2009 Mazda MX 5 Miata Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTransmissionRanges
WARNING
TheshiftlevermustbeinPorNto
operatethestarter.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthanidle,
donotshiftfromNorPintoadriving
gear:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengine
isrunningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmove
suddenly,causinganaccidentor
seriousinjury.
P(Park)
Plocksthetransmissionandpreventsthe
rearwheelsfromrotating.
WARNING
AlwayssettheshiftlevertoPandset
theparkingbrake:
OnlysettingtheshiftlevertotheP
positionwithoutusingtheparking
braketoholdthevehicleis
dangerous.IfPfailstohold,the
vehiclecouldmoveandcausean
accident.
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.
CAUTION
ØShiftingintoP,NorRwhilethe
vehicleismovingcandamage
yourtransmission.
ØShiftingintoadrivinggearor
reversewhentheengineisrunning
fasterthanidlecandamagethe
transmission.
CAUTION
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancause
transmissiondamage.
NOTE
Applytheparkingbrakeordepressthebrake
pedalbeforemovingtheshiftleverfromNto
preventthevehiclefrommovingunexpectedly.
R(Reverse)
InpositionR,thevehiclemovesonly
backward.Youmustbeatacompletestop
beforeshiftingtoorfromR,exceptunder
rarecircumstancesasexplainedin
RockingtheVehicle(page4-8).
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransmissionwillautomatically
shiftthrougha6-gearsequence.
Temporaryuseofthedirectmodeis
possible.
N(Neutral)
RefertoDirectModeonpage5-19.
InN,thewheelsandtransmissionarenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
M(Manual)
Misthemanualshiftmodeposition.
Gearscanbeshiftedupordownby
operatingtheshiftleverorsteeringshift
switches.
RefertoManualShiftMode(page5-15).
5-14
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CategoriesMazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals
Model Year2009
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