2006 Mazda Tribute Owners Manual

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Driving
Descendahillinthesamegearyou
wouldusetoclimbupthehillto
art=supfw002_a
avoidexcessivebrakeapplication
andbrakeoverheating.Donot
descendinneutral;instead,
disengageoverdriveormanually
shifttoalowergear.When
descendingasteephill,avoid
suddenhardbrakingasyoucould
losecontrol.Whenyoubrakehard,
thefrontwheelscan’tturnandif
theyaren’tturning,youwon’tbe
abletosteer.Thefrontwheelshavetobeturninginordertosteerthe
vehicle.Rapidpumpingofthebrakepedalwillhelpyouslowthevehicle
andstillmaintainsteeringcontrol.
Ifyourvehiclehasanti-lockbrakes,applythebrakessteadily.Donot
“pump”thebrakes.
Driving on snow and ice
4WDvehicleshaveadvantagesover2WDvehiclesinsnowandicebut
canskidlikeanyothervehicle.
Shouldyoustarttoslidewhiledrivingonsnowyoricyroads,turnthe
steeringwheelinthedirectionoftheslideuntilyouregaincontrol.
Avoidsuddenapplicationsofpowerandquickchangesofdirectionon
snowandice.Applytheacceleratorslowlyandsteadilywhenstarting
fromafullstop.
Avoidsuddenbrakingaswell.Althougha4WDvehiclemayaccelerate
betterthanatwo-wheeldrivevehicleinsnowandice,itwon’tstop
anyfaster,becauseasinothervehicles,brakingoccursatallfour
wheels.Donotbecomeoverconfidentastoroadconditions.
Makesureyouallowsufficientdistancebetweenyouandother
vehiclesforstopping.Driveslowerthanusualandconsiderusingone
ofthelowergears.Inemergencystoppingsituations,avoidlockingof
thewheels.Usea“squeeze”technique,pushonthebrakepedalwitha
steadilyincreasingforcewhichallowsthewheelstobrakeyet
continuetorollsothatyoumaysteerinthedirectionyouwantto
travel.Ifyoulockthewheels,releasethebrakepedalandrepeatthe
squeezetechnique.SinceyourvehicleisequippedwithaFourWheel
Anti-LockBrakeSystem(ABS),applythebrakesteadily.Donot
“pump”thebrakes.RefertotheBrakessectionofthischapterfor
additionalinformationontheoperationoftheanti-lockbrakesystem.
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2006
Tribute (j14), Owners Guide (post-2002-fmt) (own2002), Market: USA (fus)
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda Tribute Manuals
Model Year2006
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