DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
3. Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2008 |
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