2005 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
N(Neutral)
2(Second)
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
The2positionishelpfulwhendrivingin
heavy,slow-movingtrafficandclimbing
hills,forenginebrakingassistwhengoing
downhills,orforstartingonslick
surfacesandothersituationswheregentle
accelerationmaybenecessary.
Donotexceed104km/h(64mph)inthe
WARNING
2
position.
ShiftingfromNorP:
1
(Low)
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengineis
runningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmovesuddenly,
causinganaccidentorseriousinjury.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthan
idle,don'tshiftfromNorPintoa
drivinggear.
Usethe1positionformaximumpowerin
hard-pullingsituations,orforclimbing
anddescendingverysteepgrades.
Donotexceed59km/h(36mph)inthe1
position.
WARNING
ShiftingintoNwhileDriving:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.DonotshiftintoNwhen
drivingthevehicle.
SuddenEngine-Braking:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.Donotusesuddenengine
brakingonslipperyroadsurfacesorat
highspeeds.
CAUTION
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
qShift-LockSystem
D(Drive)
Theshift-locksystempreventsshifting
outofPunlessthebrakepedalis
depressed.
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha4-gearsequence.
ToshiftfromP:
1.
2.
3.
Depressandholdthebrakepedal.
Starttheengine.
Pushandholdthelock-releasebutton.
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FormNo.8T72-EA-04G
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2005
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