2008 Mazda RX 8 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
1. Depressthebrakepedal.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
19km/h(12mph)
2. ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
35km/h(22mph)
47km/h(29mph)
58km/h(36mph)
78km/h(49mph)
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Forcruising
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
Vehiclespeed
5km/h(3mph)
30km/h(19mph)
40km/h(25mph)
50km/h(31mph)
67km/h(42mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransmissionwill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals
Model Year2008
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