DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotrelyonABSasasubstitutefor
safedriving:
TheABScannotcompensatefor
unsafeandrecklessdriving,excessive
speed,tailgating(followinganother
vehicletooclosely),drivingoniceand
snow,andhydroplaning(reducedtire
frictionandroadcontactbecauseof
waterontheroadsurface).Youcan
stillhaveanaccident.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtochargethe
battery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightcomeson.Thisisduetoaweak
battery,notamalfunction.
NOTE
Rechargethebattery.
Brakingdistancesmaybelongeronloose
l
surfaces(snoworgravel,forexample)
whichusuallyhaveahardfoundation.A
vehiclewithanormalbrakingsystemmay
requirelessdistancetostopunderthese
conditionsbecausethetireswillbuildupa
wedgeofsurfacelayerwhenthewheels
skid.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarningí
ThesoundoftheABSoperatingmaybe
l
heardwhenstartingtheengineor
immediatelyafterstartingthevehicle.
However,itdoesnotindicateamalfunction.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayturnthebrakesystem
warninglightandtheABSwarninglight
onatthesametime.Theproblemislikely
tobetheelectronicbrakeforce
qABSWarningLightí
distributionsystem.
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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