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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
CAUTION
Don'ttrythestarterformorethan10
secondsatatime.Iftheenginestalls
orfailstostart,wait10seconds
beforetryingagain.Otherwise,you
maydamagethestarteranddrain
thebattery.
qFootBrake
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
Inextremelycoldweatherorafterthe
l
WARNING
vehiclehasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithoutoperating
theaccelerator.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,it
shouldbestartedwithoutuseofthe
accelerator.
Donotcoastwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop:
Coastingwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoffisdangerous.Brakingwill
requiremoreeffort,andthebrake's
power-assistcouldbedepletedifyou
pumpthebrake.Thiswillcause
longerstoppingdistancesorevenan
accident.
l
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadily
applyingthebrakesforlong
distancesisdangerous.Thiscauses
overheatedbrakes,resultingin
longerstoppingdistancesoreven
totalbrakefailure.Thiscouldcause
lossofvehiclecontrolandaserious
accident.Avoidcontinuous
applicationofthebrakes.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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