DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(6-speed
transaxle)
CAUTION
Vehicleswith6-speedtransaxleare
equippedwithadevicetopreventshifting
toR(reverse)bymistake.Pushtheshift
leverdownwardandshifttoR.
ØKeepyourfootofftheclutchpedal
exceptwhenshiftinggears.Also,
don'tusetheclutchtoholdthe
vehicleonanupgrade.Ridingthe
clutchwillcauseneedlessclutch
wearanddamage.
ØMakesurethevehiclecomestoa
completestopbeforeshiftingtoR.
ShiftingtoRwhilethevehicleis
stillmovingmaydamagethe
transaxle.
NOTE
IfshiftingtoRisdifficult,shiftbackinto
neutral,releasetheclutchpedal,andtry
again.
WARNING
Donotusesuddenenginebrakingon
slipperyroadsurfacesorathigh
speeds:
Shiftingdownwhiledrivingonwet,
snowy,orfrozenroads,orwhile
drivingathighspeedscausessudden
enginebraking,whichisdangerous.
Thesuddenchangeintirespeed
couldcausethetirestoskid.This
couldleadtolossofvehiclecontrol
andanaccident.
qRecommendationsforShifting
Upshifting
Fornormalacceleration,werecommendtheseshift
points.
Gear
5-speedtransaxle 6-speedtransaxle
21km/h(13mph) 24km/h(15mph)
39km/h(24mph) 40km/h(25mph)
55km/h(34mph) 65km/h(40mph)
79km/h(49mph) 73km/h(45mph)
― 81km/h(50mph)
1to2
2to3
3to4
4to5
5to6
Forcruising
Besuretoleavetheshiftleverin1orR
positionandsettheparkingbrake
whenleavingthevehicleunattended:
Otherwisethevehiclecouldmove
andcauseanaccident.
Gear
5-speedtransaxle 6-speedtransaxle
18km/h(11mph) 24km/h(15mph)
29km/h(18mph) 40km/h(25mph)
47km/h(29mph) 65km/h(40mph)
68km/h(42mph) 73km/h(45mph)
1
2
3
4
5
to2
to3
to4
to5
to6
―
81km/h(50mph)
5-10
| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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| Copyright | Attribution Non-commercial |
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