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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Yourvehicleisequippedwithadeviceto
preventshiftingtoR(reverse)bymistake.
Pushtheshiftleverdownwardandshiftto
R.
CAUTION
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
donotusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØDonotapplyanyexcessivelateral
forcetothegearleverwhen
changingfrom5thto4thgear.
Thiscouldleadtotheaccidental
selectionof2ndgear,whichcan
resultindamagetothe
transmission.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transmission.
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
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)
5-11
FormNo.8AT5-EA-09E
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2010 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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