DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotrelyonABSorRSCasa
substituteforsafedriving:
TheABSandRSCcannotcompensate
forunsafeandrecklessdriving,
excessivespeed,tailgating(following
anothervehicletooclosely),driving
oniceandsnow,andhydroplaning
(reducedtirefrictionandroad
contactbecauseofwaterontheroad
surface).Youcanstillhavean
accident.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtochargethe
battery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightmayilluminate.Ifthisoccurs,it
istheresultoftheweakbatteryanddoesnot
indicateanABSmalfunction.
NOTE
Rechargethebattery.
Brakingdistancesmaybelongeronloose
l
surfaces(snoworgravel,forexample)
whichusuallyhaveahardfoundation.A
vehiclewithanormalbrakingsystemmay
requirelessdistancetostopunderthese
conditionsbecausethetireswillbuildupa
wedgeofsurfacelayerwhenthewheels
skid.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
ThesoundoftheABSoperatingmaybe
l
heardwhenstartingtheengineor
immediatelyafterstartingthevehicle.
However,itdoesnotindicateamalfunction.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayilluminatethebrake
systemwarninglightandtheABS
warninglightonsimultaneously.The
problemislikelytobetheelectronic
brakeforcedistributionsystem.
qABSWarningLight
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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