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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
NOTE
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
ThegeardoesnotshiftdowntoM1
automaticallywhileinthesecondgearfixed
mode.
qDirectModeí
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Directmodecanbeusedfortemporarily
switchinggearsbyoperatingthesteering
shiftswitchwhilethevehicleisbeing
drivenwiththeselectorleverintheD
range.
Whileindirectmode,theDandM
indicatorlightsilluminateandthegear
positioninuseisilluminated.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
190km/h(118mph)
125km/h(77mph)
125km/h(77mph)
78km/h(48mph)
78km/h(48mph)
50km/h(31mph)
50km/h(31mph)
M6→M5
M6→M4
M5→M4
M5→M3
M4→M3
M4→M2
M3→M2
Directmodeiscanceled(released)under
thefollowingconditions.
Thevehicleisdrivenataconstant
l
speed.
Theneedleinthetachometer
approachestheredzone.
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
l
Thevehicleisdrivenataconstant
speedandtheacceleratorpedalis
heavilydepressed.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
l
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
40km/h(25mph)
53km/h(33mph)
59km/h(37mph)
78km/h(49mph)
Forcruising
Gear
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
Vehiclespeed
22km/h(14mph)
27km/h(17mph)
41km/h(26mph)
56km/h(35mph)
64km/h(40mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
íSomemodels.
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| Categories | Mazda Manuals, Mazda MX-5 Miata Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2010 |
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