Mazda 3 Sedan 2020, Owner'S Manual

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WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering
wheel rim when using fi ngers 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

When driving slowly, the gears may
not shift up.

Do not drive the vehicle with the
tachometer needle in the RED ZONE
while in manual shift mode. In
addition, manual shift mode
switches to automatic shift mode
while the accelerator pedal is
completely depressed.
This function is canceled while the
DSC is turned o ff . However, if the
vehicle is continuously driven at a
high rpm, the gears may
automatically shift up to protect the
engine.

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 su ffi cient
amount of time.
▼
Manually Shifting Down
You can shift gears down by operating
the selector lever or the steering shift
switches
*
.
M6
→
M5
→
M4
→
M3
→
M2
→
M1
Using selector lever
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the
selector lever forward – once.
Using steering shift switch
*
To shift down to a lower gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the DOWN
switch (–) toward you once with your
fi ngers.
1. DOWN switch (–)
When Driving
Automatic Transmission
4-40
*Some models.
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