Driving
TheBRAKEwarninglampinthe
instrumentclusterilluminatesand
remainsilluminated(whenthe
ignitionisturnedON)untilthe
parkingbrakeisreleased.
!
BRAKE
WARNING: Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thatthegearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(FirstGear)(manualtransmission).
NOTE:Theparkingbrakeisnotrecommendedtostopamovingvehicle.
However,ifthenormalbrakesfail,theparkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.Sincetheparkingbrakeappliesonlythe
rearbrakes,thevehicle’sstoppingdistancewillincreasegreatlyandthe
handlingofyourvehiclewillbeadverselyaffected.
Toreleasetheparkingbrake,the
brakehandlemayneedtobepulled
upslightlytoreleasepressure
beforepushinginthebutton.
Pushthebuttonontheendof
theparkingbrakehandleand
pushthehandledownasfaras
possible.Drivingwiththe
parkingbrakeappliedwillcause
thebrakestowearoutquickly
andreducefueleconomy.
STEERING
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
•
Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
•
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
•
•
•
•
anunderinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2003 |
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