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qRecommendationsforShifting
WARNING
Upshifting
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
23km/h(14mph)
1
2
3
4
to2
to3
to4
to5
35km/h(22mph)
47km/h(29mph)
58km/h(36mph)
74km/h(46mph)
5to6
Forcruising
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
1to2
23km/h(14mph)
34km/h(21mph)
45km/h(28mph)
56km/h(35mph)
68km/h(42mph)
2
3
4
5
to3
to4
to5
to6
CAUTION
Downshifting
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transmission.
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
reducesthechanceofstallingandgives
betteraccelerationwhenyouneedmore
speed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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