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DrivingYourMazda
StartingandDriving
Ifthevehicleiskickeddownatthe
followingspeedsorlower,thegearsshift
downautomatically:
Climbingsteepgradesfromastop
Toclimbasteepgradefromastopped
position:
Gear
Vehiclespeed
220km/h(136mph)
50km/h(31mph)
30km/h(18mph)
8km/h(5mph)
1.
Depressthebrakepedal.
M6→M5
M5→M4
2. ShifttoDorM1,dependingonthe
loadweightandgradesteepness.
M4→M3
M3orM2→M1
3.
Releasethebrakepedalwhile
graduallyaccelerating.
Recommendationsforshifting
Upshifting
Descendingsteepgrades
Whendescendingasteepgrade,shiftto
lowergears,dependingonloadweight
andgradesteepness.Descendslowly,
usingthebrakesonlyoccasionallyto
preventthemfromoverheating.
Fornormalaccelerationandcruising,we
recommendtheseshiftpoints.
Gear
Vehiclespeed
24km/h(15mph)
M1toM2
M2toM3
M3toM4
M4toM5
M5toM6
40km/h(25mph)
65km/h(40mph)
73km/h(45mph)
80km/h(50mph)
Downshifting
Whenyoumustslowdowninheavy
trafficoronasteepupgrade ,downshift
beforetheenginestartstooverwork.This
givesbetteraccelerationwhenyouneed
morespeed.
Onasteepdowngrade ,downshifting
helpsmaintainsafespeedandprolongs
brakelife.
qDrivingTips
Passing
Forextrapowerwhenpassinganother
vehicleorclimbingsteepgrades,depress
theacceleratorfully.Thetransaxlewill
shifttoalowergear,dependingonvehicle
speed.
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| Categories | Mazda CX-7 Manuals, Mazda Manuals |
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| Model Year | 2007 |
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