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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
CAUTION
qFootBrake
Don'ttrythestarterformorethan10
secondsatatime.Iftheenginestallsor
failstostart,wait10secondsbefore
tryingagain.Otherwise,youmay
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
damagethestarteranddrainthebattery.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
WARNING
Inextremelycoldweather,below
l
_
18
°C(0°F),orafterthevehicle
hasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithout
operatingtheaccelerator.
Donotcoastwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoff,findasafeplacetostop:
Coastingwiththeenginestalledor
turnedoffisdangerous.Brakingwill
requiremoreeffort,andthebrake's
power-assistcouldbedepletedifyou
pumpthebrake.Thiswillcause
longerstoppingdistancesorevenan
accident.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,
itshouldbestartedwithoutuseof
theaccelerator.
l
Shifttoalowergearwhengoingdown
steephills:
Drivingwithyourfootcontinuously
onthebrakepedalorsteadilyapplying
thebrakesforlongdistancesis
dangerous.Thiscausesoverheated
brakes,resultinginlongerstopping
distancesoreventotalbrakefailure.
Thiscouldcauselossofvehicle
controlandaseriousaccident.Avoid
continuousapplicationofthebrakes.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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