2003 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Driving
WARNING: Iftheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased,butthebrake
warninglampremainsilluminated,thebrakesmaynotbe
workingproperly.SeeyourauthorizedMazdadealership.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransaxlemayoccur.
WARNING: Donotspinthewheelsatover56km/h(35mph).
Thetiresmayfailandinjureapassengerorbystander.
Emergency maneuvers
Inanunavoidableemergencysituationwhereasuddensharpturn
mustbemade,remembertoavoid“over-driving”yourvehicle,i.e.,
turnthesteeringwheelonlyasrapidlyandasfarasrequiredtoavoid
theemergency.Excessivesteeringwillresultinlessvehiclecontrol,
notmore.Additionally,smoothvariationsoftheacceleratorand/or
brakepedalpressureshouldbeutilizedifchangesinvehiclespeedare
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
WARNING: Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchas
utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheel
drivevehiclesarenotdesignedforcorneringatspeedsashigh
aspassengercarsanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsare
designedtoperformsatisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions.
Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabruptmaneuversin
thesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultinan
increasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,
personalinjuryanddeath.
Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2003
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Andrew on Dec 10, 2012. owner

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