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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
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PowerSteering
WARNING
Powersteeringisonlyoperablewhenthe
engineisrunning.Iftheengineisofforif
thepowersteeringsystemisinoperable,
youcanstillsteer,butitrequiresmore
physicaleffort.
Donotallowthevehicletomovein
reverseonanup-slopewhilethe
selectorleverisinaforwardgear
position,ormoveforwardonadown-
slopewhiletheselectorleverisinthe
reverseposition.
Otherwise,theenginewillstop,
causingthelossofthepowerbrake
andpowersteeringfunctions,and
makeitdifficulttocontrolthevehicle
whichcouldresultinanaccident.
Ifthesteeringfeelsstifferthanusual
duringnormaldriving,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
CAUTION
Neverholdthesteeringwheeltothe
extremeleftorrightformorethan5
secondswiththeenginerunning.
Thiscoulddamagethepower
steeringsystem.
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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