If Trouble Arises; Without Electric Parking Brake; With Electric Parking Brake- Page 514

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If Trouble Arises

Warning/Indicator Lights and Warning Sounds

 Stop Vehicle in Safe Place Immediately

If any of the following warning lights turns on, the system may have a malfunction. Stop the 

vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

Signal

Warning

Brake System Warning 

Light

Without Electric Parking Brake

This warning has the following functions:

Parking brake warning/Warning light inspection

The light illuminates when the parking brake is applied with the ignition switched to 

START or ON. It turns off when the parking brake is fully released.

Low brake fluid level warning

If the brake warning light remains illuminated even though the parking brake is 

released, the brake fluid may be low or there could be a problem with the brake system. 

Park the vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

WARNING

Do not drive with the brake system warning light illuminated. Contact an Authorized Mazda 

Dealer to have the brakes inspected as soon as possible:

Driving with the brake system warning light illuminated is dangerous. It indicates that your brakes 

may not work at all or that they could completely fail at any time. If this light remains illuminated, 

after checking that the parking brake is fully released, have the brakes inspected immediately.

CAUTION

In addition, the effectiveness of the braking may diminish so you may need to depress the brake 

pedal more strongly than normal to stop the vehicle.

With Electric Parking Brake

This warning has the following functions:

Parking brake warning/Warning light inspection

The light illuminates when the electric parking brake is applied with the ignition 

switched to START or ON. It turns off when the electric parking brake is released.

When the light turns on

If the brake system warning light remains turned on even though the electric parking brake 

is released, the brake fluid may be low or there could be a problem with the brake system. 

Park the vehicle in a safe place immediately and contact an Authorized Mazda Dealer.

When the light is flashing

The light flashes if the electric parking brake has a malfunction.

If the light remains flashing even if the electric parking brake switch is operated, 

consult an Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as possible.

WARNING

Do not drive with the brake system warning light illuminated. Contact an Authorized Mazda 

Dealer to have the brakes inspected as soon as possible:

Driving with the brake system warning light illuminated is dangerous. It indicates that your brakes 

may not work at all or that they could completely fail at any time. If this light remains illuminated, 

after checking that the parking brake is fully released, have the brakes inspected immediately.

CAUTION

In addition, the effectiveness of the braking may diminish so you may need to depress the brake 

pedal more strongly than normal to stop the vehicle.

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