RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1Page180
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DrivingYourMazda
InstrumentClusterandIndicators
qFuelGauge
CAUTION
Thefuelgaugeshowsapproximatelyhow
muchfuelisremaininginthetankwhen
theignitionswitchisintheONposition.
Werecommendkeepingthetankover1/4
full.Whenthelowfuelwarninglight
illuminatesorwhentheneedleisnearE,
refuelassoonaspossible.
Donotruntheenginewiththe
tachometerneedleintheREDZONE.
Thismaycausesevereengine
damage.
NOTE
Thebeepsoundstoindicateengineoverrev
whenthetachometerneedleentersthe
stripedzone.
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Thedisplayofthevariableredzoneinthe
tachometerchangesaccordingtothe
temperatureoftheenginecoolant.To
protecttheengine,whentheenginecoolant
temperatureislow,theenginedoesnotrun
athighspeeds.Thefuelsupplywillbecut
atanrpmlowerthantheredzone.
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qEngineCoolantTemperatureGauge
Low fuel warning light
Theenginecoolanttemperaturegauge
showsthetemperatureoftheengine
coolant.
NOTE
Afterrefueling,itmayrequiresometimefor
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theneedletostabilize.Inaddition,the
needlemaydeviatewhiledrivingonaslope
orcurvesincethefuelmovesinthetank.
Thedirectionofthearrow(
)showsthat
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thefuel-fillerlidisontheleftsideofthe
vehicle.
qDashboardIllumination
Rotatethethumbwheeltoadjustthe
brightnessoftheinstrumentclusterand
otherilluminationsinthedashboard.
NOTE
IftheneedleisnearH,itindicates
overheating.
Thebrightnessofdashboardilluminations
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(exceptinstrumentcluster)canbeadjusted
whentheheadlightswitchisinthe
position.
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CAUTION
Drivingwithanoverheatedengine
cancauseseriousenginedamage
(page7-17).
Thebrightnessoftheinstrumentcluster
illuminationcanbeadjustedwhenthe
headlightswitchisinanyposition.
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FormNo.8AT5-EA-09E
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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