Driving Your Mazda; Parking Brake; Brake System Warning Light- Page 125

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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8Q44-EA-01K

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Parking Brake

Setting the parking brake

Depress the brake pedal, then pull the 
brake handle fully upward.

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 8-13).

2. After adding fluid, check the light 

again.

Driving with the parking brake on will 
cause excessive wear of the brake 
linings or pads.

CAUTION

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