2007 Mazda RX-8 Owner's Manual - Page 173

RX-8_8V89-EA-06F_Edition1 Page172 Friday, May 19 2006 9:51 AM Black plate (172,1) Driving Your Mazda Instrument Cluster and Indicators NOTE The Mazda RX-8 requires regular checking of the engine oil level. The compact, high performance RENESIS rotary engine in your vehicle consumes a small amount of engine oil due to its structural design. An oil pump optimizes the amount of oil injected to lubricate the rotor seals in the combustion cycle. Although your vehicle is equipped with an engine oil level warning light and an engine oil pressure gauge, it is best to keep the engine oil level in the range between full and low by checking the oil dipstick regularly. Mazda recommends checking the oil level at every second fuel filling. The oil consumption of the engine depends on engine speed and engine load. Under extreme driving conditions, oil consumption can be higher. Bright Dim Canceling the illumination dimmer When the headlight switch is in the or position, the illumination of the instrument cluster and the information display dims (the instrument cluster illumination color turns to red). When driving on snowy or foggy roads, or in other situations when the instrument cluster or information display's visibility is reduced due to glare from surrounding brightness, cancel the illumination dimmer and increase the illumination intensity. To cancel the illumination dimmer, rotate the thumb wheel upward fully. You may hear a click sound and the illumination dimmer will be canceled (instrument cluster illumination color turns to white). NOTE qDashboard Illumination Rotate the thumb wheel to adjust the brightness of the instrument cluster and other illuminations in the dashboard. NOTE l The brightness of dashboard illuminations (except instrument cluster) can be adjusted when the headlight switch is in the or position. The brightness of the instrument cluster illumination can be adjusted when the headlight switch is in any position. l If the dashboard illumination switch is kept at the illumination dimmer cancel position, the instrument cluster and the information display will not dim when the headlight switch is turned to the or position again. 5-38 Form No.8V89-EA-06F