User Manual - Page 215

For 2017 MAZDA CX-5.

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When Driving
Brake
CAUTION

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:

The clutch and brake parts will wear
out more quickly.

The brakes can overheat and
adversely a ect brake performance.

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 insu cient braking
operation.

Wear shoes appropriate for driving in
order to avoid your shoe contacting
the brake pedal when depressing the
accelerator pedal.
Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
The electric parking brake (EPB)
equipment applies the parking brake
using an electric motor. When the
electric parking brake (EPB) is applied,
the electric parking brake (EPB) switch
indicator light turns on.
Indicator light
WARNING
Do not drive the vehicle with the electric
parking brake (EPB) applied:
If the vehicle is driven with the parking
brake applied, the brake parts may
generate heat and the brake system
may not operate, leading to an
accident.
Before driving, release the electric
parking brake (EPB) and verify that the
electric parking brake (EPB) indicator
light is turned o .
NOTE

The electric parking brake (EPB)
cannot be applied or released while the
vehicle battery is dead.

If the electric parking brake (EPB) is
repeatedly applied and released it may
stop operating to prevent overheating
of the motor. If this occurs, wait approx.
1 minute before operating the electric
parking brake (EPB) switch again.
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