Driving Your Mazda; Electronic Shift Control; System Indicator Lights- Page 161

Driving Your Mazda

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4-wheel drive operation (4x4 or 4x4
LOW) on dry pavement is not recom-
mended. Operating the vehicle in 4-wheel
drive on dry pavement will increase tire
wear, decrease fuel economy, and make
4-wheel drive disengagement difficult
for the transfer case.

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Electronic Shift Control
System Indicator Lights

A 4x4 indicator light and a 4x4 LOW
indicator light are located on the instru-
ment cluster. If either light flashes, take
your vehicle in for service.

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2-wheel drive mode—Neither the
4x4 nor the 4x4 LOW lights are lit.

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4x4 mode—Only the 4x4 light is lit.

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4x4 LOW mode—Both the 4x4 and
4x4 LOW lights are lit.

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Shifting From 2-Wheel Drive
to 4x4 HIGH

To shift into 4x4, turn the knob located
on the instrument panel to 4x4 HIGH.

At temperatures below 32

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F (0

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C),

shifts from 2-wheel drive to 4x4 HIGH
should not be performed above 45 mph
(72 km/h).

Do not shift into 4x4 HIGH with the rear
wheels slipping.