Mazda 2004 RX-8 Owner's Manual page 103

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Driving Your Mazda
Starting and Driving
NOTE
• If you change to manual shift mode
when the vehicle is stopped, the
gear will shift to M1.
• If you shift up once when the
vehicle is stopped and the gear is at
M1, the gear will shift to M2. M2 is
helpful for starting on slippery
surfaces.
Indicators
Shift position indicator
In manual shift mode, the "M" of the shift
position indicator in the instrument panel
illuminates.
Gear position indicator
In manual shift mode, the numeral for the
selected gear illuminates.
Gear position
indicator
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the gear
position indicator will flash twice to
signal that the gears cannot be shifted
down.
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Shifting
You can shift gears up and down by
operating the shift lever or the steering
shift switches.
NOTE
• If the steering shift switches on both
• The gear will not shift if:
Shift position
indicator
sides (left and right) are operated
simultaneously, the gear will shift
once.
• The steering shift switch and the
shift lever are operated
simultaneously.
• The UP switch and DOWN
switch are operated
simultaneously.