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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
WARNING
Havingtoaddbrakefluidissometimes
anindicatorofleakage.Consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealerassoonas
possibleevenifthebrakelightisno
longerilluminated.
DonotrelyonABSasasubstitutefor
safedriving:
TheABScannotcompensatefor
unsafeandrecklessdriving,excessive
speed,tailgating(followinganother
vehicletooclosely),drivingoniceand
snow,andhydroplaning(reducedtire
frictionandroadcontactbecauseof
waterontheroadsurface).Youcan
stillhaveanaccident.
WARNING
Donotdrivewiththebrakesystem
warninglightilluminated.Contactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealertohavethe
brakesinspectedassoonaspossible:
Drivingwiththebrakesystemwarning
lightilluminatedisdangerous.It
indicatesthatyourbrakesmaynot
workatallorthattheycould
completelyfailatanytime.Ifthislight
remainsilluminated,afterchecking
thattheparkingbrakeisfully
released,havethebrakesinspected
immediately.
NOTE
Brakingdistancesmaybelongeron
loosesurfaces(snoworgravel,for
example)whichusuallyhaveahard
foundation.Avehiclewithanormal
brakingsystemmayrequireless
distancetostopundertheseconditions
becausethetireswillbuildupawedge
ofsurfacelayerwhenthewheelsskid.
qAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)í
qABSWarningLightí
TheABScontrolunitcontinuously
monitorsthespeedofeachwheel.Ifone
isabouttolockup,theABSrespondsby
automaticallyreleasingandreapplying
thatwheel'sbrake.
Thedriverwillfeelaslightvibrationin
thebrakepedalandmayhearachattering
noisefromthebrakesystem.Thisis
normalwhentheABSoperates.Don't
pumpthebrakes,continuetopressdown
onthebrakepedal.
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
íSomemodels.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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