DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qBrakeSystemWarningLight
NOTE
Havingtoaddbrakefluidissometimesan
indicatorofleakage.ConsultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossibleevenifthe
brakelightisnolongerilluminated.
WARNING
Donotdrivewiththebrakesystem
warninglightilluminated.Contactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealertohavethe
brakesinspectedassoonaspossible:
Drivingwiththebrakesystem
Thiswarninghasthefollowingfunctions:
Parkingbrakewarning
Thelightcomesonwhentheparking
brakeisappliedwiththeignitionswitch
intheSTARTorONposition.Itturnsoff
whentheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased.
warninglightilluminatedis
dangerous.Itindicatesthatyour
brakesmaynotworkatallorthat
theycouldcompletelyfailatany
time.Ifthislightremains
Lowbrakefluidlevelwarning
Ifthelightstaysonaftertheparkingbrake
isfullyreleased,youmayhaveabrake
problem.
illuminated,aftercheckingthatthe
parkingbrakeisfullyreleased,have
thebrakesinspectedimmediately.
Drivetothesideoftheroadandparkoff
theright-of-way.
qAnti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS)
TheABScontrolunitcontinuously
monitorsthespeedofeachwheel.Ifone
isabouttolockup,theABSrespondsby
automaticallyreleasingandreapplying
thatwheel'sbrake.
Youmaynoticethatthepedalisharderto
pushorthatitmaygoclosertothefloor.
Ineithercase,itwilltakelongertostop
thevehicle.
Thedriverwillfeelaslightvibrationin
thebrakepedalandmayhearachattering
noisefromthebrakesystem.Thisis
normalwhentheABSoperates.Don't
pumpthebrakes,continuetopressdown
onthebrakepedal.
1.
Withtheenginestopped,checkthe
brakefluidlevelimmediatelyandadd
fluidasrequired(page8-22).
2.
Afteraddingfluid,checkthelight
again.
Ifthewarninglightremainson,orifthe
brakesdonotoperateproperly,donot
drivethevehicle.Haveittowedtoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Evenifthelightgoesouthaveyourbrake
systeminspectedassoonaspossibleby
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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