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qRecommendationsforShifting
WARNING
Upshifting
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
Fornormalacceleration,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
21km/h(13mph)
1
2
3
4
to2
to3
to4
to5
39km/h(24mph)
55km/h(34mph)
78km/h(49mph)
Forcruising
Gear
1to2
Vehiclespeed
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
18km/h(11mph)
29km/h(18mph)
47km/h(29mph)
68km/h(42mph)
2to3
3
4
to4
to5
Downshifting
CAUTION
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
reducesthechanceofstallingandgives
betteraccelerationwhenyouneedmore
speed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transaxle.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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