DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(3.7-liter
enginemodel)
qDrivingTips
Gear
Vehiclespeed
230km/h(142mph)
166km/h(103mph)
72km/h(44mph)
Passing
M6→M5
M5→M4
M4→M3
M3→M2
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
47km/h(29mph)
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,werecommend
theseshiftpoints.
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
(2.5-liter
enginemodel)
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
(3.7-liter
enginemodel)
Descendingsteepgrades
Gear
Vehiclespeed
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
24km/h(15mph)
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
80km/h(50mph)
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
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| Categories | Mazda 6 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2009 |
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