Getting Started; Tribute Quick Tips; Mazda Tribute Hybrid- Page 3

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Always check the Owner’s Manual for more operating information and safety features 

Getting Started

Tribute Quick Tips

®

are

designed to quickly familiarize
you with some important 
features of your Tribute Hybrid.

The Driver’s View tab is your
index to the Quick Tips

®

, locate

the item you would like to
learn more about and then
turn to the listed tab.

This Getting Started section
contains important operating
tips about your Tribute Hybrid.

Items identified in blue text
call out important information.

Mazda Tribute Hybrid

This section is a quick overview 
of your new Mazda Tribute Hybrid
vehicle; you will need to get
acquainted with various warnings,
functions and additional maintenance
that is directly related to your
hybrid vehicle, it is also recommended
that you review your Owner's
Manual before operation, this will
help ensure a safe and enjoyable
driving experience for many 
years to come.

Vehicle break-in period

Vary vehicle speed for the first
1000 miles, this will allow moving
parts to properly break-in, drive
vehicle 500 miles before towing 
a trailer and never use break-in 
oils or additives.
See Owner’s Manual for hybrid
vehicle maintenance schedule 
and information.

Hybrid vehicle operation

Your hybrid vehicle will operate
somewhat differently than a typical
vehicle; this is due to the unique
design of this type of vehicle.
Starting vehicle: OTIS, One Touch
Integrated Start, turn and release
key; engine will start automatically,
engine will not start in neutral
position and depending on engine
temperature and high voltage 
battery state of charge, engine
may shut off shortly after starting;
this is a normal condition, you do
not need to restart vehicle, ready
indicator

located in instrument

cluster illuminates when vehicle 
is running.

Driving vehicle: When engine is 
at normal operating temperature
you will experience transition from
electric motor to hybrid operation
(gasoline engine on) and vice versa,
this is normal operation of this type
of vehicle, a few conditions that
will initiate gasoline engine start-
up; high voltage battery needs
recharging, additional acceleration
is required, outside air temperature
is extremely hot or cold, starting up
a hill or steep grade, remember
that your hybrid vehicle gasoline
engine may shut off when coming
to a stop, this is a normal condition
and will help save fuel.

Tip: Your gasoline engine will not
shut off at stops if climate control
system is set to      or       modes
(yellow indicators) or any position
with the air conditioning on,
see Climate Controls.

Tips: Gasoline engine will 
start and stop automatically
depending on various 
driving conditions.
Hybrid vehicles do not operate
like a conventional vehicle,
what you may notice is various
transitions between operating
modes, but not the shift points
that you are familiar with, this
is a normal condition.
Vehicle does not charge 
high voltage battery while 
in neutral, try not to let 
vehicle idle in neutral for 
long periods of time, this 
may discharge high 
voltage battery.

Getting
Started

Getting
Started

Tip: After a substantial 
jolt to vehicle, it is possible 
that high voltage shutoff
switch, see Cargo Area, and
fuel pump shutoff switch, 
see Getting Started, may 
need to be reset.

Unique operating sounds

From time to time you will 
hear sounds that are unique 
to your hybrid vehicle, some of 
the sounds will include rear air
conditioning system that is used
to cool high voltage battery,
pumping, venting or whining
sounds, these are all normal
sounds for a hybrid vehicle.