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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTCSIndicatorLight
TractionControlSystem
(TCS)í
TheTractionControlSystem(TCS)
enhancestractionandsafetyby
controllingenginetorque.WhentheTCS
detectsdrivingwheelslippage,itlowers
enginetorquetopreventlossoftraction.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.IftheTCSis
Thismeansthatonaslicksurface,the
engineadjustsautomaticallytoprovide
optimumpowertothedrivewheels
withoutcausingthemtospinandlose
traction.
operating,theindicatorlightflashes.
Ifthelightstayson,theTCSmayhavea
malfunctionanditmaynotoperate
correctly.Takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
WARNING
Donotrelyonthetractioncontrol
systemasasubstituteforsafedriving:
Thetractioncontrolsystem(TCS)
cannotcompensateforunsafeand
recklessdriving,excessivespeed,
tailgating(followinganothervehicle
tooclosely),andhydroplaning
(reducedtirefrictionandroadcontact
becauseofwaterontheroadsurface).
Youcanstillhaveanaccident.
NOTE
Inadditiontotheindicatorlight
l
flashing,aslightluggingsoundwill
comefromtheengine.Thisindicates
thattheTCSisoperatingproperly.
Onslipperysurfaces,suchasfresh
l
snow,itwillbeimpossibleto
achievehighrpmwhentheTCSis
on.
Usesnowtiresanddriveatreduced
speedswhenroadsarecoveredwith
iceand/orsnow:
qTCSOFFIndicatorLight
Drivingwithoutpropertraction
devicesonsnowand/orice-covered
roadsisdangerous.Thetraction
controlsystem(TCS)alonecannot
provideadequatetractionandyou
couldstillhaveanaccident.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
ItalsocomesonwhentheTCSOFF
switchispressedandTCSisswitchedoff.
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íSomemodels.
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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