Mazda MX-5 Owner's Manual page 167

MX-5_8V80-EA-06F_Edition1 Page166
Monday, June 12 2006 12:57 AM
Driving Your Mazda
Starting and Driving
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, tap either of the
UP switches toward you once with your
fingers.
UP switches
WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
rim when using fingers or thumbs on
the steering shift switches:
Putting your hands inside the rim of
the steering wheel when using the
steering shift switches is dangerous. If
the driver air bag were to deploy in a
collision, your hands could be
impacted causing injury.
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Form No.8V80-EA-06F
Black plate (166,1)
NOTE
When driving slowly, the gears may
l
not shift up depending on vehicle
speed.
In manual shift mode, gears do not
l
shift up automatically. Don't run the
engine with the tachometer needle in
the RED ZONE. If the tachometer
needle enters the RED ZONE, you
may feel engine-braking because the
fuel delivery will be stopped to
protect the engine. However, this
does not indicate an abnormality.
When depressing the accelerator
l
fully, the transmission will shift to a
lower gear, depending on vehicle
speed (Except M2→M1).
Manually Shifting down
(M6→M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the shift
lever forward ( ) once.