Driving
pavementonlyafterreducingyourspeed.Donotturnthesteering
wheeltoosharplywhilereturningtotheroadsurface.
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Itmaybesafertostayontheapronorshoulderoftheroadandslow
downgraduallybeforereturningtothepavement.Youmayloose
controlifyoudonotslowdownorifyouturnthesteeringwheeltoo
sharplyorabruptly.
Itoftenmaybelessriskytostrikesmallobjects,suchashighway
reflectors,withminordamagetoyourvehicleratherthanattempta
suddenreturntothepavementwhichcouldcausethevehicletoslide
sidewaysoutofcontrolorrollover.Remember,yoursafetyandthe
safetyofothersshouldbeyourprimaryconcern.
WARNING: Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchas
utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheel
drivevehiclesarenotdesignedforcorneringatspeedsashigh
aspassengercarsanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsare
designedtoperformsatisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions.
Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedandabruptmaneuversin
thesevehicles.Failuretodrivecautiouslycouldresultinan
increasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover,
personalinjuryanddeath.
If your vehicle gets stuck
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuckinmudorsnowitmayberockedoutby
shiftingbetweenforwardandreversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,ina
steadypattern.Presslightlyontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
WARNING: Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thegearshiftislatchedin1stgearorR(Reverse)(manual
transaxles)orP(Park)(automatictransaxles).Turnthe
ignitiontotheLOCKpositionandremovethekeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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Model Year | 2004 |
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