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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
WARNING
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatalowspeed
fromastandingstartwhileinM2,the
gearmaynotshiftdowntoM1
automatically.
HandPositionWhenUsingSteering
ShiftSwitches:
Puttingyourhandsinsidetherimof
thesteeringwheelwhenusingthe
steeringshiftswitchesisdangerous.If
thedriverairbagweretodeployina
collision,yourhandscouldbe
impactedcausinginjury.Keepyour
handsonthesteeringwheelrimwhen
usingfingersorthumbsonthe
steeringshiftswitches.
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
149km/h(93mph)
M4→M3
M4→M2
M3→M2
56km/h(35mph)
56km/h(35mph)
Shiftingspecification
Shiftingup
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Ifthevehiclespeedislowerthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteduptoahighergear.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
19km/h(12mph)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
M1toM2
YoucanshiftuptoM2whether
thevehicleisstoppedormoving.
M2toM3
M3toM4
34km/h(21mph)
47km/h(29mph)
M1→M2
M2→M3
M3→M4
20km/h(12mph)
31km/h(19mph)
Forcruising
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
Vehiclespeed
Shiftingdown
18km/h(11mph)
32km/h(20mph)
45km/h(28mph)
Ifthevehiclespeedishigherthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteddowntoalowergear.
Downshifting
Gear
Vehiclespeed
163km/h(101mph)
110km/h(68mph)
45km/h(28mph)
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
M4→M3
M3→M2
M2→M1
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
31km/h(19mph)
M4→M3
M3orM2→M1 8km/h(5mph)
5-15
FormNo.8T69-EA-04G
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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