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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
TractionControlSystem
(TCS)í
NOTE
ToturnofftheTCS,presstheDSC
OFFswitch(page5-26).
TheTractionControlSystem(TCS)
enhancestractionandsafetyby
controllingenginetorqueandbraking.
WhentheTCSdetectsdrivingwheel
slippage,itlowersenginetorqueand
operatesthebrakestopreventlossof
traction.
qTCS/DSCIndicatorLight
Thismeansthatonaslicksurface,the
engineadjustsautomaticallytoprovide
optimumpowertothedrivewheels
withoutcausingthemtospinandlose
traction.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.IftheTCSorDSCis
operating,theindicatorlightflashes.
WARNING
Ifthelightstayson,theTCSorDSCmay
haveamalfunctionandtheymaynot
operatecorrectly.Takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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
Usesnowtiresortirechainsanddrive
atreducedspeedswhenroadsare
coveredwithiceand/orsnow:
snow,itwillbeimpossibleto
achievehighrpmwhentheTCSis
on.
Drivingwithoutpropertraction
devicesonsnowand/orice-covered
roadsisdangerous.Thetraction
controlsystem(TCS)alonecannot
provideadequatetractionandyou
couldstillhaveanaccident.
íSomemodels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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