DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
CAUTION
qFootBrake
Don'ttrythestarterformorethan10
secondsatatime.Iftheenginestallsor
failstostart,wait10secondsbefore
tryingagain.Otherwise,youmay
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
damagethestarteranddrainthebattery.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
WARNING
Inextremelycoldweather,below
l
_
18
°C(0°F),orafterthevehicle
hasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithout
operatingtheaccelerator.
CoastingwiththeEngineOff:
Continuingtocoastwhentheengine
isstalledorturnedoffisdangerous.
Brakingwillrequiremoreeffort,and
thebrake'spower-assistcouldbe
depletedifyoupumpthebrake.This
willcauselongerstoppingdistancesor
evenanaccident.Don'tcontinue
coastingwhentheengineisstalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,
itshouldbestartedwithoutuseof
theaccelerator.
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RidingtheBrakes:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadilyapplying
thebrakesforlongdistancesis
dangerous.Thiscausesoverheated
brakes,resultinginlongerstopping
distancesoreventotalbrakefailure.
Thiscouldcauselossofvehicle
controlandaseriousaccident.Avoid
continuousapplicationofthebrakes.
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills.
5-4
Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2006 |
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