DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qAWDDriving
qAWDWarningLight
WARNING
Avoidsharpturns,excessivespeedand
abruptmaneuverswhendrivingthis
vehicle:
Sharpturns,excessivespeedand
abruptmaneuveringofthisvehicleis
dangerousasitcouldresultinthe
increasedriskoflossofvehicle
control,vehicleroll-over,personal
injuryordeath.
Thisvehiclehasahighercenterof
gravity.Vehicleswithahighercenter
ofgravitysuchasutilityandAWD
vehicleshandledifferentlythan
vehicleswithalowercenterof
gravity.
Thiswarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
Thereafter,thewarninglightwill
illuminateorflashunderthefollowing
conditions:
Illuminateswhenthereisan
l
abnormalitywiththeAWDsystem.
Flasheswhenthedifferentialoil
l
temperatureisabnormallyhigh.
UtilityandAWDvehiclesarenot
designedforcorneringathighspeeds
anymorethanlowprofilesportscars
aredesignedtoperformsatisfactorily
underoff-roadconditions.In
addition,utilityvehicleshavea
significantlyhigherrolloverratethan
othertypesofvehicles.
Flasheswhentherearecontinually
l
largedifferencesbetweenfrontandrear
wheelrotation,suchaswhentryingto
pullawayfromanicysurface,orwhen
tryingtoextricatethevehiclefrom
mud,sandorsimilarconditions.
IftheAWDwarninglightilluminates:
IftheAWDwarninglightilluminates,
contactanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Drivecarefullywhenthevehicleis
loadedbyloweringvehiclespeedand
applyingthebrakesearlier:
IftheAWDwarninglightflashes:
Abruptmaneuveringandsudden
brakingwhendrivingaloaded
vehicleisdangerousasthedriving
behaviorofavehiclewithahigh
centerofgravityisdifferentwhenitis
loadedcomparedtowhenitisnot,
andcouldresultinthelossofvehicle
controlandanaccident.
Parkthevehicleinasafeplace.Aftera
fewmoments;ifthewarninglightstops
flashing,youcanresumedriving.Ifthe
lightdoesnotstopflashing,contactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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