Owner's Manual
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CAUTION Ø Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. This could lead to R (reverse) by mistake. Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Your vehicle is equipped with a device to prevent shifting to loss of vehicle control and an accident. NOTE If shifting to skid. ... mph) 5-11 Shifting to hold the vehicle on wet, snowy, or frozen roads, or while driving at high speeds: Shifting down while driving on an upgrade.
CAUTION Ø Keep your foot off the clutch pedal except when shifting gears. This could lead to R (reverse) by mistake. Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Your vehicle is equipped with a device to prevent shifting to loss of vehicle control and an accident. NOTE If shifting to skid. ... mph) 5-11 Shifting to hold the vehicle on wet, snowy, or frozen roads, or while driving at high speeds: Shifting down while driving on an upgrade.
Owner's Manual
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This reduces the chance of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before the engine starts to overwork. On a steep downgrade, downshifting helps maintain safe speed and prolongs brake life. 5-12 Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Downshifting When you need more speed.
This reduces the chance of stalling and gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before the engine starts to overwork. On a steep downgrade, downshifting helps maintain safe speed and prolongs brake life. 5-12 Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Downshifting When you need more speed.
Owner's Manual
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... the gear position in the tachometer approaches the red zone. This gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before the engine starts to M6 Vehicle speed 5 km/h (3 mph) 30 km/h (19 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) 50 km/h (... (49 mph) qDirect Mode Direct mode can be used for shifting Upshifting For normal acceleration, we recommend these shift points. Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Recommendations for temporarily switching gears by operating the steering shift switch while the vehicle is being driven with the selector lever in...
... the gear position in the tachometer approaches the red zone. This gives better acceleration when you must slow down in heavy traffic or on a steep upgrade, downshift before the engine starts to M6 Vehicle speed 5 km/h (3 mph) 30 km/h (19 mph) 40 km/h (25 mph) 50 km/h (... (49 mph) qDirect Mode Direct mode can be used for shifting Upshifting For normal acceleration, we recommend these shift points. Driving Your Mazda Starting and Driving Recommendations for temporarily switching gears by operating the steering shift switch while the vehicle is being driven with the selector lever in...