DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Yourvehicleisequippedwithadeviceto
preventshiftingtoR(reverse)bymistake.
Pushtheshiftleverdownwardandshiftto
R.
CAUTION
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transmission.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
23km/h(14mph)
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
35km/h(22mph)
47km/h(29mph)
58km/h(36mph)
74km/h(46mph)
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
Forcruising
Gear
Vehiclespeed
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
23km/h(14mph)
34km/h(21mph)
45km/h(28mph)
56km/h(35mph)
68km/h(42mph)
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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