Mazda3_8V66-EA-06F_Edition2Page136
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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
NOTE
Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmode
whenthevehicleisstopped,thegear
willshifttoM1.
Ifthegearscannotbeshifteddown
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whendrivingathigherspeeds,the
gearpositionindicatorwillflash
twicetosignalthatthegearscannot
beshifteddown.
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Ifyoushiftuponcewhenthevehicle
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isstoppedandthegearisatM1,the
gearwillshifttoM2.M2ishelpful
forstartingonslipperysurfaces.
Iftheautomatictransaxlefluid(ATF)
temperaturebecomestoohigh,there
isthepossibilitythatthetransaxle
willswitchtoautomaticshiftmode,
cancelingmanualshiftmodeand
turningoffthegearpositionindicator
illumination.Thisisanormal
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(2.3-liter
enginemodel)
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Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmode
withoutdepressingtheaccelerator
pedalwhendrivinginDrange,5th
gear,thegearwillshifttoM4.
functiontoprotecttheAT.Afterthe
ATFtemperaturehasdecreased,the
gearpositionindicatorillumination
turnsbackonanddrivinginmanual
shiftmodeisrestored.
Indicators
Shiftpositionindicator
Inmanualshiftmode,the“M”oftheshift
positionindicatorintheinstrumentpanel
illuminates.
Shifting
ManuallyShiftingup
Gearpositionindicator
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5*)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
Thenumeralfortheselectedgear
illuminates.
*
2.3-literenginemodel
Shift position
indicator
Gear position indicator
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FormNo.8V66-EA-06F
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2007 |
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