Driving
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligent4WDSystemthat
continuouslymonitorsvehicleconditionsandautomaticallyadjuststhe
powerdistributionbetweenthefrontandrearwheels.Itcombines
transparentall-surfaceoperationwithhighlycapablefour-wheeldrive.
The4WDsystemisalwaysactiveandrequiresnodriverinput.Itis
capableofhandlingallroadconditions,includingstreetandhighway
drivingaswellasoff-roadandwinterdriving.
Driving off-road with truck and utility vehicles
4WDvehiclesarespeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhaveoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
Truckandutilityvehiclescandifferfromsomeothervehicles.Your
vehiclemaybehighertoallowittotraveloverroughterrainwithout
gettinghungupordamagingunderbodycomponents.
Thedifferencesthatmakeyourvehiclesoversatilealsomakeithandle
differentlythananordinarypassengercar.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinrough
terrain.Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabrupt
steeringwheelmotion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheel
fromtheoutside.Donotgripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjects
suchasrocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Tomaintain
steeringandbrakingcontrolofyourvehicle,youmusthaveallfour
wheelsonthegroundandtheymustberolling,notslidingorspinning.
Basic operating principles
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Driveslowerinstrongcrosswindswhichcanaffectthenormalsteering
characteristicsofyourvehicle.
Beextremelycarefulwhendrivingonpavementmadeslipperyby
loosesand,water,gravel,snoworice.
If your vehicle goes off the edge of the pavement
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Ifyourvehiclegoesofftheedgeofthepavement,slowdown,but
avoidseverebrakeapplication,easethevehiclebackontothe
pavementonlyafterreducingyourspeed.Donotturnthesteering
wheeltoosharplywhilereturningtotheroadsurface.
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2010
Tribute (j14)
Owners Guide, 1st Printing
USA (fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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