DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
DynamicStabilityControl
(DSC)
WhenTCSisonandyouattempttofreethe
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vehiclewhenitisstuck,ordriveitoutof
freshlyfallensnow,theTCSwillactivate.
Depressingtheacceleratorwillnot
increaseenginepowerandfreeingthe
vehiclemaybedifficult.Whenthishappens,
turnofftheTCS.
TheDynamicStabilityControl(DSC)
automaticallycontrolsbrakingandengine
torqueinconjunctionwithsystemssuch
asABSandTCStohelpcontrolsideslip
whendrivingonslipperysurfaces,or
duringsuddenorevasivemaneuvering,
enhancingvehiclesafety.
IftheTCSisoffwhentheengineisturned
off,itautomaticallyactivateswhenthe
ignitionswitchisturnedon.
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LeavingtheTCSonwillprovidethebest
traction.
IftheTCSisOFFwhenthevehiclespeedis
morethan30km/h(18mph),it
automaticallyactivatesandtheTCSOFF
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
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RefertoABS(page5-7)andTCS(page
5-22).
DSCoperationispossibleatspeeds
greaterthan10km/h(6mph).
IftheTCSOFFswitchispressedandheld
for10secondsormore,theTCSOFF
switchmalfunctiondetectionfunction
operatesandtheTCSsystemactivates
automatically.TheTCSOFFindicatorlight
turnsoffwhiletheTCSsystemisoperative.
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WARNING
Donotrelyonthedynamicstability
controlasasubstituteforsafedriving:
Thedynamicstabilitycontrol(DSC)
cannotcompensateforunsafeand
recklessdriving,excessivespeed,
tailgating(followinganothervehicle
tooclosely),andhydroplaning
(reducedtirefrictionandroad
contactbecauseofwaterontheroad
surface).Youcanstillhavean
accident.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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