2009 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
Warning/IndicatorLightsandBeepSounds
qBrakeSystemWarningLight
NOTE
Havingtoaddbrakefluidissometimesan
indicatorofleakage.ConsultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossibleevenifthe
brakelightisnolongerilluminated.
WARNING
Donotdrivewiththebrakesystem
warninglightilluminated.Contactan
AuthorizedMazdaDealertohavethe
brakesinspectedassoonaspossible:
Drivingwiththebrakesystem
Thiswarninghasthefollowingfunctions:
Parkingbrakewarning
Thelightcomesonwhentheparking
brakeisappliedwiththeignitionswitch
intheSTARTorONposition.Itturnsoff
whentheparkingbrakeisfullyreleased.
warninglightilluminatedis
dangerous.Itindicatesthatyour
brakesmaynotworkatallorthat
theycouldcompletelyfailatany
time.Ifthislightremains
Lowbrakefluidlevelwarning
Ifthelightstaysonaftertheparkingbrake
isfullyreleased,youmayhaveabrake
problem.
illuminated,aftercheckingthatthe
parkingbrakeisfullyreleased,have
thebrakesinspectedimmediately.
Drivetothesideoftheroadandparkoff
theright-of-way.
qABSWarningLight
Youmaynoticethatthepedalisharderto
pushorthatitmaygoclosertothefloor.
Ineithercase,itwilltakelongertostop
thevehicle.
1.
Withtheenginestopped,checkthe
brakefluidlevelimmediatelyandadd
fluidasrequired(page8-16).
Thewarninglightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
2.
Afteraddingfluid,checkthelight
again.
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
Ifthewarninglightremainson,orifthe
brakesdonotoperateproperly,donot
drivethevehicle.Haveittowedtoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
Evenifthelightgoesouthaveyourbrake
systeminspectedassoonaspossibleby
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2009
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