Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Aluminum Wheel Maintenance
A protective coating is provided over the aluminum wheels. Special care is needed to protect this coating.
CAUTION
Do not use any detergent other than mild detergent. Before using any detergent, verify the ingredients. Otherwise, the product could discolor or stain the aluminum wheels.
NOTE
- Do not use a wire brush or any abrasive cleaner, polishing compound, or solvent on aluminum wheels. They may damage the coating.
- Always use a sponge or soft cloth to clean the wheels. Rinse the wheels thoroughly with lukewarm or cold water. Also, be sure to clean the wheels after driving on dusty or salted roads to help prevent corrosion.
- Avoid washing your vehicle in an automatic car wash that uses highspeed or hard brushes.
Underbody Maintenance
Road chemicals and salt used for ice and snow removal and solvents used for dust
control may collect on the underbody. If not removed, they will speed up rusting
and deterioration of such underbod ...
Plastic Part Maintenance
When cleaning the plastic lenses of the lights, do not use gasoline, kerosene,
rectified spirit, paint, thinner, highly acidic detergents, or strongly alkaline
detergents. Otherwise, these ch ...
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Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Gate operator/Canadian Programming
Canadian radio-frequency laws require transmitter signals to “time-out” (or quit)
after several seconds of transmission — which may not be long enough for HomeLink
to pick up the signal during programming. Similar to this Canadian law, some U.S.
gate operators are designed to “time-out ...
Mazda 6 Owners Manual: Interior Care
WARNING
Do not spray water into the vehicle cabin: Spraying water into the
vehicle cabin is dangerous as electrical devices such as the audio and switches
could get wet resulting in a malfunction or vehicle fire.
NOTE
Do not wipe the interior using alcohol, chlorine bleach, or organic solv ...