Drit ing Your Mazda
Warning LightVBeeps
I Warning Lights Inspection
Inspect
lhe
waming
lights by turning the
ignilion
switch !o the ON
position
with
th€ engine offand the
parking
brake on.
Consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer
about any light thai doesn't come
on.
If the brake system waming light
is off
when
dre ignition switch is in the START
position,
have the
system inspectedby an
Authorized Mazda Dealer
After starting the engine, make
sure all
warning lights are
off.Ifone stays on. it's
signaling
for attenlion.
The
brake
syslem waming lighr
sbould
go
off
when
the
parking
brake is released.
I Brak€ System Wsming
Light
Low brake fluid level warning
You may notice that
ihe
pedal
is harder to
push
or tlat
it may
go
closer to the floor.
Ineirher case,
jt
will take longer to stop
the
vehicle.
l. With
the engine
stopped. check the
brake fluid level immediately and add
fluid as required
(page
8
23).
2. After adding fluid, check the light
again.
Ifthe waming light remains
on, or
if
the brakes do not operate
properly,
do
not drive the
vehicle.
Have it towed to
an Authorized Mazda Dealer.
Even ifihe light
goes
off, have
your
brake system
inspected as
soon
as
possibte.
This waming lightcomes
on
when
the
ignition switch is tumed to the ON
position.
Wlen
the
parking
brake is
not
applied. itgoes out after about2 seconds.
This waming has the following functions:
V
Parking brak€ warning
The light cones on when the
parking
brake is applied with fte ignition switch
in the START orON
position.Ilgoes
off
when
$e
parking
brake is fully released.
V
Low brake fluid level
warning/Elect.onic
b.ake
force
distribution system warning
lf the light stays on after the
parking
brake is fully released, you
may
have
a
Drive
to $e side of the road and
park
off
the right of way.
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