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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
ABSWarningLightandBrake
WarningLightonattheSameTime:
Drivingwhenthebrakesystem
warninglightandABSwarninglight
areonatthesametimeisdangerous.
Whenbothlightsareon,therear
wheelscouldlockmorequicklyinan
emergencystopthanundernormal
circumstances.
Don'tdrivewithbothlightson,have
thevehicletowedtoanAuthorized
MazdaDealertohavethebrakes
inspectedassoonaspossible.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedto
chargethebattery,unevenrpmoccurs
andtheABSwarninglightcomeson.
Thisisduetoaweakbattery,nota
malfunction.
Rechargethebattery.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
qBrakePadWearIndicator
Whenthediscbrakepadsbecomeworn,
thebuilt-inwearindicatorscontactthe
discplates.Thiscausesascreechingnoise
towarnthatthepadsshouldbereplaced.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayturnthebrakesystem
warninglightandtheABSwarninglight
onatthesametime.Theproblemislikely
tobeanelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
system.
Whenyouhearthisnoise,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerassoonas
possible.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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