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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTransaxleRanges
WARNING
TheshiftlevermustbeinPorNto
operatethestarter.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthan
idle,donotshiftfromNorPintoa
drivinggear:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengineis
runningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmovesuddenly,
causinganaccidentorseriousinjury.
P(Park)
Plocksthetransaxleandpreventsthe
frontwheelsfromrotating.
WARNING
AlwayssettheshiftlevertoPANDset
theparkingbrake:
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.
OnlysettingtheshiftlevertotheP
positionwithoutusingtheparking
braketoholdthevehicleisdangerous.
IfPfailstohold,thevehiclecould
moveandcauseanaccident.
CAUTION
CAUTION
ShiftingintoP,NorRwhilethe
vehicleismovingcandamageyour
transaxle.
l
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancausetransaxle
damage.
Shiftingintoadrivinggearor
l
reversewhentheengineisrunning
fasterthanidlecandamagethe
transaxle.
NOTE
Applytheparkingbrakeordepressthe
brakepedalbeforemovingtheshift
leverfromNtopreventthevehicle
frommovingunexpectedly.
R(Reverse)
InpositionR,thevehiclemovesonly
backward.Youmustbeatacompletestop
beforeshiftingtoorfromR,exceptunder
rarecircumstancesasexplainedin
RockingtheVehicle(page4-9).
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransaxlewillautomaticallyshift
througha4-gear/5-gear*sequence.
N(Neutral)
InN,thewheelsandtransaxlearenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
* 2.3-literenginemodel
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FormNo.8V66-EA-06F
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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