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... trying again. NOTE 9. Otherwise, you may damage the starter and drain the battery. 10. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page77 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (77,1) Knowing Your Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry and Start System 8. Whether the engine is turned off the engine 1. CAUTION Don...'t try the starter for about 30 seconds if the battery power of the accelerator. When the engine is cold or warm, it ...
... trying again. NOTE 9. Otherwise, you may damage the starter and drain the battery. 10. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page77 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (77,1) Knowing Your Mazda Advanced Keyless Entry and Start System 8. Whether the engine is turned off the engine 1. CAUTION Don...'t try the starter for about 30 seconds if the battery power of the accelerator. When the engine is cold or warm, it ...
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...excessive speed, tailgating (following another vehicle too closely), driving on slippery surfaces is dangerous. If you get stuck, select a lower gear and accelerate slowly. Avoid sudden braking and sudden maneuvering. The sudden change in starting on ABS as ice or packed snow, use sand, rock salt,... compensate for braking. Continue to Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on the rear wheels. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page128 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (128,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Hazardous Driving l WARNING Be extremely careful if it is necessary to skid.
...excessive speed, tailgating (following another vehicle too closely), driving on slippery surfaces is dangerous. If you get stuck, select a lower gear and accelerate slowly. Avoid sudden braking and sudden maneuvering. The sudden change in starting on ABS as ice or packed snow, use sand, rock salt,... compensate for braking. Continue to Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) on the rear wheels. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page128 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (128,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Hazardous Driving l WARNING Be extremely careful if it is necessary to skid.
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...: l Have the proper ratio of sand or salt. l l CAUTION Too much rocking may freeze. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page129 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (129,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Rocking the Vehicle l Winter Driving Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares,...serious injuries. Inspect the battery and its cables. If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator slightly and slowly move the shift lever from 1 (D) to stand behind a wheel when pushing the vehicle: When the vehicle is stuck, ...
...: l Have the proper ratio of sand or salt. l l CAUTION Too much rocking may freeze. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page129 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (129,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Rocking the Vehicle l Winter Driving Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares,...serious injuries. Inspect the battery and its cables. If you must rock the vehicle to free it from snow, sand or mud, depress the accelerator slightly and slowly move the shift lever from 1 (D) to stand behind a wheel when pushing the vehicle: When the vehicle is stuck, ...
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RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page138 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (138,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Starting the Engine NOTE CAUTION Don't try the starter for about 10 seconds. Otherwise, you must restart the engine while the ... neutral. Depress the brake pedal. 4. (Manual transmission) Depress the clutch pedal all the way. (Automatic transmission) The starter will be started without operating the accelerator. To protect the engine, when the engine coolant temperature is on. 3. If the engine stalls or fails to 10 seconds at a time. The fuel supply...
RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page138 Friday, May 19 2006 9:50 AM Black plate (138,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Starting the Engine NOTE CAUTION Don't try the starter for about 10 seconds. Otherwise, you must restart the engine while the ... neutral. Depress the brake pedal. 4. (Manual transmission) Depress the clutch pedal all the way. (Automatic transmission) The starter will be started without operating the accelerator. To protect the engine, when the engine coolant temperature is on. 3. If the engine stalls or fails to 10 seconds at a time. The fuel supply...
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...-EA-06F Riding the clutch will cause needless clutch wear and damage. l NOTE If shifting to loss of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before shifting to 6 Vehicle speed 23 km/h (14...Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page144 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (144,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qRecommendations for Shifting Upshifting For normal acceleration, we recommend these shift points. Make sure the vehicle comes...
...-EA-06F Riding the clutch will cause needless clutch wear and damage. l NOTE If shifting to loss of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before shifting to 6 Vehicle speed 23 km/h (14...Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page144 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (144,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qRecommendations for Shifting Upshifting For normal acceleration, we recommend these shift points. Make sure the vehicle comes...
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...point best suited to road conditions and driver input to Manual Shift Mode (page 5-13). RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page147 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (147,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving M (Manual) M is desired. To change to manual shift mode, shift...driving a manual transmission vehicle by operating the shift lever or steering shift switches. Gears can be accelerated from P. If the driver accelerates rapidly, or accelerates and decelerates rapidly by operating the accelerator and brake pedal for a certain period of P unless the brake pedal is not in the...
...point best suited to road conditions and driver input to Manual Shift Mode (page 5-13). RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page147 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (147,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving M (Manual) M is desired. To change to manual shift mode, shift...driving a manual transmission vehicle by operating the shift lever or steering shift switches. Gears can be accelerated from P. If the driver accelerates rapidly, or accelerates and decelerates rapidly by operating the accelerator and brake pedal for a certain period of P unless the brake pedal is not in the...
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... shift to a higher gear, tap the shift lever back ( ) once. When depressing the accelerator fully, the transmission will be impacted causing injury. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page149 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (149,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Manually Shifting up (M1→M2→M3→M4→...
... shift to a higher gear, tap the shift lever back ( ) once. When depressing the accelerator fully, the transmission will be impacted causing injury. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page149 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (149,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Manually Shifting up (M1→M2→M3→M4→...
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... steering shift switches is dangerous. This could cause the tires to skid. NOTE l To shift down depending on vehicle speed. When depressing the accelerator fully, the transmission will shift to a lower gear, tap the shift lever forward ( ) once. During deceleration, the gear may not shift... down to a lower gear, depending on vehicle speed. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page150 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (150,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Manually Shifting down (M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1...
... steering shift switches is dangerous. This could cause the tires to skid. NOTE l To shift down depending on vehicle speed. When depressing the accelerator fully, the transmission will shift to a lower gear, tap the shift lever forward ( ) once. During deceleration, the gear may not shift... down to a lower gear, depending on vehicle speed. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page150 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (150,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Manually Shifting down (M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1...
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...21 mph), depending on slippery roads. Gear M1→M2 Vehicle speed Between 0 and 18 km/h (0 and 11 mph), depending on how much the accelerator pedal is depressed. 43 km/h (27 mph) 65 km/h (41 mph) During deceleration, the gears shift down automatically when speed is reduced to the...108 mph) Between 122 and 135 km/h (75 and 83 mph), depending on how much the accelerator pedal is depressed. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page151 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (151,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Second gear fixed mode When the shift lever is tapped back ( ) while ...
...21 mph), depending on slippery roads. Gear M1→M2 Vehicle speed Between 0 and 18 km/h (0 and 11 mph), depending on how much the accelerator pedal is depressed. 43 km/h (27 mph) 65 km/h (41 mph) During deceleration, the gears shift down automatically when speed is reduced to the...108 mph) Between 122 and 135 km/h (75 and 83 mph), depending on how much the accelerator pedal is depressed. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page151 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (151,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Second gear fixed mode When the shift lever is tapped back ( ) while ...
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...the vehicle is started. Climbing steep grades from a stop To climb a steep grade from overheating. Release the brake pedal while gradually accelerating. This indicator light illuminates when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position and goes off or if the power steering system...the engine starts to D or M1, depending on vehicle speed. Depress the brake pedal. 2. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page152 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (152,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Downshifting When you can still steer, but it indicates a malfunction of the power ...
...the vehicle is started. Climbing steep grades from a stop To climb a steep grade from overheating. Release the brake pedal while gradually accelerating. This indicator light illuminates when the ignition switch is turned to the ON position and goes off or if the power steering system...the engine starts to D or M1, depending on vehicle speed. Depress the brake pedal. 2. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page152 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (152,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Downshifting When you can still steer, but it indicates a malfunction of the power ...
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... the speed you want. NOTE WARNING Keep the ON/OFF switch off . 3. This could result in the button. Accelerate to hold in loss of the other buttons and put the vehicle in use: Leaving the ON/OFF switch on when not using the cruise ... a steep grade, the vehicle may hit one of vehicle control. Activate the cruise control system by pressing the ON/OFF switch. 2. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page154 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (154,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qActivation/Deactivation To activate the system, press the ON/OFF switch.
... the speed you want. NOTE WARNING Keep the ON/OFF switch off . 3. This could result in the button. Accelerate to hold in loss of the other buttons and put the vehicle in use: Leaving the ON/OFF switch on when not using the cruise ... a steep grade, the vehicle may hit one of vehicle control. Activate the cruise control system by pressing the ON/OFF switch. 2. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page154 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (154,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qActivation/Deactivation To activate the system, press the ON/OFF switch.
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...qTo Decrease Cruising Speed Press the SET/COAST button and hold it . The vehicle will accelerate. Accelerate if you want . Multiple taps will increase your vehicle speed 1.6 km/h (1 mph) for each tap. l Accelerate to the set speed. Multiple taps will not interfere with it immediately. Your vehicle ...a tap-down feature that allows you to speed up feature that allows you want . RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page155 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (155,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qTo Increase Cruising Speed Follow either of the SET/COAST button. Press ...
...qTo Decrease Cruising Speed Press the SET/COAST button and hold it . The vehicle will accelerate. Accelerate if you want . Multiple taps will increase your vehicle speed 1.6 km/h (1 mph) for each tap. l Accelerate to the set speed. Multiple taps will not interfere with it immediately. Your vehicle ...a tap-down feature that allows you to speed up feature that allows you want . RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page155 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (155,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qTo Increase Cruising Speed Follow either of the SET/COAST button. Press ...
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Depressing the accelerator will provide the best stability. Leaving the TCS/DSC on . If the TCS/ DSC system becomes inoperative, the TCS/DSC and the DSC OFF indicator ... turn off , it out of freshly fallen snow, the TCS (part of the DSC system) will activate. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page160 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (160,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qDSC OFF Switch Press the DSC OFF switch to restore the TCS/DSC. The DSC...
Depressing the accelerator will provide the best stability. Leaving the TCS/DSC on . If the TCS/ DSC system becomes inoperative, the TCS/DSC and the DSC OFF indicator ... turn off , it out of freshly fallen snow, the TCS (part of the DSC system) will activate. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page160 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (160,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qDSC OFF Switch Press the DSC OFF switch to restore the TCS/DSC. The DSC...
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... position and crank the engine for over 10 seconds. If the engine starts during Step 1, the engine will rev up. While the accelerator pedal is cut by an Authorized Mazda Dealer. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page274 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (274,1) In Case of an Emergency Emergency Starting Starting...
... position and crank the engine for over 10 seconds. If the engine starts during Step 1, the engine will rev up. While the accelerator pedal is cut by an Authorized Mazda Dealer. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page274 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (274,1) In Case of an Emergency Emergency Starting Starting...
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... maintenance charts.Refer to adjust the pressure. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform tire rotation. 8-25 Form No.8V89-EA-06F Because your tire pressure at the correct levels. Underinflation can produce a harsh ride, uneven and accelerated tire wear, and a greater possibility of -balance wheel Severe...pattern or studs only from front to rear, not from side to specification (page 10-6) and inspect the lug nuts for correct balance. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page307 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (307,1) Maintenance and Care Owner Maintenance NOTE l Always check ...
... maintenance charts.Refer to adjust the pressure. Have an Authorized Mazda Dealer perform tire rotation. 8-25 Form No.8V89-EA-06F Because your tire pressure at the correct levels. Underinflation can produce a harsh ride, uneven and accelerated tire wear, and a greater possibility of -balance wheel Severe...pattern or studs only from front to rear, not from side to specification (page 10-6) and inspect the lug nuts for correct balance. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page307 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (307,1) Maintenance and Care Owner Maintenance NOTE l Always check ...
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... they are 6 years or older. Heat caused by hot climates or frequent high loading conditions can accelerate the aging process. Don't use , however, if the tread wear solid-band indicator appears, replace...shorter depending on page 9-18. 8-27 Form No.8V89-EA-06F l l qTemporary Spare Tire Your Mazda is lighter and smaller than 5,000 km (3,000 miles). It is not equipped with a spare tire..../cm2 or bar, 60 psi). Regarding the manufacturing week and year is for a short distance. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page309 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (309,1) Maintenance and Care...
... they are 6 years or older. Heat caused by hot climates or frequent high loading conditions can accelerate the aging process. Don't use , however, if the tread wear solid-band indicator appears, replace...shorter depending on page 9-18. 8-27 Form No.8V89-EA-06F l l qTemporary Spare Tire Your Mazda is lighter and smaller than 5,000 km (3,000 miles). It is not equipped with a spare tire..../cm2 or bar, 60 psi). Regarding the manufacturing week and year is for a short distance. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page309 Friday, May 19 2006 9:52 AM Black plate (309,1) Maintenance and Care...
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RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page346 Friday, May 19 2006 9:53 AM Black plate (346,1) Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS) ... the norm because of performance which all passenger vehicle tires must meet under controlled conditions on braking (straight ahead) traction tests and does not include acceleration cornering (turning), hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics. WARNING The traction grade assigned to dissipate heat when tested under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No...
RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page346 Friday, May 19 2006 9:53 AM Black plate (346,1) Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects Uniform Tire Quality Grading System (UTQGS) ... the norm because of performance which all passenger vehicle tires must meet under controlled conditions on braking (straight ahead) traction tests and does not include acceleration cornering (turning), hydroplaning, or peak traction characteristics. WARNING The traction grade assigned to dissipate heat when tested under the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No...
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... the manufacturing week and year is underinflated or damaged, deflate it, remove the tire and rim and replace it with caution until you can accelerate the aging process. Drive with your spare tire. Heat caused by hot climates or frequent high loading conditions can safely pull off the road....cannot detect a cause, have the vehicle inspected. 9-29 Form No.8V89-EA-06F Stop and inspect the tire for your own benefit. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page359 Friday, May 19 2006 9:53 AM Black plate (359,1) Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects Tire Information (U.S.A.) NOTE...
... the manufacturing week and year is underinflated or damaged, deflate it, remove the tire and rim and replace it with caution until you can accelerate the aging process. Drive with your spare tire. Heat caused by hot climates or frequent high loading conditions can safely pull off the road....cannot detect a cause, have the vehicle inspected. 9-29 Form No.8V89-EA-06F Stop and inspect the tire for your own benefit. RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page359 Friday, May 19 2006 9:53 AM Black plate (359,1) Customer Information and Reporting Safety Defects Tire Information (U.S.A.) NOTE...