DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
IftheABSwarninglightstaysonwhile
you'redriving,theABScontrolunithas
detectedasystemmalfunction.Ifthis
occurs,yourbrakeswillfunctionnormally
asifthevehiclehadnoABS.
WARNING
DonotdrivewithboththeABSwarning
lightandbrakewarninglight
illuminated.Havethevehicletowedto
anAuthorizedMazdaDealertohave
thebrakesinspectedassoonas
possible:
Drivingwhenthebrakesystem
warninglightandABSwarninglight
areilluminatedsimultaneouslyis
dangerous.
Whenbothlightsareilluminated,the
rearwheelscouldlockmorequickly
inanemergencystopthanunder
normalcircumstances.
Shouldthishappen,consultanAuthorized
MazdaDealerassoonaspossible.
NOTE
Whentheengineisjump-startedtochargethe
battery,unevenrpmoccursandtheABS
warninglightmayilluminate.Ifthisoccurs,it
istheresultoftheweakbatteryanddoesnot
indicateanABSmalfunction.
Rechargethebattery.
qElectronicBrakeForce
DistributionSystemWarning
qBrakeAssist
Duringemergencybrakingsituations
whenitisnecessarytodepressthebrake
pedalwithgreaterforce,thebrakeassist
systemprovidesbrakingassistance,thus
enhancingbrakingperformance.
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thebrakesapply
morefirmly.
Iftheelectronicbrakeforcedistribution
controlunitdeterminesthatsome
componentsareoperatingincorrectly,the
controlunitmayilluminatethebrake
systemwarninglightandtheABS
warninglightonsimultaneously.The
problemislikelytobetheelectronic
brakeforcedistributionsystem.
NOTE
Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,thepedalwillfeel
softerbutthebrakeswillapplymorefirmly.
Thisisanormaleffectofthebrakeassist
operationanddoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
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Whenthebrakepedalisdepressedhardor
depressedmorequickly,aclickingnoise
fromthebrakeboostermaybeheard.This
isanormaleffectofthebrakeassistand
doesnotindicateanabnormality.
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Thebrakeassistequipmentdoesnot
supersedethefunctionalityofthevehicle's
mainbrakingsystem.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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