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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
StartingtheEngine
CAUTION
NOTE
Don'ttrythestarterformorethan10
secondsatatime.Iftheenginestallsor
failstostart,wait10secondsbefore
tryingagain.Otherwise,youmay
Engine-startingiscontrolledbythe
sparkignitionsystem.
ThissystemmeetsallCanadian
Interference-CausingEquipment
Standardrequirementsregulatingthe
impulseelectricalfieldstrengthofradio
noise.
damagethestarteranddrainthebattery.
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
1.
Occupantsshouldfastentheirseat
belts.
Inextremelycoldweather,below
18
l
_
°C(0°F),orafterthevehicle
2.
3.
4.
Makesuretheparkingbrakeison.
Depressthebrakepedal.
hasnotbeendriveninseveraldays,
lettheenginewarmupwithout
operatingtheaccelerator.
(Manualtransmission)
Depresstheclutchpedalalltheway
andshiftintoneutral.
Keeptheclutchpedaldepressedwhile
crankingtheengine.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,
itshouldbestartedwithoutuseof
theaccelerator.
l
l
Toprotecttheengine,whenthe
enginecoolanttemperatureislow,
theenginedoesnotrunathigh
speeds.Thefuelsupplywillbecutat
anrpmlowerthantheredzone.
(Automatictransmission)
Putthevehicleinpark(P).Ifyoumust
restarttheenginewhilethevehicleis
moving,shiftintoneutral(N).
NOTE
(Manualtransmission)
Thestarterwillnotoperateiftheclutch
pedalisnotdepressedalltheway.
(Automatictransmission)
Thestarterwillnotoperateiftheshift
leverisnotinPorN.
5.
TurntheignitionswitchtotheSTART
positionandhold(upto10secondsat
atime)untiltheenginestarts.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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