If your Protege5 smells bad when you turn on the heater or air conditioner, or it seems like the fan doesn't blow air as well as it used to, replacing your cabin air filter is a likely the best fix! The video above shows you where the cabin air filter in your 2002 Protege5 is located and how to check it. Requires bottom height adapter, check hood clearance. OEM manufacturer used various size batteries in production. The battery is being drained and then the engine dies. Notes: Alternate fit, 620 cold cranking amps ( 775 cranking amps). Not all Mazdas have a cabin air filter and for some models, the inclusion of a cabin air filter depends on what trim level you have (Base). The battery light comes on and the air bag light flashes intermittently. These filters are fairly inexpensive, so check out our parts page for great deals on a new one (tip: buy several, when you go to check the cabin air filter on your Protege5, you can easily swap it for a new one if it is dirty). In addition to improving the air quality of your Protege5, replacing your cabin air filter will put less strain on your heating and air conditioning system and can increase your gas mileage. You need to change it at least once a year or every 20,000 miles, whichever comes first. So what's up with the safety glasses? There is a small possibility of a battery exploding during the charging process if you don't connect the cables properly (causing a spark) and there is a bunch of hydrogen gas around the battery (car batteries emit hydrogen gas when they discharge) - this is much more of an issue with cars that haven't been driven for a long time than if you drive your Protege5 regularly and simply forgot to turn your lights off.The cabin air filter (also known as the pollen filter, AC filter, dust filter, hvac filter and hepa filter) in your 2002 Mazda Protege5 cleans the air that you and your passengers breath inside of your car. Once you are finished reviving a dead car battery in your Protege5, make sure you drive it for at least 5 minutes before turning it off so your battery isn't dead the next time. Be sure to disconnect the negative cable (black cable) from the ground on the dead car, then disconnect the negative cable from the ground on the donor battery, then disconnect the positive (red cable) from the donor battery and finally disconnect the positive cable from the dead car. When you finish jumpstarting the dead battery car, which battery terminal to disconnect first is important. From 2002 to 2003, the Mazda Protege 5 has a battery code of 26R. Cheap jumper cables have very thin wire such as 8 or 10 gauge), which increases how long it will take to charge the battery with jumper cables in your Protege5. It is important to use the best jumper cables you can buy as they have thicker gauge (0, 2 or 4 gauge) wire and will impact how long to charge car battery with jumper cables (your Protege5 will charge faster with thicker cables). Assuming that you have a pair of jumper cables, a pair of safety glasses and a friend to give you a jumpstart, the video above will show you where to connect the cables (and in what order!) for your Protege5. Check to see if you left your headlights or an interior light on and turn the switch off. If you get into your Protege5, turn the key, and your car doesn't start (you may hear nothing or a clicking sound from the engine bay), you have a dead battery and need a jump-start. This video shows you how to use jumper cables to jump start a dead battery in your 2002 Mazda Protege5.
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