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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qDrivingTips
PowerSteering
Passing
Powersteeringisonlyoperablewhenthe
engineisrunning.Iftheengineisofforif
thepowersteeringsystemisinoperable,
youcanstillsteer,butitrequiresmore
physicaleffort.
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransmissionwill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Ifthesteeringfeelsrigidduringnormal
driving,consultanAuthorizedMazda
Dealer.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
NOTE
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
Thesteeringmayfeelrigidifyou
continuouslyattempttosteerwhenthe
vehicleisstoppedormovingextremely
slowly.Thishasbeendesignedto
protectthesystemanddoesn'tindicatea
malfunction.Ifyoudon'tattemptto
steerforaminute,powersteeringwill
berestored.
3.
Releaseallbrakeswhilegradually
accelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
qPowerSteeringMalfunction
IndicatorLight
Thisindicatorlightilluminateswhenthe
ignitionswitchisturnedtotheON
positionandgoesoffwhentheengineis
started.
Ifthislightilluminateswhiledriving,it
indicatesamalfunctionofthepower
steeringsystem.ConsultanAuthorized
MazdaDealer.
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FormNo.8T69-EA-04G
| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda RX-8 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
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