2007 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTransmissionRanges
WARNING
TheshiftlevermustbeinPorNto
operatethestarter.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthan
idle,donotshiftfromNorPintoa
drivinggear:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengineis
runningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmovesuddenly,
causinganaccidentorseriousinjury.
P(Park)
Plocksthetransmissionandpreventsthe
rearwheelsfromrotating.
WARNING
AlwayssettheshiftlevertoPANDset
theparkingbrake:
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.
OnlysettingtheshiftlevertotheP
positionwithoutusingtheparking
braketoholdthevehicleisdangerous.
IfPfailstohold,thevehiclecould
moveandcauseanaccident.
CAUTION
CAUTION
ShiftingintoP,NorRwhilethe
vehicleismovingcandamageyour
transmission.
l
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
Shiftingintoadrivinggearor
l
reversewhentheengineisrunning
fasterthanidlecandamagethe
transmission.
NOTE
Applytheparkingbrakeordepressthe
brakepedalbeforemovingtheshift
leverfromNtopreventthevehicle
frommovingunexpectedly.
R(Reverse)
InpositionR,thevehiclemovesonly
backward.Youmustbeatacompletestop
beforeshiftingtoorfromR,exceptunder
rarecircumstancesasexplainedin
RockingtheVehicle(page4-8).
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha6-gearsequence.
N(Neutral)
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
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FormNo.8V80-EA-06F
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2007
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