2004 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

Driving
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:
animproperlyinflatedtire
uneventirewear
looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
looseorwornsteeringcomponents
impropersteeringalignment
Ahighcrownintheroadorhighcrosswindsmayalsomakethesteering
seemtowander/pull.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2004
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