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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
6.
Afterstartingtheengine,letitidlefor
about15seconds.Thenperformthe
shiftoperation.
BrakeSystem
qFootBrake
NOTE
YourMazdahaspower-assistedbrakes
thatadjustautomaticallythroughnormal
use.
Inextremelycoldweather(below0°C
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(32°F))
orafterthevehiclehasnotbeen
driveninseveraldays,lettheenginewarm
upwithoutoperatingtheaccelerator.
Whethertheengineiscoldorwarm,it
shouldbestartedwithoutuseofthe
accelerator.
Thedisplayofthevariableredzoneinthe
tachometerchangesaccordingtothe
temperatureoftheenginecoolant.To
protecttheengine,whentheenginecoolant
temperatureislow,theenginedoesnotrun
athighspeeds.Thefuelsupplywillbecut
atanrpmlowerthantheredzone.
Shouldpower-assistfail,youcanstopby
applyinggreaterforcethannormaltothe
brakepedal.Butthedistancerequiredto
stopwillbegreaterthanusual.
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RefertoTachometeronpage5-37.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartthefirsttime,
refertoStartingaFloodedEngineunder
EmergencyStarting.Iftheenginestilldoes
notstart,haveyourvehicleinspectedbyan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer(page7-19).
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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