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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
TirePressureMonitoring
Systemí
NOTE
WhenDSCisonandyouattemptto
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freethevehiclewhenitisstuck,or
driveitoutoffreshlyfallensnow,
theTCS(partoftheDSCsystem)
willactivate.Depressingthe
acceleratorwillnotincreaseengine
powerandfreeingthevehiclemay
bedifficult.
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)monitorsthepressureforeach
tire.
Iftirepressureistoolowortoohighin
oneormoretires,thesystemwillinform
thedriverviathewarninglightinthe
instrumentpanelandbythewarningbeep
sound.
Whenthishappens,turnofftheTCS/
DSC.
IftheTCS/DSCisoffwhenthe
engineisturnedoff,itautomatically
activateswhentheignitionswitchis
turnedon.
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Thetirepressuresensorsinstalledoneach
wheelsendtirepressuredatabyradio
signaltothereceiverunitinthevehicle.
LeavingtheTCS/DSConwill
providethebeststability.Whenthe
TCS/DSCisoff,theTCS/DSCdoes
notactivatebutthebrakeLSD
functionremains.
IftheDSCOFFswitchispressed
andheldforasecondormore,the
TCS/DSCsystemmaybecome
inoperativeduetothesystem
detectingswitchtrouble.IftheTCS/
DSCsystembecomesinoperative,
theTCS/DSCandtheDSCOFF
indicatorlightsilluminate
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Tire pressure sensors
TPMSdoesnotalleviateyourneedto
checkthepressureandconditionofall
fourtiresbeforeyoudriveeachday.
simultaneously.Inthiscase,turnoff
theengineandrestartittorestorethe
TCS/DSC.
íSomemodels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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