BeforeDrivingYourMazda
Towing
Ascendingahill
Shiftintoalowergeartoreducethepossibilityofoverloadingoroverheatingtheengine,or
both.
Descendingahill
Shiftintoalowergearanduseenginecompressionasabrakingeffect.
WARNING
Alwaysuselowergearstoreducespeed:
Holdingthebrakepedaldowntoolongortoofrequentlyisdangerousasitcould
causethebrakestooverheatandlosepower,resultinginlossofcontrolanda
seriousaccident.Uselowergearstohelpreducespeed.Pullofftheroadandallow
brakestocooldownwheneverbrakingperformancefeelsreduced.
Overheatedengine
Theextraweightofthetrailermaystraintheengineonhotdaysandonlongorsteep
upgrades.
Ifthetemperaturegaugeindicatesoverheating,turnofftheairconditioner,drivesafelyto
thesideoftheroad,parkofftheright-of-wayandwaitforenginetocool.Referto
Overheating(page7-14).
Parking
Alwaysmakesurethetiresofthetrailerandthetowvehicleareblockedwhileparked.
ApplytheparkingbrakefirmlyandputthetransaxleinP.
Avoidparkingonanincline,butifyoumust,followtheseinstructions:
1.
2.
3.
Depressandholddownthebrakepedal.
Haveahelperputwheelblocksagainstthedownhillsideofallvehicleandtrailertires.
Thenreleasethebrakepedalslowlyuntiltheblocksbeartheload.
Ifthegradeisdownhill,turnthesteeringwheelsothatthefrontofthefronttiresface
l
thecurb.
Ifitisuphill,facetherearofthefronttiresagainstthecurb.
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4.
5.
Firmlyapplytheparkingbrake.
ShiftthetransaxleintoP,andstoptheengine.
Torestartafterparkingonanincline:
1.
2.
WiththetransaxleinP,starttheengine.(Besuretodepressandholdthebrakepedal.)
Shiftintogear.
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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