DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotdrivewithboththeABSwarning
lightandbrakewarninglight
illuminated.Havethevehicletowedto
anAuthorizedMazdaDealertohave
thebrakesinspectedassoonas
possible:
Drivingwhenthebrakesystem
warninglightandABSwarninglight
areilluminatedsimultaneouslyis
dangerous.
Whenbothlightsareilluminated,the
rearwheelscouldlockmorequickly
inanemergencystopthanunder
normalcircumstances.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtocharge
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thebattery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightmayilluminate.Ifthisoccurs,
itistheresultoftheweakbatteryanddoes
notindicateanABSmalfunction.
Rechargethebattery.
(WithDSCvehicles)
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Thebrakeassistsystemdoesnotoperate
whiletheABSwarninglightisilluminated.
qBrakeAssist(withDSCvehicles)
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
Duringemergencybrakingsituations
whenitisnecessarytodepressthebrake
pedalwithgreaterforce,thebrakeassist
systemprovidesbrakingassistance,thus
enhancingbrakingperformance.
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thebrakesapply
morefirmly.
NOTE
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayilluminatethebrake
systemwarninglightandtheABS
warninglightonsimultaneously.The
problemislikelytobetheelectronic
brakeforcedistributionsystem.
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thepedalwillfeel
softerbutthebrakeswillapplymorefirmly.
Thisisanormaleffectofthebrakeassist
operationanddoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
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Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,amotor/pump
operationnoisemaybeheard.Thisisa
normaleffectofthebrakeassistanddoes
notindicateanabnormality.
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Thebrakeassistequipmentdoesnot
supersedethefunctionalityofthevehicle's
mainbrakingsystem.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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