Mazda 3 Owners Manual: Parking Brake
| CAUTION Driving with the parking brake on will cause excessive wear of the brake parts. |
NOTE For parking in snow, refer to Winter Driving regarding parking brake use.
Setting the parking brake
Depress the brake pedal and then firmly pull the parking brake lever fully upwards with sufficient force to hold the vehicle in a stationary position.
Releasing the parking brake
Depress the brake pedal and pull the parking brake lever upwards, then press the release button. While holding the button, lower the parking brake lever all the way down to the released position.
Foot Brake
This vehicle has power-assisted brakes
that adjust automatically through normal
use.
Should power-assist fail, you can stop by
applying greater force than normal to the
brake pedal. But the dis ...
Warning Light
The warning light turns on when the
system has a malfunction.
Refer to Warning Lights on .
Brake Pad Wear Indicator
When the disc brake pads become worn,
the built-in wear indicators contact th ...
Other materials:
No.6 Bsm Indicator Light Flashes While Not Under Bsm Indicator Light Flashing
Conditions (No Combination Switch Operation (Turn Signal Switch)) [Blind Spot Monitoring
(Bsm)]
6
BSM indicator light flashes while not under BSM indicator light-flashing
conditions (no combination switch operation (turn signal switch)
Description
The BSM indicator light flashes despite not satisfying the BSM indicator
l ...
i-ELOOP
On conventional vehicles, the kinetic energy that is generated when the
vehicle is
decelerated by applying the brakes or during engine braking ends up being
discarded as
heat. By utilizing this discarded kinetic energy to generate electricity and use
it to power the
vehicle's electrical dev ...
Customization
In the Subaru Solterra, a variety of system parameters can be adjusted to better
match driver preferences, offering enhanced comfort, usability, and personalization
of vehicle functions.
WARNING
■ Back door closer
If the Subaru Solterra back door is left slightly ajar, the integrated
...
