Driving Your Mazda; Brake System Warning Light; Starting and Driving- Page 79

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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8Q47-EA-01F

Releasing the parking brake

Depress the brake pedal, then pull the 
handle up and press the button. Lower the 
handle to the release position while 
holding in the button.

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Brake System Warning Light

This warning has the following functions:

Parking brake warning

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

Low brake fluid level warning/
Electronic brake force distribution 
system warning

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

Drive to the side of the road and park off 
the right-of-way.

Low brake fluid level warning

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.

1. With the engine stopped, check the 

brake fluid level immediately and add 
fluid as required (page 8-15).

2. After adding fluid, check the light 

again.

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

NOTE

The drum-in disc parking brake system 
in your vehicle needs to be bedded by 
an Authorized Mazda Dealer whenever 
the parking brake shoes or drums are 
changed, or there is a reduction in 
parking brake performance.

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