Driving Your Mazda; Manual Shift Mode; Starting and Driving- Page 127

5-13

Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8S18-EA-03I

▼

Manual Shift Mode

This mode gives you the feel of driving a 
manual transaxle vehicle by operating the 
shift lever and allows you to control 
engine rpm and torque to the front wheels 
much like a manual transaxle when more 
control is desired.

To change to manual shift mode, shift the 
lever from D to M.

To return to automatic shift mode, shift 
the lever from M to D.

Indicators

Shift position indicator

In manual shift mode, the "M" of the shift 
position indicator in the instrument panel 
illuminates.

Gear position indicator

The numeral for the selected gear 
illuminates.

NOTE

•

If you change to manual shift mode 
when the vehicle is stopped, the 
gear will shift to M1.

•

If you shift up once when the 
vehicle is stopped and the gear is at 
M1, the gear will shift to M2. M2 is 
helpful for starting on slippery 
surfaces.

NOTE

If the gears cannot be shifted down 
when driving at higher speeds, the gear 
position indicator will flash twice to 
signal that the gears cannot be shifted 
down.

Shift position 
indicator

Gear position indicator

J48C_8S18-EA-03I_Edition3.book  Page 13  Monday, February 9, 2004  8:41 PM

Black process 45.0

°

 240.0 LPI