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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManuallyShiftingdown
WARNING
(M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
Donotuseenginebrakingonslippery
roadsurfacesorathighspeeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.If
thedriverairbagweretodeployina
collision,yourhandscouldbe
Toshiftdowntoalowergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,presseitherofthe
DOWNswitchesawayfromyouonce
withyourthumb.
DOWN switches
impactedcausinginjury.
NOTE
Whendrivingathighspeeds,the
l
gearmaynotshiftdowndepending
onvehiclespeed.
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
l
automaticallyshiftdowndepending
onvehiclespeed.
Whendepressingtheaccelerator
l
fully,thetransmissionwillshifttoa
lowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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FormNo.8V89-EA-06F
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2007 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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