Rotating the Tires
Rotate tires periodically.
Irregular tire wear is dangerous. To equalize tread wear for maintaining good performance in handling and braking, rotate the tires periodically or sooner if irregular wear develops.
Please refer to Scheduled Maintenance for your tire rotation interval.
During rotation, inspect them for correct balance.
Because your vehicle is not equipped with a spare tire, you cannot do a tire rotation safely with the jack that comes with your vehicle. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform tire rotation.
Do not include (TEMPORARY USE ONLY) spare tire in rotation.
Also, inspect them for uneven wear and damage. Abnormal wear is usually caused by one or a combination of the following:
-
Incorrect tire pressure
-
Improper wheel alignment
-
Out-of-balance wheel
-
Severe braking
After rotation, inflate all tire pressures to specification (Search) and inspect the lug nuts for tightness.
Rotate unidirectional tires and radial tires that have an asymmetrical tread pattern or studs only from front to rear, not from side to side. Tire performance will be reduced if rotated from side to side.
(With limited-slip differential)
Do not use the following:
-
Tires not of the designated size
-
Tires of different sizes or types at the same time
-
Tires not sufficiently inflated
If these instructions are not followed, the rotation of the left and right wheels will be different and will thus apply a constant load on the limited-slip differential.
This will cause a malfunction.
