Starting and driving – Mazda 2009 RX-8 User Manual

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Your vehicle has a tap-down feature that
allows you to decrease your current speed
in decrements of 1.6 km/h (1 mph) by a
momentary tap of the cruise control SET/-
switch. Multiple taps will decrease your
vehicle speed 1.6 km/h (1 mph) for each
tap.

qTo Resume Cruising Speed at

More Than 30 km/h (19 mph)

If some other method besides the ON/
OFF switch was used to cancel cruising
speed (such as applying the brake pedal)
and the system is still activated, the most
recent set speed will automatically resume
when the cruise control RES/+ switch is
pressed up.
If vehicle speed is below 30 km/h (19
mph), increase the vehicle speed up to 30
km/h (19 mph) and press up the cruise
control RES/+ switch.

Cruise
control
switch

qTo Cancel

To cancel the system, use one of these
methods:

l

Press the ON/OFF switch.

l

Slightly depress the brake pedal.

l

Depress the clutch pedal (Manual
transmission only).

l

Press the CANCEL button.

The system is off when the ignition is
switched off.

NOTE

Cruise control will cancel at about 15 km/h (9
mph) below the preset speed (such as may
happen when climbing a long, steep grade).

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