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KS Installation Note

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2017 Mazda CX-9. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
  • Verify that there is no foreign matter caught between the KS unit and cylinder block as it will cause the sensor to operate incorrectly.
  1. Install the KS so that the KS connector direction is within the range shown in the figure.
Fig 1: Knock Sensor Connector Installation Range
G11436121Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.