DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
182km/h(113mph)
133km/h(82mph)
48km/h(30mph)
M5→M4
M4→M3
M3→M2
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
(2.0-liter
enginemodel)
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
3. Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
(2.3-liter
enginemodel)
Descendingsteepgrades
Gear
Vehiclespeed
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
24km/h(15mph)
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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