Driving
STEERING
Yourvehicleisequippedwithpowersteering.Powersteeringusesenergy
fromtheenginetodecreasethedriver’seffortinsteeringthevehicle.
Tohelppreventdamagetothepowersteeringpump:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheeltotheextremerightortheextremeleft
formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning.
Donotoperatethevehiclewiththepowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir.
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifthenoiseisexcessive,check
forlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
authorizeddealer.
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Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourauthorizeddealer.
DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.
Ifthesteeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
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Underinflatedtire(s)onanywheel(s)
Unevenvehicleloading
Highcrownincenterofroad
Highcrosswinds
Wheelsoutofalignment
Looseorwornsuspensioncomponents
LIMITED-SLIP AXLE (IF EQUIPPED)
Thisaxleprovidesaddedtractiononslipperysurfaces,particularlywhen
onewheelisonapoortractionsurface.Undernormalconditions,the
Limited-slipaxlefunctionslikeastandardrearaxle.Theaxlemay
exhibitaslightnoiseorvibrationintightturnswithlowvehiclespeed.
Thisisnormalbehaviorandindicatestheaxleisworking.
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| Categories | Mazda B-Series Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Tags | Mazda B2300 |
| Model Year | 2009 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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