DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(6-speed
transmission)
CAUTION
Vehicleswith6-speedtransmissionare
equippedwithadevicetopreventshifting
toR(reverse)bymistake.Pushtheshift
leverdownwardandshifttoR.
Keepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
l
Makesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleisstill
movingmaydamagethe
l
transmission.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftback
intoneutral,releasetheclutchpedal,
andtryagain.
WARNING
SuddenEngine-Braking:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.Donotusesuddenengine
brakingonslipperyroadsurfacesorat
highspeeds.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
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
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
15km/h(9mph) 18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph) 32km/h(20mph)
47km/h(29mph) 44km/h(27mph)
61km/h(38mph) 56km/h(35mph)
―
68km/h(42mph)
5-10
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2006 |
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