DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Indicators
ManuallyShiftingup
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5→M6)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Shiftpositionindicator
Inmanualshiftmode,the“M”oftheshift
positionindicatorintheinstrumentpanel
illuminates.
Gearpositionindicator
Thenumeralfortheselectedgear
illuminates.
Toshiftuptoahighergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,tapeitherofthe
UPswitchestowardyouoncewithyour
fingers.
Gear position
indicator
Shift position
indicator
Up switches
NOTE
Ifthegearscannotbeshifteddownwhen
drivingathigherspeeds,thegearposition
indicatorwillflashtwicetosignalthatthe
gearscannotbeshifteddown.
Shifting
Youcanshiftgearsupanddownby
operatingtheshiftleverorthesteering
shiftswitches.
NOTE
WARNING
Keepyourhandsonthesteeringwheel
rimwhenusingfingersorthumbson
thesteeringshiftswitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.
Ifthedriverairbagweretodeployin
acollision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.
Ifthesteeringshiftswitchesonbothsides
l
(leftandright)areoperatedsimultaneously,
thegearwillshiftonce.
Thegearwillnotshiftif:
l
Thesteeringshiftswitchandtheshift
l
leverareoperatedsimultaneously.
TheUPswitchandDOWNswitchare
l
operatedsimultaneously.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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