2006 MAZDA MODEL RX 8 Owners Manual (in English)

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Lane-Change Signals ........................ 5-56
Light Bulbs
Replacement ............................... 8-32
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Lighter ............................................... 6-43
Lighting Control ............................... 5-54
Lubricant Quality .............................. 10-4
M
Maintenance
Introduction .................................. 8-2
Owner maintenance precautions ... 8-9
Owner maintenance schedule ....... 8-8
Scheduled ..................................... 8-3
Manual Transmission Operation ......... 5-9
Recommendations for shifting.... 5-10
Map Lights ........................................ 6-39
Meters and Gauges ........................... 5-32
Mirrors
Outside mirrors .......................... 3-53
Rearview mirror ......................... 3-54
Money-Saving Suggestions ................ 4-7
Moonroof .......................................... 3-43
O
Odometer and Trip Meter .................. 5-33
Outside Mirrors ................................. 3-53
Overhead Console ............................. 6-46
Overhead Lights ................................ 6-39
Overheating ....................................... 7-18
Overloading ...................................... 4-12
P
Paint Damage .................................... 8-44
Parking Brake ..................................... 5-5
P
Parking in an Emergency .................... 7-2
Power Door Locks ............................ 3-30
Power Steering .................................. 5-18
Power steering malfunction indicator
light ............................................ 5-18
Power Windows ................................ 3-37
Push-Starting ..................................... 7-24
R
Rear Quarter Windows ..................... 3-39
Rear Seat ............................................. 2-8
Rear Window Defroster .................... 5-59
Rearview Mirror ................................ 3-54
Recreational Towing ......................... 7-27
Registering Your Vehicle in A Foreign
Country ............................................. 9-12
Rocking the Vehicle ............................ 4-9
S
Safety Defects, Reporting ................. 9-38
Seat Belt System
3-point type ................................ 2-13
Automatic locking ...................... 2-11
Belt minder ................................. 2-17
Emergency locking .................... 2-11
Extender ..................................... 2-16
Location of seat belt ................... 2-12
Pregnant women ......................... 2-11
Pretensioner and load limiting .... 2-14
Seat belt precautions .................... 2-9
Warning light/beep ..................... 2-17
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Seats
Front seat
(Electrically operated seats) ......... 2-5
Front seat
(Manually operated seats) ............ 2-2
Rear seat ....................................... 2-8
Security System
Immobilizer system
(with advanced key) ................... 3-45
Immobilizer system
(without advanced key) .............. 3-48
Theft-deterrent system ............... 3-51
Service Publications .......................... 9-40
Spare Tire and Tool Storage ................ 7-3
Specifications .................................... 10-4
Speed Unit Selector ........................... 5-33
Speedometer ...................................... 5-33
SRS Air Bags
How the Air Bags Work ............. 2-37
Supplemental restraint systems
precautions ................................. 2-30
Starting the Engine .............................. 5-4
Steering Wheel .................................. 3-53
Horn ........................................... 5-60
Storage Box ...................................... 6-47
Storage Compartments ...................... 6-46
Center console ............................ 6-47
Coin box ..................................... 6-46
Glove box ................................... 6-46
Overhead console ....................... 6-46
Storage box ................................ 6-47
Sunshade ........................................... 3-44
Sunvisors .......................................... 6-38
T
Tachometer ........................................ 5-34
Temporary Spare Tire ....................... 8-30
T
Theft-Deterrent System ..................... 3-51
Tiedown
Hook .......................................... 7-26
Tire Information ................................ 9-18
Tire Pressure Monitoring System ...... 5-26
System error activation .............. 5-29
Tire pressure monitoring system
warning light .............................. 5-27
Tires and wheels ......................... 5-30
Tires
Flat tire ......................................... 7-3
Inflation pressure ........................ 8-27
Replacement ............................... 8-29
Rotation ...................................... 8-28
Snow tires .................................. 4-10
Spare tire and tool storage ............ 7-3
Specifications ............................. 10-6
Tire chains .................................. 4-10
Uniform tire quality grading system
(UTQGS) ................................... 9-16
Tool ..................................................... 7-3
Towing
Description ................................. 7-25
Emergency towing ..................... 7-25
Recreational towing ................... 7-27
Trailer towing ............................. 4-13
Traction Control System (TCS) ........ 5-22
TCS/DSC indicator light ............ 5-23
Trailer Towing .................................. 4-13
Trip Meter ......................................... 5-33
Trunk Lid .......................................... 3-33
Inside trunk release lever ............ 3-36
Trunk Light ....................................... 3-35
Turn and Lane-Change Signals ......... 5-56
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Vanity Mirrors ................................... 6-38
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Vehicle Information Labels ............... 10-2
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Warning Lights ................................. 5-38
ABS ............................................ 5-40
Air bag system ........................... 5-43
Automatic transmission .............. 5-45
Brake system .............................. 5-40
Charging system ......................... 5-41
Check engine .............................. 5-43
Door-ajar .................................... 5-45
Engine coolant level ................... 5-42
Engine oil level .......................... 5-42
Front seat belt pretensioner
system ........................................ 5-43
KEY Warning Light
(Red)/KEY Indicator Light
(Green) ....................................... 5-47
Low fuel ..................................... 5-44
Low washer fluid level ............... 5-45
seat belt ...................................... 5-44
Tire pressure monitoring
system ........................................ 5-45
Warranty .............................................. 9-9
Washer Fluid ..................................... 8-19
Weights ............................................. 10-5
Wheel Replacement .......................... 8-31
Windows
Power windows .......................... 3-37
Rear quarter windows ................ 3-39
Windshield Washer ........................... 5-58
Windshield Wipers ............................ 5-57
Blades replacement .................... 8-22
Winter Driving .................................... 4-9
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