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:
Voice Recognition (Type A)
In this section, the basic operation of the
voice recognition is explained.
Activating Voice Recognition
To Activate the Main Menu: Press the
pick-up button or talk button with a short
press.
Ending Voice Recognition
Use one of the following methods:
Press and hold the talk-button.
Pres ...
Wheel Alignment Pre Inspection
1. Park the vehicle on a level ground, in an unloaded condition*, and with the
wheels straight forward.
*: Unloaded condition.....Fuel tank is full. Engine coolant and engine oil are
at specified level. Spare tire, jack and tools are in designated position.
2. Inspect the tire pressure.
...
Joint Shaft Disassembly [Skyactiv G 2.0]
1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
1
Snap ring
2
Joint shaft component
.
3
Dust seal
4
Bearing
5
Dust cover
6
...
