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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Shiftingdown
Whendrivingathighspeeds,thegearmay
notshiftdowndependingonvehiclespeed.
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
automaticallyshiftdowndependingon
vehiclespeed.
l
Ifthevehiclespeedishigherthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteddowntoalowergear.
l
Gear
Vehiclespeed
164km/h(102mph)
117km/h(72mph)
80km/h(49mph)
35km/h(21mph)
M5→M4
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
l
transmissionwillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed(Except
M2→M1).
M4→M3
M3→M2
M2→M1
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Secondgearfixedmode
Whentheshiftleveristappedback(
whilethevehicleisstopped,the
transmissionissetinthesecondgear
fixedmode.Thegearisfixedinsecond
whileinthismodeforeasierstartingand
drivingonslipperyroads.Iftheshiftlever
istappedback( )orforward( )while
inthesecondgearfixedmode,themode
willbecanceled.
)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
47km/h(29mph)
M6→M5
M5→M4
M4→M3
M3→M2
M2→M1
38km/h(23mph)
20km/h(12mph)
15km/h(9mph)
12km/h(7mph)
NOTE
Shiftingspecification
Shiftingup
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
Ifthevehiclespeedislowerthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteduptoahighergear.
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
Gear
Vehiclespeed
190km/h(118mph)
125km/h(77mph)
125km/h(77mph)
78km/h(48mph)
78km/h(48mph)
50km/h(31mph)
50km/h(31mph)
Between0and18km/h
(0
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and11mph),dependingonhow
M6→M5
M1→M2
M6→M4
M5→M4
M5→M3
M4→M3
Between22and32km/h
(13and19mph),dependingonhow
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
M2→M3
M3→M4
M4→
M2
M2
Between40and48km/h
M3→
(25
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and29mph),dependingonhow
M4→M5
M5→M6
Between50and68km/h
(31
muchtheacceleratorpedalis
depressed.
and42mph),dependingonhow
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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