DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Passing
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
1.
Depressthebrakepedal.
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
2. ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
WARNING
Donotallowthevehicletomovein
reverseonanup-slopewhilethe
selectorleverisinaforwardgear
position,ormoveforwardonadown-
slopewhiletheselectorleverisinthe
reverseposition.
Otherwise,theenginewillstop,
causingthelossofthepowerbrake
andpowersteeringfunctions,and
makeitdifficulttocontrolthevehicle
whichcouldresultinanaccident.
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| Categories | Mazda 5 Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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