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Black plate (177,1)
Shifting
You can shift gears up and down by
operating the selector lever or the steering
shift switches
í
.
Manually Shifting up
(M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6)
To shift up to a higher gear, move the
selector lever back (
) once.
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
(
/OFF) toward you once with your
fingers.
UP switch (+/OFF)
WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
rim when using fingers on the steering
shift switches:
Putting your hands inside the rim of
the steering wheel when using the
steering shift switches is dangerous.
If the driver's air bag were to deploy
in a collision, your hands could be
impacted causing injury.
NOTE
l
When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up.
l
In manual shift mode, do not run the engine
with the tachometer needle in the RED
ZONE. When the engine rpm is high, a gear
may shift up automatically to protect the
engine.
l
When depressing the accelerator fully, the
transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed.
l
The steering shift switch can be used
temporarily even if the selector lever is in
the D position while driving. In addition, it
returns to automatic shift mode when the
UP switch (
/OFF) is pulled rearward for
a sufficient amount of time.
When Driving
Transaxle
4-53
í
Some models.
Mazda6_8DQ8-EA-13L_Edition3 Page177
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