Driving
3.
4.
Onvehiclesequippedwithanautomatictransmission,placethe
transmissioninN(Neutral);onvehiclesequippedwithamanual
transmission,depresstheclutch.
Movethe4WDcontroltothedesiredposition.
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Ifshiftinginto4X4LOW,waitforthe4WDLOWlightinthe
instrumentclustertoturnonindicatingtheshiftiscomplete.
Ifshiftingoutof4X4LOW,waitforthe4WDLOWlightinthe
instrumentclustertoturnoffindicatingtheshiftiscomplete.
Driving off-road with 4WD
Yourvehicleisspeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhasoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Formore
informationondrivingoff-road,readthe“FourWheeling”supplementin
yourowner’ sportfolio.
Ifyourvehiclegetsstuck
Ifthevehicleisstuckitmayberockedoutbyshiftingfromforwardand
reversegears,stoppingbetweenshifts,inasteadypattern.Presslightly
ontheacceleratorineachgear.
Donotrockthevehicleiftheengineisnotatnormaloperating
temperatureordamagetothetransmissionmayoccur.
Donotrockthevehicleformorethanafewminutesordamage
tothetransmissionandtiresmayoccurortheenginemay
overheat.
WARNING: Donotspinthewheelsatover35mph(56km/h).
Thetiresmayfailandinjureapassengerorbystander.
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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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