensor installations are possible.



The tire pressure sensor is removed

from the old wheel and installed to the

new one.

2. Wait for about 15 minutes.

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

The same tire pressure sensor is used

with the same wheel. Only the tire is

replaced.

A new tire pressure sensor is installed to

a new wheel.

NOTE



The tire pressure sensor ID signal code

must be registered when a new tire

pressure sensor is purchased. For

purchase of a tire pressure sensor and

registration of the tire pressure sensor

ID signal code, consult an Authorized

Mazda Dealer.

When reinstalling a previously removed

tire pressure sensor to a wheel, replace

the grommet (seal between valve body/

sensor and wheel) for the tire pressure

sensor.

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