Driving
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Onvehiclesequippedwithanautomatictransmission,placethe
transmissioninN(Neutral);onvehiclesequippedwithamanual
transmission,depresstheclutch.
Movethe4WDcontroltothedesiredposition.
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Ifshiftinginto4L(4WDLow),waitforthe4WDLOWlightinthe
instrumentclustertoturnonindicatingtheshiftiscomplete.
Ifshiftingoutof4L(4WDLow),waitforthe4WDLOWlightinthe
instrumentclustertoturnoffindicatingtheshiftiscomplete.
Driving off-road with 4WD
Yourvehicleisspeciallyequippedfordrivingonsand,snow,mudand
roughterrainandhasoperatingcharacteristicsthataresomewhat
differentfromconventionalvehicles,bothonandofftheroad.
How your vehicle differs from other vehicles
Trucksandutilityvehiclescandifferfromsomeothervehicles.Your
vehiclemaybehighertoallowittotraveloverroughterrainwithout
gettinghungupordamagingunderbodycomponents.
Thedifferencesthatmakeyourvehiclesoversatilealsomakeithandle
differentlythananordinarypassengercar.
Maintainsteeringwheelcontrolatalltimes,especiallyinroughterrain.
Sincesuddenchangesinterraincanresultinabruptsteeringwheel
motion,makesureyougripthesteeringwheelfromtheoutside.Donot
gripthespokes.
Drivecautiouslytoavoidvehicledamagefromconcealedobjectssuchas
rocksandstumps.
Youshouldeitherknowtheterrainorexaminemapsoftheareabefore
driving.Mapoutyourroutebeforedrivinginthearea.Tomaintain
steeringandbrakingcontrolofyourvehicle,youmusthaveallfour
wheelsonthegroundandtheymustberolling,notslidingorspinning.
Basic operating principles
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Donotuse4WDondry,hardsurfacedroads.Doingsowillproduce
excessivenoise,increasetirewearandmaydamagedrivecomponents.
4WDmodesareonlyintendedforconsistentlyslipperyorloose
surfaces.
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Driveslowerinstrongcrosswindswhichcanaffectthenormalsteering
characteristicsofyourvehicle.
Beextremelycarefulwhendrivingonpavementmadeslipperyby
loosesand,water,gravel,snoworice.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B4000 |
| Model Year | 2008 |
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