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Blackplate(160,1)
DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
NOTE
Inextremelycoldweather,below
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qFootBrake
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18
°C(0°F),orafterthevehicle
hasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithout
operatingtheaccelerator.
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,
itshouldbestartedwithoutuseof
theaccelerator.
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Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
WARNING
Donotcoastwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop:
Castingwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoffisdangerous.Brakingwill
requiremoreeffort,andthebrake's
power-assistcouldbedepletedifyou
pumpthebrake.Thiswillcause
longerstoppingdistancesorevenan
accident.
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadilyapplying
thebrakesforlongdistancesis
dangerous.Thiscausesoverheated
brakes,resultinginlongerstopping
distancesoreventotalbrakefailure.
Thiscouldcauselossofvehicle
controlandaseriousaccident.Avoid
continuousapplicationofthebrakes.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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