Driving Your Mazda; Manual Transaxle Shift Pattern; Manual Transaxle - Page 88

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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8Q50-EA-01G

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Manual Transaxle Shift Pattern

The shift pattern of the transaxle is 
conventional, as shown.

Press the clutch pedal all the way down 
while shifting; then release it slowly.

A safety feature prevents accidental 
shifting from 5 to reverse. The shift lever 
must be put in neutral before being shifted 
to reverse.

Manual Transaxle 
Operation

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Keep your foot off the clutch pedal 
except when shifting gears. Also, 
don’t use the clutch to hold the 
vehicle on an upgrade. This will 
avoid needless clutch wear and 
damage.

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Make sure the vehicle comes to a 
complete stop before shifting to 
reverse.
Shifting to reverse while the vehicle 
is still moving may damage the 
transaxle.

Neutral position

CAUTION

NOTE

If shifting to reverse is difficult, shift 
into neutral, release the clutch pedal, 
and try again.

J94S.book  Page 8  Saturday, June 23, 2001  1:04 PM