DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManuallyShiftingdown
WARNING
(M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
Donotuseenginebrakingonslippery
roadsurfacesorathighspeeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriver'sairbagweretodeploy
inacollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
Toshiftdowntoalowergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,presseitherofthe
DOWNswitchesawayfromyouonce
withyourthumb.
DOWN switches
NOTE
Whendrivingathighspeeds,thegearmay
l
notshiftdowndependingonvehiclespeed.
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
l
automaticallyshiftdowndependingon
vehiclespeed.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
l
transmissionwillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed(Except
M2→M1).
Secondgearfixedmode
Whentheshiftleveristappedback(
whilethevehicleisstopped,the
transmissionissetinthesecondgear
)
fixedmode.Thegearisfixedinsecond
whileinthismodeforeasierstartingand
drivingonslipperyroads.Iftheshiftlever
istappedback( )orforward( )while
inthesecondgearfixedmode,themode
willbecanceled.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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