2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTCS/DSCIndicatorLight
TractionControlSystem
(TCS)í
TheTractionControlSystem(TCS)
enhancestractionandsafetyby
controllingenginetorqueandbraking.
WhentheTCSdetectsdrivingwheel
slippage,itlowersenginetorqueand
operatesthebrakestopreventlossof
traction.
Thisindicatorlightstaysonforafew
secondswhentheignitionswitchisturned
totheONposition.IftheTCSorDSCis
operating,theindicatorlightflashes.
Thismeansthatonaslicksurface,the
engineadjustsautomaticallytoprovide
optimumpowertothedrivewheels
withoutcausingthemtospinandlose
traction.
Ifthelightstayson,theTCSorDSCmay
haveamalfunctionandtheymaynot
operatecorrectly.Takeyourvehicletoan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
WARNING
NOTE
Donotrelyonthetractioncontrol
systemasasubstituteforsafedriving:
Thetractioncontrolsystem(TCS)
cannotcompensateforunsafeand
recklessdriving,excessivespeed,
tailgating(followinganothervehicle
tooclosely),andhydroplaning
(reducedtirefrictionandroad
contactbecauseofwaterontheroad
surface).Youcanstillhavean
accident.
Inadditiontotheindicatorlightflashing,a
l
slightluggingsoundwillcomefromthe
engine.ThisindicatesthattheTCSis
operatingproperly.
Onslipperysurfaces,suchasfreshsnow,it
l
willbeimpossibletoachievehighrpm
whentheTCSison.
Usesnowtiresortirechainsonthe
frontwheelsonlyanddriveatreduced
speedswhenroadsarecoveredwithice
and/orsnow:
Drivingwithoutpropertraction
devicesonsnowand/orice-covered
roadsisdangerous.Thetraction
controlsystem(TCS)alonecannot
provideadequatetractionandyou
couldstillhaveanaccident.
NOTE
ToturnofftheTCS,presstheDSCOFFswitch
(page5-25).
íSomemodels.
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CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2008
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2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual