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DrivingYourMazda
Warning/IndicatorLightsandBeepSounds
CAUTION
CAUTION
Don'tcontinuedrivingwhenthe
chargingsystemwarninglightis
illuminatedbecausetheenginecould
stopunexpectedly.
Don'truntheengineiftheoillevelis
low.Itcouldresultinextensiveengine
damage.
NOTE
qEngineOilLevelWarningLight
TheMazdaRX-8requiresregular
checkingoftheengineoillevel.The
compact,highperformanceRENESIS
rotaryengineinyourvehicleconsumes
asmallamountofengineoilduetoits
structuraldesign.Anoilpump
optimizestheamountofoilinjectedto
lubricatetherotorsealsinthe
Thiswarninglightindicateslowengine
oillevel.
combustioncycle.Althoughyour
vehicleisequippedwithanengineoil
levelwarninglightandanengineoil
pressuregauge,itisbesttokeepthe
engineoillevelintherangebetween
fullandlowbycheckingtheoil
dipstickregularly.Mazdarecommends
checkingtheoillevelateverysecond
fuelfilling.Theoilconsumptionofthe
enginedependsonenginespeedand
engineload.Underextremedriving
conditions,oilconsumptioncanbe
higher.
Ifthelightilluminateswhiledriving:
1.
Drivetothesideoftheroadandpark
offtheright-of-way.
2.
Turnofftheengineandinspectthe
engineoillevel(page8-13).Ifit'slow,
addoil.
3.
Checkthelight.
Iftheengineoillevelwarninglightis
illuminatedandyouareunableto
immediatelyaddengineoil,donotdrive
athighspeed,keeptheenginespeedlow
andgettoalocationwhereoilcanbe
addedassoonaspossible.Werecommend
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
qEngineCoolantLevelWarningLight
Ifthelightremainsilluminatedevenafter
youaddoil,haveyourvehiclecheckedat
anAuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Thiswarninglightindicateslowengine
coolantlevel.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2006 |
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