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2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata Power Retractable Hardtop Mx 5 Owners Manual

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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's air bag were to deploy
in a collision, your hands could be
impacted causing injury.

NOTE

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When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up depending on vehicle speed.

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In manual shift mode, gears do not shift up
automatically. Do not 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.

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When depressing the accelerator 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.

To shift down to a lower gear with the
steering shift switches, press either of the
DOWN switches away from you once
with your thumb.

DOWN switches

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