Driving
Descendahillinthesamegearyou
wouldusetoclimbupthehillto
avoidexcessivebrakeapplication
andbrakeoverheating.Donot
descendinneutral;instead,
disengageoverdriveormanually
shifttoalowergear.When
descendingasteephill,avoid
suddenhardbrakingasyoucould
losecontrol.Whenyoubrakehard,
thefrontwheelscan’tturnandif
theyaren’tturning,youwon’tbe
abletosteer.Thefrontwheelshavetobeturninginordertosteerthe
vehicle.Rapidpumpingofthebrakepedalwillhelpyouslowthevehicle
andstillmaintainsteeringcontrol.
Ifyourvehiclehasanti-lockbrakes,applythebrakessteadily.Donot
“pump”thebrakes.
Drivingonsnowandice
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4WDvehicleshaveadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Shouldyoustarttoslidewhiledrivingonsnowyoricyroads,turnthe
steeringwheelinthedirectionoftheslideuntilyouregaincontrol.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
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Avoidsuddenbrakingaswell.Althougha4WDvehiclemayaccelerate
betterthanatwo-wheeldrivevehicleinsnowandice,itwon’tstop
anyfaster,becauseasinothervehicles,brakingoccursatallfour
wheels.Donotbecomeoverconfidentastoroadconditions.
Makesureyouallowsufficientdistancebetweenyouandother
vehiclesforstopping.Driveslowerthanusualandconsiderusingone
ofthelowergears.Inemergencystoppingsituations,avoidlockingof
thewheels.Usea“squeeze”technique,pushonthebrakepedalwitha
steadilyincreasingforcewhichallowsthewheelstobrakeyet
continuetorollsothatyoumaysteerinthedirectionyouwantto
travel.Ifyoulockthewheels,releasethebrakepedalandrepeatthe
squeezetechnique.SinceyourvehicleisequippedwithaFourWheel
Anti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS),applythebrakesteadily.Donot
“pump”thebrakes.RefertotheBrakessectionofthischapterfor
additionalinformationontheoperationoftheanti-lockbrakesystem.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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