Mazda Mazda5 Owner's Manual page 146

Driving Your Mazda
Starting and Driving
CAUTION
Always depress the brake pedal with
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the right foot. Applying the brakes
with the unaccustomed left foot
could slow your reaction time to an
emergency situation resulting in
insufficient braking operation.
Wear shoes appropriate for driving in
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order to avoid your shoe contacting
the brake pedal when depressing the
accelerator pedal.
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qParking Brake
WARNING
Before leaving the driver's seat,
always switch the ignition to OFF, set
the parking brake and make sure the
shift lever is in P (automatic transaxle)
or in 1st gear or R (manual
transaxle):
It is important to switch the ignition to
OFF even if you are not removing the
key from the ignition or leaving the
vehicle. Leaving the key in other
positions will disable some of the
vehicle security systems and run the
battery down.
Leaving the driver's seat without
switching the ignition to OFF, setting
the parking brake and shifting the
shift lever to P (automatic transaxle)
or to 1st gear or R (manual transaxle)
is dangerous. Unexpected vehicle
movement could occur. This could
cause an accident.
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 4-9) regarding parking
brake use.