Engine Coolant Temperature - Mazda 2004 RX-8 Owner's Manual

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Driving Your Mazda
Instrument Cluster and Indicators
Manual transmission
CAUTION
Don't run the engine with the
tachometer needle in the RED ZONE.
This may cause severe engine damage.
NOTE
• The beep sounds to indicate engine
overrev when the tachometer needle
enters the striped zone.
• To protect the engine, when the
engine coolant temperature is low,
the engine does not run at high
speeds. The fuel supply will be cut
at an rpm lower than the red zone.
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M Engine Coolant Temperature
Striped zone
The engine coolant temperature gauge
Red zone
shows the temperature of the engine
coolant.
If the needle exceeds normal range toward
H, it indicates overheating.
Gauge
CAUTION
Driving with an overheated engine
can cause serious engine damage
(page 7-18).