2004 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
4.
Movetheshiftlever.
qOverdrive
Overdriveoperation
NOTE
InD,thetransmissionautomaticallyshifts
tooverdrive,whichimprovesfuel
economyandreducesnoise.
Whentheignitionswitchisinthe
ACCorLOCKposition,theshift
levercannotbeshiftedfromP.
l
Toallowenginebrakingwhengoing
downasteepgrade,makesurethe
overdrivebuttonisintheoffposition.
Ifthebrakeispumpedwiththeshift
leverinP,achatteringneartheshift
levermaybeheard.Thisdoesnot
indicateanabnormality.
l
l
Shift lever
Tobesurethevehicleisinpark,the
ignitionkeycannotberemoved
unlesstheshiftleverisinP.
Overdrive button
qShift-LockOverride
Iftheshiftleverwon'tmovefromPusing
thepropershiftprocedure,continueto
holddownthepedal.
1.
Removetheshift-lockoverridecover
withascrewdriver.
Andforasmootherridewithlessshifting,
don'tuseitwhen:
2.
Insertascrewdriverandpushitdown.
Goingupasteepgrade.
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Drivinginstop-and-gotraffic.
l
Pullingheavyloads.
l
Toturnofftheoverdrive,pushthe
button.
Thetransmissionwillthenshiftthrougha
3-gear
sequenceinD.
Shiftpatternswithoutoverdrive:
D=1st,2nd,3rd
2
1
=2nd
=1st
3.
4.
5.
Pushandholdthelock-releasebutton.
Movetheshiftlever.
Toturniton,pushthebuttonagain.
Shiftpatternswithoverdrive:
D=1st,2nd,3rd,4th
2=2nd
TakethevehicletoanAuthorized
MazdaDealertohavethesystem
checked.
1=1st
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FormNo.8T72-EA-04G
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2004
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