DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthefollowingspeeds
orlower,thegearsshiftdownautomatically:
qDrivingTips
Passing
Gear
Vehiclespeed
212km/h(131mph)
161km/h(100mph)
161km/h(100mph)
70km/h(44mph)
70km/h(44mph)
46km/h(28mph)
46km/h(28mph)
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
M6→M5
M6→M4
M5→M4
M5→M3
M4→M3
M4→M2
M3→M2
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
1. Depressthebrakepedal.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
2.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
(2.3-liter
engine)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
3. Releaseallbrakeswhilegradually
accelerating.
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
(3.0-liter
engine)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
24km/h(15mph)
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
80km/h(50mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2005 |
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