2008 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTransmissionRanges
WARNING
TheshiftlevermustbeinPorNto
operatethestarter.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthanidle,
donotshiftfromNorPintoadriving
gear:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengine
isrunningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmove
suddenly,causinganaccidentor
seriousinjury.
P(Park)
Plocksthetransmissionandpreventsthe
rearwheelsfromrotating.
WARNING
AlwayssettheshiftlevertoPandset
theparkingbrake:
OnlysettingtheshiftlevertotheP
positionwithoutusingtheparking
braketoholdthevehicleis
dangerous.IfPfailstohold,the
vehiclecouldmoveandcausean
accident.
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.
CAUTION
ØShiftingintoP,NorRwhilethe
vehicleismovingcandamage
yourtransmission.
ØShiftingintoadrivinggearor
reversewhentheengineisrunning
fasterthanidlecandamagethe
transmission.
CAUTION
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
NOTE
Applytheparkingbrakeordepressthebrake
pedalbeforemovingtheshiftleverfromNto
preventthevehiclefrommovingunexpectedly.
R(Reverse)
InpositionR,thevehiclemovesonly
backward.Youmustbeatacompletestop
beforeshiftingtoorfromR,exceptunder
rarecircumstancesasexplainedin
RockingtheVehicle(page4-8).
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha6-gearsequence.
M(Manual)
N(Neutral)
Misthemanualshiftmodeposition.
Gearscanbeshiftedupordownby
operatingtheshiftleverorsteeringshift
switches.
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
RefertoManualShiftMode(page5-14).
5-13
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.