DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
N(Neutral)
M(Manual)
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
Misthemanualshiftmodeposition.
Gearscanbeshiftedupordownby
operatingtheshiftleverorsteeringshift
switches.
RefertoManualShiftMode(page5-14).
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
l
CAUTION
(WithAdvancedKey)
Theignitionswitchcannotbeturned
fromtheACCpositiontotheLOCK
positionwhentheshiftleverisnotin
P.
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha6-gearsequence.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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Model Year | 2006 |
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