2007 Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual - Page 150

RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page149 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (149,1) Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Manually Shifting up (M1→M2→M3→M4→M5→M6) To shift up to a higher gear, tap the shift lever back ( ) once. 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. NOTE l 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 When driving slowly, the gears may not shift up depending on vehicle speed. In manual shift mode, gears do not 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 fully, the transmission will shift to a lower gear, depending on vehicle speed. l l 5-15 Form No.8V89-EA-06F