DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Indicators
NOTE
Ifthesteeringshiftswitchesonbothsides
(leftandright)areoperatedsimultaneously,
thegearwillshiftonce.
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Shiftpositionindicator
Inmanualshiftmode,the“M”oftheshift
positionindicatorintheinstrumentpanel
illuminates.
Thegearwillnotshiftif:
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Thesteeringshiftswitchandtheshift
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leverareoperatedsimultaneously.
TheUPswitchandDOWNswitchare
Gearpositionindicator
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operatedsimultaneously.
Thenumeralfortheselectedgear
illuminates.
ManuallyShiftingup
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5→M6)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Shift position
indicator
Gear position
indicator
NOTE
Ifthegearscannotbeshifteddownwhen
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drivingathigherspeeds,thegearposition
indicatorwillflashtwicetosignalthatthe
gearscannotbeshifteddown.
Toshiftuptoahighergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,tapeitherofthe
UPswitchestowardyouoncewithyour
fingers.
Iftheautomatictransmissionfluid(ATF)
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temperaturebecomestoohigh,thereisthe
possibilitythatthetransmissionwillswitch
toautomaticshiftmode,cancelingmanual
shiftmodeandturningoffthegearposition
indicatorillumination.Thisisanormal
functiontoprotecttheAT.AftertheATF
temperaturehasdecreased,thegear
positionindicatorilluminationturnsback
onanddrivinginmanualshiftmodeis
restored.
UP switches
Shifting
Youcanshiftgearsupanddownby
operatingtheshiftleverorthesteering
shiftswitches.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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