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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Forcruising
CAUTION
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
donotusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
Gear
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
15km/h(9mph) 18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph) 32km/h(20mph)
47km/h(29mph) 44km/h(27mph)
61km/h(38mph) 56km/h(35mph)
―
68km/h(42mph)
ØDonotapplyanyexcessivelateral
forcetothegearleverwhen
changingfrom5thto4thgear.
Thiscouldleadtotheaccidental
selectionof2ndgear,whichcan
resultindamagetothe
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
reducesthechanceofstallingandgives
betteraccelerationwhenyouneedmore
speed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
transmission.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transmission.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
5-speed
transmission
6-speed
transmission
Gear
1
2
3
4
5
to2
24km/h(15mph) 23km/h(14mph)
42km/h(26mph) 37km/h(23mph)
55km/h(34mph) 50km/h(31mph)
66km/h(41mph) 56km/h(35mph)
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
66km/h(41mph)
5-12
FormNo.8AV1-EA-09F
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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