DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
qTransaxleRanges
WARNING
TheshiftlevermustbeinPorNto
operatethestarter.
Iftheengineisrunningfasterthanidle,
donotshiftfromNorPintoadriving
gear:
It'sdangeroustoshiftfromNorP
intoadrivinggearwhentheengine
isrunningfasterthanidle.Ifthisis
done,thevehiclecouldmove
suddenly,causinganaccidentor
seriousinjury.
P(Park)
Plocksthetransaxleandpreventsthe
frontwheelsfromrotating.
WARNING
AlwayssettheshiftlevertoPandset
theparkingbrake:
OnlysettingtheshiftlevertotheP
positionwithoutusingtheparking
braketoholdthevehicleis
dangerous.IfPfailstohold,the
vehiclecouldmoveandcausean
accident.
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle:
ShiftingintoNwhiledrivingis
dangerous.Enginebrakingcannotbe
appliedwhendeceleratingwhich
couldleadtoanaccidentorserious
injury.
CAUTION
ØShiftingintoP,NorRwhilethe
vehicleismovingcandamage
yourtransaxle.
ØShiftingintoadrivinggearor
reversewhentheengineisrunning
fasterthanidlecandamagethe
transaxle.
CAUTION
DonotshiftintoNwhendrivingthe
vehicle.Doingsocancausetransaxle
damage.
NOTE
Applytheparkingbrakeordepressthebrake
pedalbeforemovingtheshiftleverfromNto
preventthevehiclefrommovingunexpectedly.
R(Reverse)
InpositionR,thevehiclemovesonly
backward.Youmustbeatacompletestop
beforeshiftingtoorfromR,exceptunder
rarecircumstancesasexplainedin
RockingtheVehicle(page4-9).
D(Drive)
Disthenormaldrivingposition.Froma
stop,thetransaxlewillautomaticallyshift
througha6-gearsequence.
M(Manual)
N(Neutral)
Misthemanualshiftmodeposition.
Gearscanbeshiftedupordownby
operatingtheshiftlever.
InN,thewheelsandtransaxlearenot
locked.Thevehiclewillrollfreelyeven
ontheslightestinclineunlesstheparking
brakeorbrakesareon.
RefertoManualShiftMode(page5-12).
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| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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