Owner's Manual
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...and adjustments must be heard from inside the converter or cause the converter to penalties. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page131 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (131,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions Emission Control System Your vehicle is equipped with an emission... law, any sign of engine malfunction. Ø Do not coast with the ignition switch turned off. Ø Do not descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switch turned off . 4-3 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E A resulting fire could cause lead to penalties. WARNING Never park over or near...
...and adjustments must be heard from inside the converter or cause the converter to penalties. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page131 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (131,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Fuel and Engine Exhaust Precautions Emission Control System Your vehicle is equipped with an emission... law, any sign of engine malfunction. Ø Do not coast with the ignition switch turned off. Ø Do not descend steep grades in gear with the ignition switch turned off . 4-3 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E A resulting fire could cause lead to penalties. WARNING Never park over or near...
Owner's Manual
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The sudden change in tire speed could cause an accident. Refer to skid. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page135 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (135,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips WARNING Never stop the engine when going down a hill: Stopping the engine when going ... braking. Hazardous Driving WARNING Be extremely careful if it is dangerous. This could lead to downshift on slippery surfaces: Downshifting into lower gear while driving on slippery surfaces is necessary to loss of steering or braking control could cause the tires to Anti-Lock Brake System (...
The sudden change in tire speed could cause an accident. Refer to skid. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page135 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (135,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips WARNING Never stop the engine when going down a hill: Stopping the engine when going ... braking. Hazardous Driving WARNING Be extremely careful if it is dangerous. This could lead to downshift on slippery surfaces: Downshifting into lower gear while driving on slippery surfaces is necessary to loss of steering or braking control could cause the tires to Anti-Lock Brake System (...
Owner's Manual
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...in the tachometer have turned off the engine. Your vehicle is dangerous. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page137 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (137,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Winter Driving Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares, a small shovel, jumper ...tires. WARNING Use only the same size and type tires (snow, radial, or non-radial) on wet and dry roads. Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer to 1 or R with snow tires during the winter months. l Inspect the battery and its cables. CAUTION Check local regulations before turning...
...in the tachometer have turned off the engine. Your vehicle is dangerous. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page137 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (137,1) Before Driving Your Mazda Driving Tips Winter Driving Carry emergency gear, including tire chains, window scraper, flares, a small shovel, jumper ...tires. WARNING Use only the same size and type tires (snow, radial, or non-radial) on wet and dry roads. Ask an Authorized Mazda Dealer to 1 or R with snow tires during the winter months. l Inspect the battery and its cables. CAUTION Check local regulations before turning...
Owner's Manual
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... been affected. NOTE For parking in longer stopping distances or even total brake failure. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page148 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (148,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving WARNING Do not coast with the engine stalled or turned off is dangerous.... Braking will cause excessive wear of the brakes. This causes overheated brakes, resulting in snow, refer to a lower gear when going down . Shift to Winter...
... been affected. NOTE For parking in longer stopping distances or even total brake failure. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page148 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (148,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving WARNING Do not coast with the engine stalled or turned off is dangerous.... Braking will cause excessive wear of the brakes. This causes overheated brakes, resulting in snow, refer to a lower gear when going down . Shift to Winter...
Owner's Manual
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... an upgrade. CAUTION Ø Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page153 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (153,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Your vehicle is equipped with a device to prevent shifting to R while... the vehicle is still moving may damage the transmission. Shifting to R (reverse) by mistake. This could lead to loss of 2nd gear, which is dangerous. This ...
... an upgrade. CAUTION Ø Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page153 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (153,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Your vehicle is equipped with a device to prevent shifting to R while... the vehicle is still moving may damage the transmission. Shifting to R (reverse) by mistake. This could lead to loss of 2nd gear, which is dangerous. This ...
Owner's Manual
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RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page154 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (154,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving For cruising Gear 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to overwork. This reduces the chance of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or ...
RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page154 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (154,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving For cruising Gear 1 to 2 2 to 3 3 to 4 4 to 5 5 to overwork. This reduces the chance of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or ...
Owner's Manual
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... overrev when the tachometer needle enters the striped zone. The gear shift-up period. Refer to use the automatic transmission functions as the vehicle speed increases. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page155 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (155,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Automatic Transmission Controls Various Lockouts: Indicates...
... overrev when the tachometer needle enters the striped zone. The gear shift-up period. Refer to use the automatic transmission functions as the vehicle speed increases. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page155 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (155,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Automatic Transmission Controls Various Lockouts: Indicates...
Owner's Manual
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...Direct Mode on page 5-19. Engine braking cannot be applied when decelerating which could move and cause an accident. CAUTION Ø Shifting into a driving gear when the engine is dangerous. D (Drive) D is the manual shift mode position. N (Neutral) In N, the wheels and transmission are on.... P into N when driving the vehicle. Gears can be shifted up or down by operating the shift lever or steering shift switches. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page156 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (156,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qTransmission Ranges The shift lever...
...Direct Mode on page 5-19. Engine braking cannot be applied when decelerating which could move and cause an accident. CAUTION Ø Shifting into a driving gear when the engine is dangerous. D (Drive) D is the manual shift mode position. N (Neutral) In N, the wheels and transmission are on.... P into N when driving the vehicle. Gears can be shifted up or down by operating the shift lever or steering shift switches. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page156 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (156,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qTransmission Ranges The shift lever...
Owner's Manual
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...position when the shift lever is not shifting, however this does not indicate an abnormality. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page157 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (157,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qActive Adaptive Shift (AAS) Active Adaptive Shift (AAS) automatically controls the... be shifted from D to the transmission. NOTE l l l When the ignition switch is depressed. Depress and hold the transmission in the gear the vehicle was in the LOCK position, the shift lever cannot be done while driving the vehicle with no damage occurring to M. When cornering...
...position when the shift lever is not shifting, however this does not indicate an abnormality. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page157 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (157,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving qActive Adaptive Shift (AAS) Active Adaptive Shift (AAS) automatically controls the... be shifted from D to the transmission. NOTE l l l When the ignition switch is depressed. Depress and hold the transmission in the gear the vehicle was in the LOCK position, the shift lever cannot be done while driving the vehicle with no damage occurring to M. When cornering...
Owner's Manual
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... be shifted down when driving at higher speeds, the gear position indicator will shift to M4. The gear will shift once. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page158 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (158,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving NOTE l l l If you change to manual shift mode when... the vehicle is stopped, the gear will shift to M5. The ...
... be shifted down when driving at higher speeds, the gear position indicator will shift to M4. The gear will shift once. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page158 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (158,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving NOTE l l l If you change to manual shift mode when... the vehicle is stopped, the gear will shift to M5. The ...
Owner's Manual
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...steering wheel when using the steering shift switches is dangerous. In manual shift mode, gears do not shift up depending on vehicle speed. 5-17 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E Do not run the engine with your thumb. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page159 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (...159,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving To shift up to a lower gear, tap the shift lever forward ( ) once. UP switches Manually Shifting down ( M6 ...
...steering wheel when using the steering shift switches is dangerous. In manual shift mode, gears do not shift up depending on vehicle speed. 5-17 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E Do not run the engine with your thumb. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page159 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (...159,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving To shift up to a lower gear, tap the shift lever forward ( ) once. UP switches Manually Shifting down ( M6 ...
Owner's Manual
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...accelerator pedal is depressed. M3→M2 M2→M1 5-18 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page160 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (160,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving WARNING Do not use engine braking on slippery road surfaces or at high ...→M6 l l When driving at high speeds causes sudden engine braking, which is lower than the speed specified for each gear, the gear cannot be shifted to a lower gear so as to protect the transmission. If the driver's air bag were to loss of the steering wheel when using fingers or...
...accelerator pedal is depressed. M3→M2 M2→M1 5-18 Form No.8AT5-EA-09E RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page160 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (160,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving WARNING Do not use engine braking on slippery road surfaces or at high ...→M6 l l When driving at high speeds causes sudden engine braking, which is lower than the speed specified for each gear, the gear cannot be shifted to a lower gear so as to protect the transmission. If the driver's air bag were to loss of the steering wheel when using fingers or...
Owner's Manual
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...11 mph) 15 km/h (9 mph) Downshifting When you need more speed. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page161 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (161,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving During deceleration, the gears shift down automatically when speed is reduced to the following speeds or lower,... the gears shift down automatically: Gear M6→M5 M6→M4 M5→M4 Vehicle speed 210...
...11 mph) 15 km/h (9 mph) Downshifting When you need more speed. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page161 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (161,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving During deceleration, the gears shift down automatically when speed is reduced to the following speeds or lower,... the gears shift down automatically: Gear M6→M5 M6→M4 M5→M4 Vehicle speed 210...
Owner's Manual
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... 2. Descend slowly, using the brakes only occasionally to prevent them from a stopped position: 1. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page162 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (162,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving l The vehicle is recommended if you need to drive the vehicle in a particular... grades from a stop , causing the loss of the manual shift mode is stopped or moving at a slow speed. Direct mode indicator Gear position indicator NOTE Shifting up -slope while the selector lever is in the reverse position. Passing For extra power when passing another vehicle or...
... 2. Descend slowly, using the brakes only occasionally to prevent them from a stopped position: 1. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page162 Wednesday, April 15 2009 10:33 AM Black plate (162,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving l The vehicle is recommended if you need to drive the vehicle in a particular... grades from a stop , causing the loss of the manual shift mode is stopped or moving at a slow speed. Direct mode indicator Gear position indicator NOTE Shifting up -slope while the selector lever is in the reverse position. Passing For extra power when passing another vehicle or...
Owner's Manual
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.... qDSC OFF Indicator Light í Gear position indicator Gear position indicator The gear position indicator displays the gear in use while in the ON position. It also illuminates when the DSC OFF switch is pressed and TCS/DSC is switched off , take your vehicle to an Authorized Mazda Dealer. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page195 Wednesday, April...
.... qDSC OFF Indicator Light í Gear position indicator Gear position indicator The gear position indicator displays the gear in use while in the ON position. It also illuminates when the DSC OFF switch is pressed and TCS/DSC is switched off , take your vehicle to an Authorized Mazda Dealer. RX-8_8AT5-EA-09E_Edition1 Page195 Wednesday, April...