Parking Brake; Warning Light; Brake Pad Wear Indicator- Page 177

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Wear shoes appropriate for driving in
order to avoid your shoe contacting the
brake pedal when depressing the
accelerator pedal.

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Parking Brake

CAUTION

Driving with the parking brake on will
cause excessive wear of the brake parts.

NOTE

For parking in snow, refer to Winter
Driving (page 3-53) regarding parking
brake use.

Setting the parking brake

Depress the brake pedal and then firmly
pull the parking brake lever fully upwards
with sufficient force to hold the vehicle in
a stationary position.

Releasing the parking brake

Depress the brake pedal and pull the
parking brake lever upwards, then press
the release button. While holding the
button, lower the parking brake lever all
the way down to the released position.

Button

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Warning Light

The warning light turns on when the
system has a malfunction.
Refer to Warning Lights on page 4-26.

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Brake Pad Wear Indicator

When the disc brake pads become worn,
the built-in wear indicators contact the
disc plates. This causes a screeching noise
to warn that the pads should be replaced.

When you hear this noise, consult an
Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as
possible.

When Driving

Brake

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