How should I grease ATE brakes on a Mazda

I will be doing a brake job on 2012 Mazda 3. It has brake calipers made by ATE, which look the same as on many German cars. The sliding pins are partially exposed when everything is installed. German car makers don't recommend greasing these types of pins. Is there any guidance from Mazda whether to grease or not? I looked at two Mazda service manuals and it doesn't have that level of detail.

I will be also be going with original pads. I had some bad experiences with aftermarket. Is there...

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