Driving
STEERING
Yourvehicleisequippedwithpowersteering.Powersteeringusesenergy
fromtheenginetodecreasethedriver’seffortinsteeringthevehicle.
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringpump:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheeltotheextremerightortheextremeleft
formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewiththepowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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Underinflatedtire(s)onanywheel(s)
Unevenvehicleloading
Highcrownincenterofroad
Highcrosswinds
Wheelsoutofalignment
Looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
TRACTION-LOK AXLE/LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL (IF EQUIPPED)
Thisaxleprovidesaddedtractiononslipperysurfaces,particularlywhen
onewheelisonapoortractionsurface.Undernormalconditions,the
Traction-Lokaxlefunctionslikeastandardrearaxle.
PREPARING TO DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE
WARNING: Utilityvehicleshaveasignificantlyhigherrollover
ratethanothertypesofvehicles.
WARNING: Inarollovercrash,anunbeltedpersonis
significantlymorelikelytodiethanapersonwearingasafety
belt.
Yourvehiclehaslargertiresandincreasedgroundclearance,givingthe
vehicleahighercenterofgravitythanapassengercar.
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REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaBSeries(mbs),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
Product Specification
Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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Tags | Mazda B4000 |
Model Year | 2005 |
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