2007 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Downshifting
PowerSteering
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Powersteeringisonlyoperablewhenthe
engineisrunning.Iftheengineisofforif
thepowersteeringsystemisinoperable,
youcanstillsteer,butitrequiresmore
physicaleffort.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
Ifthesteeringfeelsstifferthanusual
duringnormaldriving,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
qDrivingTips
CAUTION
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransmissionwill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Neverholdthesteeringwheeltothe
extremeleftorrightformorethan5
secondswiththeenginerunning.
Thiscoulddamagethepowersteering
system.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
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FormNo.8V80-EA-06F
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2007
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