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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(6-speed
transaxle)
ManualTransaxleOperation
Vehicleswith6-speedtransaxleare
equippedwithadevicetopreventshifting
toR(reverse)bymistake.Pushtheshift
leverdownwardandshifttoR.
qManualTransaxleShiftPattern
5-speed
transaxle
Neutral position
6-speed
transaxle
Neutral position
Thevehicleisequippedwitheithera5-
speedor6-speedmanualtransaxle.The
shiftpatternforeachisshownabove.
WARNING
Depresstheclutchpedalallthewaydown
whileshifting;thenreleaseitslowly.
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
(5-speed
transaxle)
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeedcould
causethetirestoskid.Thiscouldlead
tolossofvehiclecontrolandan
accident.
Asafetyfeaturepreventsaccidental
shiftingfrom5toR(reverse).Theshift
levermustbeputinneutralbeforebeing
shiftedtoR.
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1or
Rpositionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmoveand
causeanaccident.
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FormNo.8V66-EA-06F
Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2007 |
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