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owners manual Mazda RX-8 - year of production: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 - Mazda RX 8 owners manual EN
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RX-8_8T69-EA-04G_Edition1 Page111
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Driving Your Mazda
Starting and Driving
WARNING NOTE
If the vehicle is driven at a low speed
HandPosition When Using Steering from a standing start while in M2, the
Shift Switches: gear may not shift down to M1
Putting your hands inside the rim of automatically.
the steering wheel when using the
steering shift switches is dangerous. IfIf the vehicle is kicked down at the
the driver air bag were to deploy in afollowing speeds or lower, the gears shift
collision, your hands could be downautomatically:
impacted causing injury. Keep your
hands on the steering wheel rim when Gear Vehicle speed
using fingers or thumbs on the M4→M3 149km/h(93mph)
steering shift switches. M4→M2 56km/h(35mph)
M3→M2 56km/h(35mph)
Shifting specification Recommendationsforshifting
Shifting up Upshifting
If the vehicle speed is lower than theFor normal acceleration and cruising, we
speed specified for each gear, the gearrecommendthese shift points.
cannot be shifted up to a higher gear. Gear Vehicle speed
Gear Vehicle speed M1toM2 19km/h(12mph)
M1→M2 Youcanshift up to M2 whetherM2toM3 34km/h(21mph)
the vehicle is stopped or moving.M3toM447km/h(29mph)
M2→M3 20km/h(12mph)
M3→M4 31km/h(19mph) For cruising
Shifting down Gear Vehicle speed
M1toM2 18km/h(11mph)
If the vehicle speed is higher than theM2toM3 32km/h(20mph)
speed specified for each gear, the gearM3toM4 45km/h(28mph)
cannot be shifted down to a lower gear.
Gear Vehicle speed Downshifting
M4→M3 163km/h(101mph) Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
M3→M2 110 km/h (68 mph) traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift
M2→M1 45km/h(28mph) before the engine starts to overwork. This
During deceleration, the gears shift downgives better acceleration when you need
automatically when speed is reduced tomore speed.
the following: Onasteepdowngrade,downshifting
Gear Vehicle speed helps maintain safe speed and prolongs
M4→M3 31km/h(19mph) brake life.
M3orM2→M1 8km/h(5mph)
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Form No.8T69-EA-04G
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