DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
ManualTransaxleOperation
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
qManualTransaxleShiftPattern
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
Neutral position
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
Theshiftpatternofthetransaxleis
conventional,asshown.
Depresstheclutchpedalallthewaydown
whileshifting;thenreleaseitslowly.
CAUTION
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
donotusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
Asafetyfeaturepreventsaccidental
shiftingfrom5toR(reverse).Theshift
levermustbeputinneutralbeforebeing
shiftedtoR.
ØDonotapplyanyexcessivelateral
forcetothegearleverwhen
changingfrom5thto4thgear.
Thiscouldleadtotheaccidental
selectionof2ndgear,whichcan
resultindamagetothetransaxle.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transaxle.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
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Product Specification
Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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Model Year | 2010 |
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