DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(6-speed
transaxle)
CAUTION
Vehicleswith6-speedtransaxleare
equippedwithadevicetopreventshifting
toR(reverse)bymistake.Pushtheshift
leverdownwardandshifttoR.
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
donotusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØDonotapplyanyexcessivelateral
forcetothegearleverwhen
changingfrom5thto4thgear.
Thiscouldleadtotheaccidental
selectionof2ndgear,whichcan
resultindamagetothetransaxle.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transaxle.
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommendtheseshift
points.
Gear
5-speedtransaxle 6-speedtransaxle
21km/h(13mph) 24km/h(15mph)
39km/h(24mph) 43km/h(27mph)
55km/h(34mph) 56km/h(35mph)
78km/h(49mph) 72km/h(45mph)
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
90km/h(56mph)
Forcruising
Gear
5-speedtransaxle 6-speedtransaxle
18km/h(11mph) 16km/h(10mph)
29km/h(18mph) 32km/h(20mph)
47km/h(29mph) 48km/h(30mph)
68km/h(42mph) 60km/h(37mph)
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
71km/h(44mph)
5-10
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2010 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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