DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Settingtheparkingbrake
qBrakeSystemWarningLight
Depressthebrakepedalandthenfirmly
pulltheparkingbrakeleverfullyupwards
withsufficientforcetoholdthevehiclein
astationaryposition.
Thiswarninghasthefollowingfunctions:
Parkingbrakewarning
Thelightilluminateswhentheparking
brakeisappliedwiththeignitionswitch
intheSTARTorONposition.Itturnsoff
whentheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased.
Lowbrakefluidlevelwarning
Ifthelightstaysonaftertheparkingbrake
isfullyreleased,youmayhaveabrake
problem.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
Depressthebrakepedalandpullthe
parkingbrakeleverupwards,thenpress
thereleasebutton.Whileholdingthe
button,lowertheparkingbrakeleverall
thewaydowntothereleasedposition.
Drivetothesideoftheroadandparkoff
theright-of-way.
Youmaynoticethatthepedalisharderto
depressorthatitmaygoclosertothe
floor.Ineithercase,itwilltakelongerto
stopthevehicle.
1.
Withtheenginestopped,openthe
hoodandcheckthebrakefluidlevel
immediately,andthenaddfluidif
required(page8-22).
2.
Afteraddingfluid,checkthelight
again.
Ifthewarninglightremainson,orifthe
brakesdonotoperateproperly,donot
drivethevehicle.Haveittowedtoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Evenifthelightturnsoffhaveyourbrake
systeminspectedassoonaspossibleby
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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