DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotrelyonABSasasubstitutefor
safedriving:
TheABScannotcompensatefor
unsafeandrecklessdriving,excessive
speed,tailgating(followinganother
vehicletooclosely),drivingoniceand
snow,andhydroplaning(reducedtire
frictionandroadcontactbecauseof
waterontheroadsurface).Youcan
stillhaveanaccident.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtochargethe
battery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightmayilluminate.Ifthisoccurs,it
istheresultoftheweakbatteryanddoesnot
indicateanABSmalfunction.
NOTE
Brakingdistancesmaybelongeronloose
Rechargethebattery.
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surfaces(snoworgravel,forexample)
whichusuallyhaveahardfoundation.A
vehiclewithanormalbrakingsystemmay
requirelessdistancetostopunderthese
conditionsbecausethetireswillbuildupa
wedgeofsurfacelayerwhenthewheels
skid.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
ThesoundoftheABSoperatingmaybe
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heardwhenstartingtheengineor
immediatelyafterstartingthevehicle.
However,itdoesnotindicateamalfunction.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayilluminatethebrake
systemwarninglightandtheABS
warninglightonsimultaneously.The
problemislikelytobetheelectronic
brakeforcedistributionsystem.
qABSWarningLight
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionisswitched
ON.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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