Driving
calledfor.Avoidabruptsteering,accelerationorbrakingwhichcould
resultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,vehiclerollover
and/orpersonalinjury.Useallavailableroadsurfacetoreturnthe
vehicletoasafedirectionoftravel.
•
Intheeventofanemergencystop,avoidskiddingthetiresanddonot
attemptanysharpsteeringwheelmovements.
WARNING:Vehicleswithahighercenterofgravitysuchas
utilityandfour-wheeldrivevehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterofgravity.Utilityandfour-wheeldrive
vehiclesarenotdesignedforcorneringatspeedsashighaspassenger
carsanymorethanlow-slungsportscarsaredesignedtoperform
satisfactorilyunderoff-roadconditions.Avoidsharpturns,excessive
speedandabruptmaneuversinthesevehicles.Failuretodrive
cautiouslycouldresultinanincreasedriskoflossofvehiclecontrol,
vehiclerollover,personalinjuryanddeath.
•
Ifthevehiclegoesfromonetypeofsurfacetoanother(i.e.,from
concretetogravel)therewillbeachangeinthewaythevehicle
respondstoamaneuver(steering,accelerationorbraking).Again,
avoidtheseabruptinputs.
4WD Systems
4WD(whenyouselecta4WDmode)usesallfourwheelstopowerthe
vehicle.Thisincreasestraction,enablingyoutodriveoverterrainand
roadconditionsthataconventionaltwo-wheeldrivevehiclecannot.
Powerissuppliedtoallfourwheelsthroughatransfercase.On4WD
vehicles,thetransfercaseallowsyoutoselect4WDwhennecessary.
Informationontransfercaseoperationandshiftingprocedurescanbe
foundintheDrivingchapter.Informationontransfercasemaintenance
canbefoundintheMaintenanceandSpecificationschapter.You
shouldbecomethoroughlyfamiliarwiththisinformationbeforeyou
operateyourvehicle.
Normal characteristics
Onsome4WDmodels,theinitialshiftfromtwo-wheeldriveto4x4while
thevehicleismovingcancausesomemomentaryclunkandratcheting
sounds.
Sand
Whendrivingoversand,trytokeepallfourwheelsonthemostsolid
areaofthetrail.Avoidreducingthetirepressuresbutshifttoalower
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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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