DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Shifting
ManuallyShiftingdown
(M5→M4→M3→M2→M1)
Toshiftdowntoalowergear,taptheshift
leverforward( )once.
ManuallyShiftingup
(M1→M2→M3→M4→M5)
Toshiftuptoahighergear,taptheshift
leverback( )once.
WARNING
NOTE
Donotuseenginebrakingonslippery
roadsurfacesorathighspeeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Whendrivingslowly,thegearsmaynot
l
shiftupdependingonvehiclespeed.
Inmanualshiftmode,gearsdonotshiftup
l
automatically.Donotruntheenginewith
thetachometerneedleintheREDZONE.If
thetachometerneedleenterstheRED
ZONE,youmayfeelengine-braking
becausethefueldeliverywillbestoppedto
protecttheengine.However,thisdoesnot
indicateanabnormality.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
NOTE
l
transaxlewillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
Whendrivingathighspeeds,thegearmay
notshiftdowndependingonvehiclespeed.
l
Duringdeceleration,thegearmay
l
automaticallyshiftdowndependingon
vehiclespeed.
Whendepressingtheacceleratorfully,the
l
transaxlewillshifttoalowergear,
dependingonvehiclespeed.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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