DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
BrakeSystem
CAUTION
Don'ttrythestarterformorethan10
secondsatatime.Iftheenginestalls
orfailstostart,wait10seconds
beforetryingagain.Otherwise,you
maydamagethestarteranddrain
thebattery.
qFootBrake
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about10seconds.
NOTE
Inextremelycoldweather,below_18°C
l
(0
°F),orafterthevehiclehasnotbeen
driveninseveraldays,lettheenginewarm
upwithoutoperatingtheaccelerator.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,it
shouldbestartedwithoutuseofthe
accelerator.
Toprotecttheengine,whentheengine
coolanttemperatureislow,theenginedoes
notrunathighspeeds.Thefuelsupplywill
becutatanrpmlowerthantheredzone.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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