DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
WARNING
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmaynot
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Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
shiftupdependingonvehiclespeed.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonotshiftup
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automatically.Don'truntheenginewiththe
tachometerneedleintheREDZONE.Ifthe
tachometerneedleenterstheREDZONE,
youmayfeelengine-brakingbecausethe
fueldeliverywillbestoppedtoprotectthe
engine.However,thisdoesnotindicatean
abnormality.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
transaxlewillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
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Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
ManuallyShiftingdown
(M5*→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
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2.3-literenginemodel
NOTE
Whendrivingathighspeeds,thegearmay
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notshiftdowndependingonvehiclespeed.
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
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automaticallyshiftdowndependingon
vehiclespeed.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
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transaxlewillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
Secondgearfixedmode
Whentheshiftleveristappedback(
)
whilethevehicleisstoppedordrivenat
thefollowingspeeds,thetransaxleisset
inthesecondgearfixedmode.
2.0-liter
enginemodel:
km/h(8mph)orless
enginemodel:
km/h(12mph)orless
14
2.3-liter
20
5-16
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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