DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManuallyShiftingdown
NOTE
(M5*→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
Whendrivingathighspeeds,thegearmay
l
notshiftdowndependingonvehiclespeed.
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
automaticallyshiftdowndependingon
vehiclespeed.
l
*
2.3-literenginemodel
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
transaxlewillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
l
Secondgearfixedmode
Whentheshiftleveristappedback(
)
whilethevehicleisstoppedordrivenat
thefollowingspeeds,thetransaxleisset
inthesecondgearfixedmode.
2.0-liter
enginemodel:
km/h(8mph)orless
enginemodel:
km/h(12mph)orless
14
2.3-liter
20
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
Thegearisfixedinsecondwhileinthis
modeforeasierstartinganddrivingon
slipperyroads.Iftheshiftleveristapped
back( )orforward( )whileinthe
secondgearfixedmode,themodewillbe
canceled.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Shiftingspecification(2.0-literengine
model)
Shiftingup
Ifthevehiclespeedislowerthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteduptoahighergear.
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
YoucanshiftuptoM2whether
thevehicleisstoppedormoving.
M1→M2
M2→M3
M3→M4
20km/h(12mph)
40km/h(24mph)
5-16
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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