Driving Your Mazda; Warning Lights Inspection; Brake System- Page 195

Driving Your Mazda

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Warning Lights/Beeps

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Warning Lights Inspection

Inspect the warning lights by turning
on the ignition switch with the engine
off and the parking brake on. Consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer about any light
that doesn’t come on.

If the brake system warning light is off
when the ignition switch is at START,
have the system inspected by an Autho-
rized Mazda Dealer.

After starting the engine, make sure all
warning lights are off. If one stays on, it’s
signaling for attention.

The brake system warning light should
go off when the parking brake is released.

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Brake System
Warning Light

This warning has two functions.

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Parking brake warning

The light comes on when the parking
brake is applied with the ignition in the
START or ON position. It goes off when
the brake is fully released.

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Low brake fluid level warning

If the light stays on after the parking
brake is fully released, you may have a
brake problem.

If it stays on:

1. Be sure the parking brake is fully

released.

2. If this light is still on, drive to the side

of the road and park off the right-of-
way.

You may notice that the pedal is
harder to push or that it may go closer
to the floor. In either case, it will take
longer to stop the vehicle.

3. With the engine stopped, check the

brake fluid level immediately and
add fluid as required (page 8-28).

4. After adding fluid, if the light

remains on, or if the brakes do not
operate properly, do not drive the
vehicle. Have it towed to an Autho-
rized Mazda Dealer.

Even if the light goes off, have your
brake system inspected as soon as
possible.