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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
NOTE
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Ifthevehicleisdrivenatalowspeed
fromastandingstartwhileinM2,the
gearmaynotshiftdowntoM1
automatically.
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
3.
Releaseallbrakeswhilegradually
accelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Gear
Vehiclespeed
135km/h(83mph)
64km/h(39mph)
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
M4→M3
M3→M2
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2005 |
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