DrivingYourMazda
InstrumentClusterandIndicators
Iftheneedleonthegaugedoesn'tmove
afterstartingtheengine,followsteps1
through3.
qDashboardIllumination
Rotatethethumbwheeltoadjustthe
brightnessoftheinstrumentclusterand
otherilluminationsinthedashboard.
Iftheengineoilpressuregaugemovesto
L(low)whileyouaredriving,drivetothe
sideoftheroadandparkofftheright-of-
way.Settheparkingbrake.Thenfollow
steps1through3.
NOTE
Thebrightnessofdashboardilluminations
l
(exceptinstrumentcluster)canbeadjusted
whentheheadlightswitchisinthe
position.
or
1.
Turnofftheengineandinspectthe
engineoillevel(page8-12).Ifit'slow,
addoil.
Thebrightnessoftheinstrumentcluster
illuminationcanbeadjustedwhenthe
headlightswitchisinanyposition.
l
2.
3.
Starttheengine.
Iftheneedlestilldoesn'tmove,have
yourvehiclecheckedatanAuthorized
MazdaDealer.
Bright
CAUTION
Don'truntheengineiftheoil
pressureislow.Itcouldresultin
extensiveenginedamage.
Dim
NOTE
TheMazdaRX-8requiresregularcheckingof
theengineoillevel.Thecompact,high
performanceRENESISrotaryengineinyour
vehicleconsumesasmallamountofengineoil
duetoitsstructuraldesign.Anoilpump
optimizestheamountofoilinjectedto
lubricatetherotorsealsinthecombustion
cycle.Althoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
anengineoillevelwarninglightandan
engineoilpressuregauge,itisbesttokeepthe
engineoillevelintherangebetweenfulland
lowbycheckingtheoildipstickregularly.
Mazdarecommendscheckingtheoillevelat
everysecondfuelfilling.Theoilconsumption
oftheenginedependsonenginespeedand
engineload.Underextremedrivingconditions,
oilconsumptioncanbehigher.
Cancelingtheilluminationdimmer
Whentheheadlightswitchisinthe
position,theilluminationofthe
instrumentclusterandtheinformation
displaydims(theinstrumentcluster
illuminationcolorturnstored).
or
Whendrivingonsnowyorfoggyroads,
orinothersituationswhentheinstrument
clusterorinformationdisplay'svisibility
isreducedduetoglarefromsurrounding
brightness,canceltheillumination
dimmerandincreasetheillumination
intensity.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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