Emergency Stop Signal
System
Your Mazda is equipped with an
emergency stop signal system that is
designed to determine whether you are
depressing the brake pedal with greater
force than during normal braking such as
in a situation requiring emergency
braking. If the system deter mines that
such a situation is occurring, it flashes all
the direction indicators rapidly to caution
the driver of the vehicle following behind
your vehicle of the sudden braking
situation.
The system is cancelled when the brake
pedal is released or the system determines
that the brake pedal is no longer heavily
depressed based on the rate at which the
vehicle speed decreases.
NOTE
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If you bring your vehicle to a
complete stop while all the direction
indicators are flashing rapidly, the
rapid flashing of all the direction
indicators changes back to the
normal flashing pattern.
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The emergency stop signal system
does not operate at vehicle speeds
under about 60 km/h (37 mph).
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If the brake pedal is depressed while
driving on slippery roads, the
emergency stop signal system could
operate causing all the turn and lane
change signals to flash.
Hill Launch Assist (HLA)
Hill Launch Assist (HLA) is a function
which assists the driver in accelerating
from a stop while on a slope. When the
driver releases the brake pedal and
depresses the accelerator pedal while on a
slope, the function prevents the vehicle
from rolling.
The braking force is maintained
automatically after the brake pedal is
released on a steep grade.
For vehicles with a manual transaxle, Hill
Launch Assist (HLA) operates on a
downward slope when the shift lever is in
the reverse (R) position, and on an
upward slope when the shift lever is in a
position other than the reverse (R)
position.
For vehicles with an automatic transaxle,
Hill Launch Assist (HLA) operates on a
downward slope when the shift lever is in
the reverse (R) position, and on an
upward slope when the shift lever is in a
forward gear.
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When Driving
Brake
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