Driving Your Mazda; Parking Brake; Starting and Driving- Page 143

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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8S06-EA-03H

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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.

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

NOTE

For parking in snow, refer to Winter 
Driving (page 4-9) regarding parking 
brake use.

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