Driving
WARNING: Alwayssettheparkingbrakefullyandmakesure
thatthegearshiftissecurelylatchedinP(Park)(automatic
transmission)orin1(FirstGear)(manualtransmission).
NOTE:Theparkingbrakeisnotrecommendedtostopamovingvehicle.
However,ifthenormalbrakesfail,theparkingbrakecanbeusedtostop
yourvehicleinanemergency.Sincetheparkingbrakeappliesonlythe
rearbrakes,thevehicle’sstoppingdistancewillincreasegreatlyandthe
handlingofyourvehiclewillbeadverselyaffected.
Toreleasetheparkingbrake,the
brakehandlemayneedtobepulled
upslightly(1)toreleasepressure
beforepushinginthebutton(2).
Pushthebuttonontheendof
theparkingbrakehandleand
pushthehandledownasfaras
possible.Drivingwiththe
parkingbrakeappliedwillcause
thebrakestowearoutquickly
andreducefueleconomy.
STEERING
Topreventdamagetothepowersteeringsystem:
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Neverholdthesteeringwheelatitsfurthestturningpoints(untilit
stops)formorethanafewsecondswhentheengineisrunning
Donotoperatethevehiclewithalowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevel
(belowtheMINmarkonthereservoir).
Somenoiseisnormalduringoperation.Ifthenoiseisexcessive,check
forlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbeforeseekingservicebyyour
dealer.
•
Heavyorunevensteeringeffortsmaybecausedbylowpowersteering
pumpfluidlevel.Checkforlowpowersteeringpumpfluidlevelbefore
seekingservicebyyourdealer.
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DonotfillthepowersteeringpumpreservoirabovetheMAXmarkon
thereservoir,asthismayresultinleaksfromthereservoir.
Ifthepowersteeringsystembreaksdown(oriftheengineisturned
off),youcansteerthevehiclemanually,butittakesmoreeffort.Ifthe
steeringwandersorpulls,checkfor:
•
animproperlyinflatedtire
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REVIEWCOPY
2005
MazdaTribute(j14),OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)(own2002),
Market: USA_English(fus)
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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