Driving
Parking brake
Applytheparkingbrakewhenever
thevehicleisparked.Tosetthe
parkingbrake,presstheparking
brakepedaldownuntilthepedal
stops.
TheBRAKEwarninglampinthe
instrumentclusterilluminatesand
remainsilluminated(whenthe
ignitionisturnedon)untilthe
parkingbrakeisreleased.
!
BRAKE
P
WARNING:Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thatthegearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(First)(manualtransmission).
Note:Theparkingbrakeisnotrecommendedtostopamovingvehicle.
However,ifthenormalbrakesfail,theparkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.Sincetheparkingbrakeappliesonlythe
rearbrakes,thevehicle’sstoppingdistancewillincreasegreatlyandthe
handlingofyourvehiclewillbeadverselyaffected.
Pullthereleaselevertoreleasethe
brake.
Drivingwiththeparkingbrake
onwillcausethebrakestowear
outquicklyandreducefuel
economy.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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Model Year | 2009 |
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