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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
WARNING
Drybrakesthathavebecomewetby
drivingveryslowlyandapplyingthe
brakeslightlyuntilbrakeperformance
isnormal:
qFootBrake
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
WARNING
qParkingBrake
Donotcoastwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop:
Coastingwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoffisdangerous.Brakingwill
requiremoreeffort,andthebrake's
power-assistcouldbedepletedifyou
pumpthebrake.Thiswillcause
longerstoppingdistancesorevenan
accident.
WARNING
Beforeleavingthedriver'sseat,always
putthekeyorstartknobtoLOCK
position,settheparkingbrakeand
makesuretheshiftleverisinP:
Intentionallyplacingthekeyorstart
knobintoLOCKpositionismuch
moreimportantwhereyouwillnot
beremovingthekeytoleavethe
vehicleandbecauseleavingitin
otherpositionswilldisablesomeof
thevehiclesecuritysystemsandrun
thebatterydown.
Leavingthedriver'sseatwithout
puttingtheignitionswitchinLOCK
position,settingtheparkingbrake
andtheshiftleverisinPis
dangerous.Unexpectedvehicle
movementcouldoccur.Thiscould
causeanaccident.
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadily
applyingthebrakesforlong
distancesisdangerous.Thiscauses
overheatedbrakes,resultingin
longerstoppingdistancesoreven
totalbrakefailure.Thiscouldcause
lossofvehiclecontrolandaserious
accident.Avoidcontinuous
applicationofthebrakes.
CAUTION
Drivingwiththeparkingbrakeon
willcauseexcessivewearofthebrake
liningsorpads.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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