2008 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
2. ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Fornormalacceleration,werecommendtheseshift
points.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
Descendingsteepgrades
M1toM2
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
40km/h(25mph)
53km/h(33mph)
59km/h(37mph)
78km/h(49mph)
Forcruising
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
Vehiclespeed
22km/h(14mph)
27km/h(17mph)
41km/h(26mph)
56km/h(35mph)
64km/h(40mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransmissionwill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
Depressthebrakepedal.
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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.