Get When Driving -> Brake Guide for Mazda Mx-5 SUV Fourth Generation (2016-2026)

When Driving

Brake

Dry oꢀ brakes that have become wet by

Brake System

driving slowly, releasing the accelerator

pedal and lightly applying the brakes

several times until the brake performance

returns to normal:

Foot Brake

▼

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

aꢀected.

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.

CAUTION

WARNING

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:

Do not coast with the engine stalled or

turned oꢀ, ꢁnd a safe place to stop:

Coasting with the engine stalled or turned

oꢀ is dangerous. Braking will require more

eꢀort, and the brake's power-assist could

be depleted if you pump the brake. This will

cause longer stopping distances or even an

accident.

The clutch and brake parts will wear

out more quickly.

The brakes can overheat and adversely

aꢀect brake performance.

Shift to a lower gear when going down

steep hills:

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 insuꢁcient braking

operation.

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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Brake

Wear shoes appropriate for driving in

order to avoid your shoe contacting the

brake pedal when depressing the

accelerator pedal.

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

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

Warning Light

▼

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.

The warning light turns on when the

system has a malfunction.

Refer to Contact Authorized Mazda

Dealer and Have Vehicle Inspected on

page 7-36.

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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 firmly.

NOTE



When the brake pedal is depressed hard

or depressed more quickly, the pedal

will feel softer but the brakes will apply

more firmly. This is a normal effect of

the brake assist operation and does not

indicate a malfunction.

When you hear this noise, consult an

Authorized Mazda Dealer as soon as

possible.



When the brake pedal is depressed hard

WARNING

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.

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 Authorized Mazda Dealer.



NOTE

In high humidity weather conditions,

brake noises, such as brake squeak or

brake squeal can be heard. It does not

indicate a malfunction.

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Brake

NOTE

Hill Launch Assist (HLA)^*



HLA does not operate on a gentle slope.

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 transmission,

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

transmission, 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.

In addition, the gradient of the slope on

which the system will operate changes

depending on the vehicle's load.

HLA does not operate if the parking

brake is applied, the vehicle has not

stopped completely, or the clutch pedal

is released.

While HLA is operating, the brake pedal

may feel stiff and vibrate, however, this

does not indicate a malfunction.

HLA does not operate while the

TCS/DSC indicator light is illuminated.

Refer to Contact Authorized Mazda

Dealer and Have Vehicle Inspected on

page 7-36.



HLA does not turn off even if the DSC

OFF switch is pressed to turn off the

TCS/DSC.

WARNING

Do not rely completely on HLA:

HLA is an auxiliary device for accelerating

from a stop on a slope. The system only

operates for about 2 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

transmission, the vehicle could still roll

depending on how the clutch pedal or the

accelerator pedal is operated.

Always conꢂrm the safety around the

vehicle before starting to drive the vehicle.

*Some models.

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