DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
NOTE
Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewhen
thevehicleisstopped,thegearwillshiftto
M1.
Ifyoushiftuponcewhenthevehicleis
stoppedandthegearisatM1,thegearwill
shifttoM2.M2ishelpfulforstartingon
slipperysurfaces.
Ifthegearscannotbeshifteddownwhen
drivingathigherspeeds,thegearposition
indicatorwillflashtwicetosignalthatthe
gearscannotbeshifteddown.
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Iftheautomatictransaxlefluid(ATF)
temperaturebecomestoohigh,thereisthe
possibilitythatthetransaxlewillswitchto
automaticshiftmode,cancelingmanual
shiftmodeandturningoffthegearposition
indicatorillumination.Thisisanormal
functiontoprotecttheAT.AftertheATF
temperaturehasdecreased,thegear
positionindicatorilluminationturnsback
onanddrivinginmanualshiftmodeis
restored.
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(2.3-liter
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Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewithout
depressingtheacceleratorpedalwhen
drivinginDrange,5thgear,thegearwill
shifttoM4.
Indicators
Shiftpositionindicator
Inmanualshiftmode,the“M”oftheshift
positionindicatorintheinstrumentpanel
illuminates.
Shifting
ManuallyShiftingup
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5*)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Gearpositionindicator
Thenumeralfortheselectedgear
illuminates.
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2.3-literenginemodel
Shift position
indicator
Gear position indicator
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
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