Mazda 2009 CX-7 Manual page 194

Driving Your Mazda
Instrument Cluster and Indicators
CAUTION
Driving with an overheated engine
can cause serious engine damage
(page 7-11).
qFuel Gauge
The fuel gauge shows approximately how
much fuel is remaining in the tank when
the ignition switch is in the ON position.
We recommend keeping the tank over 1/4
full. When the low fuel warning light
illuminates or when the needle is near E,
refuel as soon as possible.
Low fuel
warning light
NOTE
After refueling, it may require some time for
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the needle to stabilize. In addition, the
needle may deviate while driving on a slope
or curve since the fuel moves in the tank.
The direction of the arrow (
l
to the low fuel warning light indicates that
the fuel-filler lid is on the left side of the
vehicle.
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qDashboard Illumination
Rotate the knob to adjust the brightness of
the instrument cluster and other
illuminations in the dashboard.
NOTE
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Canceling the illumination dimmer
(Black-out meter and dashboard
illuminations)
When the headlight switch is in the
) shows next
instrument cluster and the information
display dims.
When driving on snowy or foggy roads,
or in other situations when the instrument
cluster or information display's visibility
is reduced due to glare from surrounding
brightness, cancel the illumination
dimmer and increase the illumination
intensity.
The brightness of dashboard illuminations
can be adjusted when the headlight switch
is in the or position.
When the dashboard illumination
brightness cannot be adjusted any more, a
beep sound will be heard.
(Black-out meter)
The brightness of the instrument cluster
illumination can be adjusted when the
headlight switch is in any position.
Dim
Bright
position, the illumination of the
or