DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
(2.3-liter
enginemodel)
PowerSteering
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
Powersteeringisonlyoperablewhenthe
engineisrunning.Iftheengineisofforif
thepowersteeringsystemisinoperable,
youcanstillsteer,butitrequiresmore
physicaleffort.
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
Downshifting
Ifthesteeringfeelsstifferthanusual
duringnormaldriving,consultan
AuthorizedMazdaDealer.
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
CAUTION
Neverholdthesteeringwheeltothe
extremeleftorrightformorethan5
secondswiththeenginerunning.
Thiscoulddamagethepower
steeringsystem.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
qPowerSteeringMalfunction
IndicatorLightí
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Thisindicatorlightilluminateswhenthe
ignitionswitchisturnedtotheON
positionandgoesoffwhentheengineis
started.
1.
2.
Depressthebrakepedal.
ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
5-18
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| Categories | Mazda 3 Manuals |
|---|---|
| Model Year | 2008 |
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