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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Shifting
Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewhen
thevehicleisstopped,thegearwillshiftto
M1.
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Youcanshiftgearsupanddownby
operatingtheshiftleverorthesteering
shiftswitches.
Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewithout
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NOTE
depressingtheacceleratorpedalwhen
drivinginDrange,5thgear,thegearwill
shifttoM4.
Ifthesteeringshiftswitchesonbothsides
(leftandright)areoperatedsimultaneously,
thegearwillshiftonce.
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Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewithout
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depressingtheacceleratorpedalwhen
drivinginDrange,6thgear,thegearwill
shifttoM5.
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Thegearwillnotshiftif:
Thesteeringshiftswitchandtheshift
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leverareoperatedsimultaneously.
TheUPswitchandDOWNswitchare
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Indicators
operatedsimultaneously.
Shiftpositionindicator
ManuallyShiftingup
Inmanualshiftmode,the“M”oftheshift
positionindicatorintheinstrumentpanel
illuminates.
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5→M6)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Gearpositionindicator
Thenumeralfortheselectedgear
illuminates.
Gear position
indicator
Shift position
indicator
NOTE
Ifthegearscannotbeshifteddownwhen
drivingathigherspeeds,thegearposition
indicatorwillflashtwicetosignalthatthe
gearscannotbeshifteddown.
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Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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