2008 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Downshifting
CAUTION
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
reducesthechanceofstallingandgives
betteraccelerationwhenyouneedmore
speed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transmission.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
Gear
1
2
3
4
5
to2
24km/h(15mph)  23km/h(14mph)
42km/h(26mph)  37km/h(23mph)
55km/h(34mph)  50km/h(31mph)
66km/h(41mph)  56km/h(35mph)
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
66km/h(41mph)
Forcruising
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
Gear
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
15km/h(9mph)   18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph)  32km/h(20mph)
47km/h(29mph)  44km/h(27mph)
61km/h(38mph)  56km/h(35mph)
―
68km/h(42mph)
5-11
FormNo.8X49-EA-07F
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2008
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Anthony Cappucci on Jun 19, 2014. 2008 MX-5 Owner's Manual

Great to have a copy of this electronically for my 2008 PRHT MX-5.