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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
WARNING
Donotcoastwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop:
Coastingwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoffisdangerous.Brakingwill
requiremoreeffort,andthebrake's
power-assistcouldbedepletedifyou
pumpthebrake.Thiswillcause
longerstoppingdistancesorevenan
accident.
qFootBrake
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadily
applyingthebrakesforlong
distancesisdangerous.Thiscauses
overheatedbrakes,resultingin
longerstoppingdistancesoreven
totalbrakefailure.Thiscouldcause
lossofvehiclecontrolandaserious
accident.Avoidcontinuous
applicationofthebrakes.
Drybrakesthathavebecomewetby
drivingveryslowlyandapplyingthe
brakeslightlyuntilbrakeperformance
isnormal:
Drivingwithwetbrakesis
dangerous.Increasedstopping
distanceorthevehiclepullingtoone
sidewhenbrakingcouldresultina
seriousaccident.Lightbrakingwill
indicatewhetherthebrakeshave
beenaffected.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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