Driving
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4WDvehiclesshouldbedrivenwithtractiondevicesasreferredtoin
UsingsnowtiresandtractiondevicesintheTires,Wheelsand
Loadingchapter.
MaintenanceandModifications
Thesuspensionandsteeringsystemsonyourvehiclehavebeendesigned
andtestedtoprovidepredictableperformancewhetherloadedorempty
anddurableloadcarryingcapability.Forthisreason,MazdaMotor
Corporationstronglyrecommendsthatyoudonotmakemodifications
suchasaddingorremovingparts(suchasliftkitsorstabilizerbars)or
byusingreplacementpartsnotequivalenttotheoriginalfactory
equipment.
Anymodificationstoavehiclethatraisethecenterofgravitycanmake
itmorelikelythevehiclewillrolloverasaresultofalossofcontrol.
MazdaMotorCorporationrecommendsthatcautionbeusedwithany
vehicleequippedwithahighloadordevice(suchasladderracksor
pickupboxcover).
Failuretomaintainyourvehicleproperlymayvoidthewarranty,increase
yourrepaircost,reducevehicleperformanceandoperationalcapabilities
andadverselyaffectdriverandpassengersafety.Frequentinspectionof
vehiclechassiscomponentsisrecommendedifthevehicleissubjectedto
heavyoff-roadusage.
DRIVINGTHROUGHWATER
Ifdrivingthroughdeeporstanding
waterisunavoidable,proceedvery
slowlyespeciallywhenthedepthis
notknown.Neverdrivethrough
waterthatishigherthanthebottom
ofthewheelrims(forcars)orthe
bottomofthehubs(fortrucks).
Whendrivingthroughwater,tractionorbrakecapabilitymaybelimited.
Also,watermayenteryourengine’sairintakeandseverelydamageyour
engineoryourvehiclemaystall.Drivingthroughdeepwaterwhere
thetransmissionventtubeissubmergedmayallowwaterintothe
transmissionandcauseinternaltransmissiondamage.
Oncethroughthewater,alwaysdrythebrakesbymovingyour
vehicleslowlywhileapplyinglightpressureonthebrakepedal.
Wetbrakesdonotstopthevehicleasquicklyasdrybrakes.
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2008
Tribute(j14)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
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Model Year | 2008 |
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