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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
WARNING
CAUTION
Drybrakesthathavebecomewetby
drivingveryslowlyandapplyingthe
brakeslightlyuntilbrakeperformance
isnormal:
Drivingwiththeparkingbrakeon
willcauseexcessivewearofthebrake
liningsorpads.
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
NOTE
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
Forparkinginsnow,refertoWinterDriving
(page4-8)regardingparkingbrakeuse.
Settingtheparkingbrake
Depressthebrakepedalandthenfirmly
pulltheparkingbrakeleverfullyupwards
withagreateramountofforcethanis
requiredsothatthevehicleholdsinthe
stationaryposition.
qParkingBrake
WARNING
Beforeleavingthedriver'sseat,always
putthekeyorstartknobtoLOCK
position,settheparkingbrakeand
makesuretheshiftleverisinPwithan
automatictransmissionorin1orR
withamanualtransmission:
Intentionallyplacingthekeyorstart
knobintoLOCKpositionismuch
moreimportantwhereyouwillnot
beremovingthekeytoleavethe
vehicleandbecauseleavingitin
otherpositionswilldisablesomeof
thevehiclesecuritysystemsandrun
thebatterydown.
Leavingthedriver'sseatwithout
puttingtheignitionswitchinLOCK
position,settingtheparkingbrake
andtheshiftleverisinPwithan
automatictransmissionorin1orR
withamanualtransmissionis
dangerous.Unexpectedvehicle
movementcouldoccur.Thiscould
causeanaccident.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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