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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Manuallyshiftingup
Toshiftuptoahighergearwiththe
steeringshiftswitches,tapeitherofthe
UPswitchestowardyouoncewithyour
fingers.
(M1→M2→M3→M4)
NOTE
UP switches
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmay
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notshiftupdependingonvehicle
speed.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonot
shiftupautomatically.Don'trunthe
enginewiththetachometerneedlein
theREDZONE.Ifthetachometer
needleenterstheREDZONE,you
mayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedto
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protecttheengine.However,this
doesnotindicateanabnormality.
WARNING
GearsmaynotbeshiftedfromM1to
M2rightaftershiftingtheleverfrom
DtoM.Waitafewsecondsandthen
shiftuptoM2.
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HandPositionWhenUsingSteering
ShiftSwitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.If
thedriverairbagweretodeployina
collision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.Keepyour
handsonthesteeringwheelrimwhen
usingfingersorthumbsonthe
steeringshiftswitches.
Whendepressingtheaccelerator
fully,thetransmissionwillshifttoa
lowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Toshiftuptoahighergearwiththeshift
lever,taptheshiftleverback(+)once.
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FormNo.8T69-EA-04G
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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