2008 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Toshiftdowntoalowergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,presseitherofthe
DOWNswitchesawayfromyouonce
withyourthumb.
WARNING
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriverairbagweretodeployin
acollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
DOWN switches
NOTE
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmaynot
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shiftupdependingonvehiclespeed.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonotshiftup
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automatically.Don'truntheenginewiththe
tachometerneedleintheREDZONE.Ifthe
tachometerneedleenterstheREDZONE,
youmayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedtoprotectthe
engine.However,thisdoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
transmissionwillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
WARNING
Donotuseenginebrakingonslippery
roadsurfacesorathighspeeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
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ManuallyShiftingdown
(M6M5M4M3M2M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward(  )once.
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriverairbagweretodeployin
acollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
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Product Specification
CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2008
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