DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qShift-LockSystem
4. TakethevehicletoanAuthorized
MazdaDealertohavethesystem
checked.
Theshift-locksystempreventsshifting
outofPunlessthebrakepedalis
depressed.
qManualShiftMode
ToshiftfromP:
Thismodegivesyouthefeelofdrivinga
manualtransaxlevehiclebyoperatingthe
shiftleverandallowsyoutocontrol
enginerpmandtorquetothefrontwheels
muchlikeamanualtransaxlewhenmore
controlisdesired.
1.
2.
3.
Depressandholdthebrakepedal.
Starttheengine.
Movetheshiftlever.
NOTE
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Tochangetomanualshiftmode,shiftthe
leverfromDtoM.
WhentheignitionswitchisintheACCor
LOCKposition,theshiftlevercannotbe
shiftedfromP.
Tobesurethevehicleisinpark,the
ignitionkeycannotberemovedunlessthe
shiftleverisinP.
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qShift-LockOverride
Iftheshiftleverwon'tmovefromPusing
thepropershiftprocedure,continueto
holddownthepedal.
1.
Removetheshift-lockoverridecover
withascrewdriver.
Toreturntoautomaticshiftmode,shift
theleverfromMtoD.
2.
Insertascrewdriverandpushitdown.
NOTE
Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewhen
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thevehicleisstopped,thegearwillshiftto
M1.
Ifyoushiftuponcewhenthevehicleis
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stoppedandthegearisatM1,thegearwill
shifttoM2.M2ishelpfulforstartingon
slipperysurfaces.
(2.3-liter
enginemodel)
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Ifyouchangetomanualshiftmodewithout
depressingtheacceleratorpedalwhen
drivinginDrange,5thgear,thegearwill
shifttoM4.
3.
Movetheshiftlever.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2008 |
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Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual