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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
N(Neutral)
M(Manual)
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
Misthemanualshiftmodeposition.
Gearscanbeshiftedupordownby
operatingtheshiftleverorsteeringshift
switches.
RefertoManualShiftMode(page5-12).
WARNING
qShift-LockSystem
Theshift-locksystempreventsshifting
outofPunlessthebrakepedalis
depressed.
ShiftingfromNorP:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengineis
runningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmovesuddenly,
causinganaccidentorseriousinjury.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthan
idle,don'tshiftfromNorPintoa
drivinggear.
ToshiftfromP:
1.
Depressandholdthebrakepedal.
2. Starttheengine.
Movetheshiftlever.
3.
ShiftingintoNwhileDriving:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.DonotshiftintoNwhen
drivingthevehicle.
NOTE
Whentheignitionswitchisinthe
LOCKposition,theshiftlever
cannotbeshiftedfromP.
l
Tobesurethevehicleisinpark,the
ignitionkeycannotberemoved
unlesstheshiftleverisinP.
l
CAUTION
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha4-gearsequence.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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