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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qDSCOFFIndicatorLight
CAUTION
ØTheDSCmaynotoperatecorrectly
unlessthefollowingareobserved:
Ø Usetiresofthecorrectsize
specifiedforyourMazdaonall
fourwheels.
Ø Usetiresofthesame
manufacturer,brandandtread
patternonallfourwheels.
Ø Donotmixworntires.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.
ØTheDSCmaynotoperatecorrectly
whentirechainsareusedora
temporarysparetireisinstalled
becausethetirediameterchanges.
ØIfrepairorreplacementofthe
steeringorothersurrounding
equipmentisnecessary,haveit
doneatanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.Ifthecenterpositionofthe
steeringdeviates,theDSCmaynot
operatecorrectlybecausethereis
asensorinthesteeringwhich
detectsdrivingconditions.
ItalsoilluminateswhentheDSCOFF
switchispressedandTCS/DSCis
switchedoff(page5-28).
IfthelightstaysonwhentheTCS/DSCis
notswitchedoff,takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.Thedynamic
stabilitycontrolmayhaveamalfunction.
NOTE
Ifthebatteryisdisconnectedorafuseis
replaced,theDSCwillbeinoperable.Inthis
case,theDSCOFFindicatorlightflashesand
theTCS/DSCindicatorlightilluminates.
TomaketheDSCoperable,dothefollowing
procedurewiththebatteryconnected.
qTCS/DSCIndicatorLight
1.
2.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheONposition.
Turnthesteeringclockwisefully,thenturn
itcounterclockwisefully.
3.
4.
MakesuretheDSCOFFindicatorturnoff.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheOFF
position,thenturnittotheONposition
again.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.IftheTCSorDSCis
operating,theindicatorlightflashes.
5.
MakesuretheTCS/DSCindicatorlight
turnsoff.
Ifthelightstayson,theTCSorDSCmay
haveamalfunctionandtheymaynot
operatecorrectly.Takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
IftheTCS/DSCindicatorlightandtheDSC
OFFindicatorlightremainilluminatedeven
afterturningtheignitionswitchtotheON
position,consultanAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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