DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
WARNING
Havingtoaddbrakefluidissometimes
anindicatorofleakage.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerassoonas
possibleevenifthebrakelightisno
longerilluminated.
ABS:
TheABScannotcompensatefor
unsafeandrecklessdriving,excessive
speed,tailgating(followinganother
vehicletooclosely),drivingoniceand
snow,andhydroplaning(reducedtire
frictionandroadcontactbecauseof
waterontheroadsurface).Youcan
stillhaveanaccident.Sodon'trelyon
ABSasasubstituteforsafedriving.
WARNING
BrakeWarningLight:
Drivingwiththebrakesystemwarning
lightonisdangerous.Itindicatesthat
yourbrakesmaynotworkatallor
thattheycouldcompletelyfailatany
time.Ifthislightremainson,after
checkingthattheparkingbrakeis
fullyreleased,havethebrakes
inspectedimmediately.Don'tdrive
withthislighton,havethevehicle
towedtoanAuthorizedMazdaDealer
tohavethebrakesinspectedassoon
aspossible.
NOTE
Brakingdistancesmaybelongeron
loosesurfaces(snoworgravel,for
example)whichusuallyhaveahard
foundation.Avehiclewithanormal
brakingsystemmayrequireless
distancetostopundertheseconditions
becausethetireswillbuildupawedge
ofsurfacelayerwhenthewheelsskid.
qAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)í
qABSWarningLightí
TheABScontrolunitcontinuously
monitorsthespeedofeachwheel.Ifone
isabouttolockup,theABSrespondsby
automaticallyreleasingandreapplying
thatwheel'sbrake.
Thedriverwillfeelaslightvibrationin
thebrakepedalandmayhearachattering
noisefromthebrakesystem.Thisis
normalwhentheABSoperates.Don't
pumpthebrakes,continuetopressdown
onthebrakepedal.
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
íSomemodels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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