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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManuallyShiftingup
WARNING
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5→M6)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.If
thedriverairbagweretodeployina
collision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
NOTE
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmay
l
notshiftupdependingonvehicle
speed.
Toshiftuptoahighergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,tapeitherofthe
UPswitchestowardyouoncewithyour
fingers.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonot
l
shiftupautomatically.Don'trunthe
enginewiththetachometerneedlein
theREDZONE.Ifthetachometer
needleenterstheREDZONE,you
mayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedto
UP switches
protecttheengine.However,this
doesnotindicateanabnormality.
Whendepressingtheaccelerator
l
fully,thetransmissionwillshifttoa
lowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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FormNo.8V89-EA-06F
Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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