2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual

DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Shiftingdown
Shiftingdown
Ifthevehiclespeedishigherthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteddowntoalowergear.
Ifthevehiclespeedishigherthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteddowntoalowergear.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
180km/h(112mph)
119km/h(74mph)
47km/h(30mph)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
191km/h(118mph)
137km/h(85mph)
89km/h(55mph)
M4M3
M5M4
M3M2
M2M1
M4M3
M3M2
M2M1
44km/h(27mph)
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
36km/h(22mph)
M4M3
Gear
Vehiclespeed
M3orM2M1  12km/h(7mph)
M5orM4M3  30km/h(18mph)
M3orM2M1  10km/h(6mph)
NOTE
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
NOTE
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
170km/h(105mph)
72km/h(44mph)
M4M3
M3M2
Gear
Vehiclespeed
182km/h(113mph)
133km/h(82mph)
48km/h(30mph)
M5M4
M4M3
M3M2
Shiftingspecification(2.3-literengine
model)
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Shiftingup
Ifthevehiclespeedislowerthanthe
speedspecifiedforeachgear,thegear
cannotbeshifteduptoahighergear.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
(2.0-liter
enginemodel)
Gear
Vehiclespeed
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
YoucanshiftuptoM2whether
thevehicleisstoppedor
moving.
M1M2
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
M2M3
M3M4
M4M5
20km/h(12mph)
33
km/h(21mph)
5-17
Product Specification
CategoriesMazda 3 Manuals
Model Year2008
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2008 Mazda 3 Owners Manual SKU UPC Model
Gary BRengle on Feb 22, 2017.

Very good reference. Bought car used with no owners manual