Mazda Mazda 6, Owner'S Manual

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When Driving
Automatic Transaxle
*Some models.
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the
gear position indication will
À ash
twice to signal that the gears cannot
be shifted down (to protect the
transaxle).
If the automatic transaxle À uid
(ATF) temperature becomes too
high, there is the possibility that the
transaxle will switch to automatic
shift mode, cancelling manual
shift mode and turning off the gear
position indication illumination.
This is a normal function to protect
the AT. After the ATF temperature
has decreased, the gear position
indication illumination turns back on
and driving in manual shift mode is
restored.
(SKYACTIV-D 2.2 4WD vehicles)
If the engine oil temperature
becomes too high, there is the
possibility that the transaxle will
switch to automatic shift mode,
cancelling manual shift mode and
turning off the gear position indicator
illumination. After the engine oil
temperature has decreased, the gear
position indicator illumination turns
back on and driving in manual shift
mode is restored.
Gear Shift Indicator (GSI)
*
The gear shift indicator supports you to
obtain optimum fuel economy and smooth
driving. It displays the selected gear
position in the instrument cluster as well
as noti
¿ es the driver to change to the most
suitable gear position corresponding to the
actual driving condition.
Selected gear position Suitable gear position
Indication Condition
Numeral
The selected gear position is
displayed.
and numeral
Shift up or down to the indicated
gear position is recommended.
CAUTION
Do not rely solely on the shift-up/
shift-down recommendations by
indications. The actual driving situation
might require shift operations different
from indication. To avoid the risk of
accidents, the road and traf
¿ c conditions
have to be judged correctly by the driver
before shifting.
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