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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Toshiftdowntoalowergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,presseitherofthe
DOWNswitchesawayfromyouonce
withyourthumb.
NOTE
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmay
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notshiftupdependingonvehicle
speed.
DOWN switches
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonot
shiftupautomatically.Don'trunthe
enginewiththetachometerneedlein
theREDZONE.Ifthetachometer
needleenterstheREDZONE,you
mayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedto
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protecttheengine.However,this
doesnotindicateanabnormality.
Whendepressingtheaccelerator
fully,thetransmissionwillshifttoa
lowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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WARNING
SuddenEngine-Braking:
ManuallyShiftingdown
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.Donotusesuddenengine
brakingonslipperyroadsurfacesorat
highspeeds.
(M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
HandPositionWhenUsingSteering
ShiftSwitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.If
thedriverairbagweretodeployina
collision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.Keepyour
handsonthesteeringwheelrimwhen
usingfingersorthumbsonthe
steeringshiftswitches.
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FormNo.8U58-EA-05J
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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