DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Duringdeceleration,thegearsshiftdown
automaticallywhenspeedisreducedto
thefollowing:
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
47km/h(29mph)
qDrivingTips
M6→M5
M5→M4
37km/h(22mph)
26km/h(16mph)
9km/h(5mph)
Passing
M4→M3
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
M3orM2→M1
NOTE
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
230km/h(142mph)
90km/h(55mph)
65km/h(40mph)
40km/h(24mph)
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
M6→M5
M5→M4
M4→M3
M3→M2
3. Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
80km/h(50mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
5-15
| Categories | Mazda CX-9 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2009 |
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