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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qRecommendationsforShifting
WARNING
Upshifting
SuddenEngine-Braking:
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.Donotusesuddenengine
brakingonslipperyroadsurfacesorat
highspeeds.
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
Gear
1
2
3
4
5
to2
24km/h(15mph) 23km/h(14mph)
42km/h(26mph) 37km/h(23mph)
55km/h(34mph) 50km/h(31mph)
66km/h(41mph) 56km/h(35mph)
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
66km/h(41mph)
Forcruising
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
Gear
CAUTION
1
2
to2
to3
15km/h(9mph) 18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph) 32km/h(20mph)
47km/h(29mph) 44km/h(27mph)
61km/h(38mph) 56km/h(35mph)
Keepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
l
3to4
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
4
5
to5
to6
―
68km/h(42mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
reducesthechanceofstallingandgives
betteraccelerationwhenyouneedmore
speed.
Makesurethevehiclecomestoa
l
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleisstill
movingmaydamagethe
transmission.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftback
intoneutral,releasetheclutchpedal,
andtryagain.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2004 |
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