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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Shiftingdown
NOTE
Ifthevehiclespeedishigherthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteddowntoalowergear.
Whendrivingathighspeeds,the
gearmaynotshiftdowndepending
onvehiclespeed.
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l
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Gear
Vehiclespeed
210km/h(130mph)
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
automaticallyshiftdowndepending
onvehiclespeed.
M6→M5
M5→M4
175km/h(108mph)
Between122and135km/h
(75
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and83mph),dependingonhow
Whendepressingtheaccelerator
fully,thetransmissionwillshifttoa
lowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
M4→M3
Between77and90km/h
(47
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and59mph),dependingonhow
M3→M2
M2→M1
Secondgearfixedmode
30km/h(18mph)
Whentheshiftleveristappedback(
whilethevehicleisstopped,the
transmissionissetinthesecondgear
fixedmode.Thegearisfixedinsecond
whileinthismodeforeasierstartingand
drivingonslipperyroads.Iftheshiftlever
istappedback( )orforward( )while
inthesecondgearfixedmode,themode
willbecanceled.
)
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
Between60and210km/h
(37and130mph),dependingon
howmuchtheacceleratorpedalis
released.
M6→M5
Between40and175km/h
(24and108mph),dependingon
howmuchtheacceleratorpedalis
released.
Shiftingspecification
Shiftingup
M5→M4
M4→M3
M3→M2
M1→M2
26km/h(16mph)
18km/h(11mph)
8km/h(5mph)
Ifthevehiclespeedislowerthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteduptoahighergear.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
NOTE
Between0and18km/h
(0
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and11mph),dependingonhow
M1→M2
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgear
fixedmode.
Between20and33km/h
(13and21mph),dependingonhow
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
M2→M3
M3→M4
M4→M5
M5→M6
43km/h(27mph)
65km/h(41mph)
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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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