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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManualTransaxleOperation
CAUTION
qManualTransaxleShiftPattern
Keepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
l
Makesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleisstill
movingmaydamagethetransaxle.
l
Neutral position
NOTE
Theshiftpatternofthetransaxleis
conventional,asshown.
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftback
intoneutral,releasetheclutchpedal,
andtryagain.
Depresstheclutchpedalallthewaydown
whileshifting;thenreleaseitslowly.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Asafetyfeaturepreventsaccidental
shiftingfrom5toR(reverse).Theshift
levermustbeputinneutralbeforebeing
shiftedtoR.
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
21km/h(13mph)
WARNING
1to2
2
3
4
to3
to4
to5
39km/h(24mph)
55km/h(34mph)
78km/h(49mph)
SuddenEngine-Braking:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.Donotusesuddenengine
brakingonslipperyroadsurfacesorat
highspeeds.
Forcruising
Gear
Vehiclespeed
1
2
3
4
to2
to3
to4
to5
18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph)
47km/h(29mph)
68km/h(42mph)
5-9
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2006 |
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