DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotdrivewithboththeABSwarning
lightandbrakewarninglight
illuminated.Havethevehicletowedto
anAuthorizedMazdaDealertohave
thebrakesinspectedassoonas
possible:
Drivingwhenthebrakesystem
warninglightandABSwarninglight
areilluminatedatthesametimeis
dangerous.
Whenbothlightsareilluminated,the
rearwheelscouldlockmorequickly
inanemergencystopthanunder
normalcircumstances.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtochargethe
battery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightcomeson.Thisisduetoaweak
battery,notamalfunction.
Rechargethebattery.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
qBrakeAssist
Duringemergencybrakingsituations
whenitisnecessarytodepressthebrake
pedalwithgreaterforce,thebrakeassist
systemprovidesbrakingassistance,thus
enhancingbrakingperformance.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayturnthebrakesystem
warninglightandtheABSwarninglight
onatthesametime.Theproblemislikely
tobetheelectronicbrakeforce
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thebrakesapply
morefirmly.
NOTE
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thepedalwillfeel
softerbutthebrakeswillapplymorefirmly.
Thisisanormaleffectofthebrakeassist
operationanddoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
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distributionsystem.
Thebrakeassistequipmentdoesnot
supersedethefunctionalityofthevehicle's
mainbrakingsystem.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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