Get When Driving -> Brake Guide for Mazda 2 SUV First Generation (2002-2007)

When Driving

Brake

B r a k e S y s t e m

WARNING

Foot Brake

Dry off brakes that have become

wet by driving slowly, releasing the

accelerator pedal and lightly applying

the brakes several times until the brake

performance returns to normal:

This vehicle has power-assisted brakes

that adjust automatically through normal

use.

Driving with wet brakes is dangerous.

Increased stopping distance or the

vehicle pulling to one side when

braking could result in a serious

accident. Light braking will indicate

whether the brakes have been affected.

Should power-assist fail, you can stop by

applying greater force than normal to the

brake pedal. But the distance required to

stop will be greater than usual.

WARNING

Do not coast with the engine stalled or

turned off, ¿nd a safe place to stop:

Coasting with the engine stalled or

turned off is dangerous. Braking will

require more effort, and the brake's

power-assist could be depleted if you

pump the brake. This will cause longer

stopping distances or even an accident.

CAUTION

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Do not drive with your foot held

on the clutch pedal or brake pedal,

or hold the clutch pedal depressed

halfway unnecessarily. Doing so

could result in the following:

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Shift to a lower gear when going down

steep hills:

The clutch and brake parts will

wear out more quickly.

The brakes can overheat

and adversely affect brake

performance.

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Driving with your foot continuously on

the brake pedal or steadily applying the

brakes for long distances is dangerous.

This causes overheated brakes,

resulting in longer stopping distances

or even total brake failure. This could

cause loss of vehicle control and a

serious accident. Avoid continuous

application of the brakes.

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When Driving

Brake

Setting the parking brake

CAUTION

Depress the brake pedal and then ¿rmly

pull the parking brake lever fully upwards

with suf¿cient force to hold the vehicle in

a stationary position.

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Always depress the brake pedal with

the right foot. Applying the brakes

with the unaccustomed left foot

could slow your reaction time to

an emergency situation resulting in

insuf¿cient braking operation.

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Releasing the parking brake

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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.

Wear shoes appropriate for driving in

order to avoid your shoe contacting

the brake pedal when depressing the

accelerator pedal.

Parking Brake

CAUTION

Driving with the parking brake on will

cause excessive wear of the brake parts.

NOTE

Warning Light

For parking in snow, refer to Winter

Driving (page 3-50) regarding parking

brake use.

The warning light turns on when the

system has a malfunction.

Refer to Warning Lights on page 4-39.

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When Driving

Brake

Brake Pad Wear Indicator

Brake Assist

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.

During emergency braking situations

when it is necessary to depress the brake

pedal with greater force, the brake assist

system provides braking assistance, thus

enhancing braking performance.

When the brake pedal is depressed hard or

depressed more quickly, the brakes apply

more ¿rmly.

NOTE

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When the brake pedal is depressed

hard or depressed more quickly,

the pedal will feel softer but the

brakes will apply more ¿rmly. This

is a normal effect of the brake assist

operation and does not indicate a

malfunction.

When you hear this noise, consult an

expert repairer, we recommend an

Authorised Mazda Repairer as soon as

possible.

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When the brake pedal is depressed

hard or depressed more quickly, a

motor/pump operation noise may be

heard. This is a normal effect of the

brake assist and does not indicate a

malfunction.

The brake assist equipment does not

supersede the functionality of the

vehicle's main braking system.

WARNING

Do not drive with worn disc pads:

Driving with worn disc pads is

dangerous. The brakes could fail and

cause a serious accident. As soon as

you hear a screeching noise consult

an expert repairer, we recommend an

Authorised Mazda Repairer.

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When Driving

Brake

Emergency Stop Signal

System

Hill Launch Assist (HLA)^*

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) is a function

which assists the driver in accelerating

from a stop while on a slope. When

the driver releases the brake pedal and

depresses the accelerator pedal while

on a slope, the function prevents the

vehicle from rolling. The braking force is

maintained automatically after the brake

pedal is released on a steep grade.

For vehicles with a manual transaxle,

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) operates on a

downward slope when the shift lever is in

the reverse (R) position, and on an upward

slope when the shift lever is in a position

other than the reverse (R) position.

For vehicles with an automatic transaxle,

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) operates on a

downward slope when the selector lever

is in the reverse (R) position, and on an

upward slope when the selector lever is in

a forward gear.

Your Mazda is equipped with an

emergency stop signal system that is

designed to determine whether you are

depressing the brake pedal with greater

force than during normal braking such

as in a situation requiring emergency

braking. If the system determines that such

a situation is occurring, it Àashes all the

direction indicators rapidly to caution the

driver of the vehicle following behind your

vehicle of the sudden braking situation.

The system turns off when it determines

that the brake pedal is released or that an

emergency braking situation no longer

exists based on the reduced vehicle speed.

NOTE

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If you bring your vehicle to a

complete stop while all the direction

indicators are Àashing rapidly, the

rapid Àashing of all the direction

indicators changes back to the

normal Àashing pattern.

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The emergency stop signal system

does not operate at vehicle speeds

under about 60 km/h (37 mph).

If the brake pedal is depressed

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while driving on slippery roads, the

emergency stop signal system could

operate causing all the turn and lane

change signals to Àash.

*Some models.

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Brake

NOTE

WARNING

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Hill Launch Assist (HLA) does not

Do not rely completely on Hill Launch

Assist (HLA):

operate on a gentle slope. In addition,

the gradient of the slope on which

the system will operate changes

depending on the vehicle's load.

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) does

not operate if the parking brake is

applied, the vehicle has not stopped

completely, or the clutch pedal is

released.

While Hill Launch Assist (HLA) is

operating, the brake pedal may feel

stiff and vibrate, however, this does

not indicate a malfunction.

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) does not

operate while the TCS/DSC indicator

light is illuminated.

Refer to Warning/Indicator Lights on

page 4-38.

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) does not

turn off even if the DSC OFF switch

is pressed to turn off the TCS/DSC.

(Automatic Transaxle)

Hill Launch Assist (HLA) is an

auxiliary device for accelerating from

a stop on a slope. The system only

operates for about two seconds and

therefore, relying only on the system,

when accelerating from a stop is

dangerous because the vehicle may

move (roll) unexpectedly and cause an

accident.

The vehicle could roll depending on

the vehicle's load or if it is towing

something. In addition, for vehicles

with a manual transaxle, the vehicle

could still roll depending on how the

clutch pedal or the accelerator pedal is

operated.

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Always con¿rm the safety around the

vehicle before starting to drive the

vehicle.

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Although the Hill Launch Assist

(HLA) does not operate during idling

stop, the vehicle roll prevention

function operates to prevent vehicle

roll.

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