2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
DynamicStabilityControl
CAUTION
(DSC)í
ØTheDSCmaynotoperatecorrectly
unlessthefollowingareobserved:
Ø Usetiresofthecorrectsize
specifiedforyourMazdaonall
fourwheels.
TheDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)
automaticallycontrolsbrakingandengine
torqueinconjunctionwithsystemssuch
asABSandTCStohelpcontrolsideslip
whendrivingonslipperysurfaces,or
duringsuddenorevasivemaneuvering,
enhancingvehiclesafety.
Ø Usetiresofthesame
manufacturer,brandandtread
patternonallfourwheels.
Ø Donotmixworntires.
ØTheDSCmaynotoperatecorrectly
whentirechainsareusedora
temporarysparetireisinstalled
becausethetirediameterchanges.
RefertoABS(page5-7)andTCS(page
5-23).
DSCoperationispossibleatspeeds
greaterthan20km/h(12mph).
NOTE
AfterturningtheignitionswitchtotheON
position,aclickingsoundmaybeheardbehind
thedashboard.Thissoundistheresultofthe
DSCsystemself-checkoperationanddoesnot
indicateanabnormality.
WARNING
Donotrelyonthedynamicstability
controlasasubstituteforsafedriving:
Thedynamicstabilitycontrol(DSC)
cannotcompensateforunsafeand
recklessdriving,excessivespeed,
tailgating(followinganothervehicle
tooclosely),andhydroplaning
(reducedtirefrictionandroad
contactbecauseofwaterontheroad
surface).Youcanstillhavean
accident.
qTCS/DSCIndicatorLight
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.IftheTCSorDSCis
operating,theindicatorlightflashes.
Ifthelightstayson,theTCSorDSCmay
haveamalfunctionandtheymaynot
operatecorrectly.Takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
5-24
íSomemodels.
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2008
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2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual