Service Manual guide

2010 Mazda RX8 Owners Manual & repairs

2010 mazda RX-8. SMaRT STaRT GUIDE. Optional equipment shown. You love to drive your Mazda, and we love to service your. Mazda. …Wiring diagram Seats MEMORY SEAT PROgRAMMiNg SWiTChES To Program the Driver’s Seat Position 1 Park vehicle. 2 Adjust seat to desired position using the slide/tilt and recline switches. 3 While holding the SET button in, push one of the three (3) programming buttons until a beep is heard. Programming is now complete. Program remaining two buttons as desired. NOTE: You can also program one seat position for each advanced key/retractable type key used with the vehicle.




See Owner’s Manual for programming instructions. To Move the Seat to a Programmed Position • With driver’s door OPEN and ignition OFF , push and release one of the programmed buttons (1, 2, or 3) when entering the vehicle. OR • With driver’s door CLOSED and ignition ON , push and hold one of the programmed buttons (1, 2, or 3). NOTE: Memory seat functions DO NOT operate when driver’s door is OPEN and ignition is ON, when driver’s door is CLOSED and ignition is OFF, or when the vehicle is in motion. ELECTRONiCALLY OPERATED DRiVER SEAT Slide/Tilt Switch Seat can be moved back and forth, raised, lowered, or tilted with this control. Recline Switch Push forward or backward to adjust seatback angle. Lumbar Adjustment Push switch to increase or decrease lumbar support. AUTOMATiC TRANSMiSSiON The gearshift must be in Park or Neutral to start the engine and must be in Park to remove the ignition key. P = Park To move the gearshift out of Park, the ignition must be in the ON position and the brake pedal must be pushed firmly. R = Reverse N = Neutral No gear is engaged. D = Drive (Overdrive) This is the normal driving position for the best fuel economy. The transmission shifts through forward gears. Direct Mode Use this mode for temporarily switching gears via steering wheel shift switches with the gear selector in D. D and M indicators will be illuminated. Direct mode will be cancelled if the tachometer approaches the red zone, the accelerator is fully depressed, after 4 seconds of steady throttle or if the vehicle is stopped or moving at slow speed. To Shift Up to a Higher Gear: • Pull the UP steering shift switch. To Shift Down to a Lower Gear: • Push the DOWN steering shift switch. Feature Highlights 9 10 Sport AT Manual Shift Mode The Sport AT Manual Shift Mode gives you the feel of driving a manual transmission by allowing you to manually shift to control engine rpm and torque when more control is desired.