Manual Shift Mode; Shift Position Indication; Gear position indication- Page 180

M (Manual)

M is the manual shift mode position.

Gears can be shifted up or down by

operating the selector lever.

Refer to Manual Shift Mode on page

4-38.

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Shift Position Indication

1. Shift position indication

The selector position is indicated when

the ignition is switched ON.

Gear position indication

In manual shift mode, the “M” of the

shift position indication illuminates

and the numeral for the selected gear

is displayed.

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Active Adaptive Shift (AAS)

Active Adaptive Shift (AAS)

automatically controls the transmission

shift points to best suit the road

conditions and driver input. This

improves driving feel. The transmission

may switch to AAS mode when driving

up and down slopes, cornering, driving

at high elevations, or depressing the

accelerator pedal quickly while the

selector lever is in the D position.

Depending on the road and driving

conditions/vehicle operations, gear

shifting could be delayed or not occur,

however, this does not indicate a

problem because the AAS mode will

maintain the optimum gear position.

Manual Shift Mode

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Manual Shift Mode

The manual shift mode gives you the

feel of driving a manual transmission

vehicle by allowing you to operate the

selector lever manually. This allows you

to control engine rpm and torque to

the drive wheels much like a manual

transmission when more control is

desired.

To change to manual shift mode, shift

the lever from D to M.

NOTE



Changing to manual shift mode

while driving will not damage the

transmission.

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If you change to manual shift mode

when the vehicle is stopped, the gear

will shift to M1.

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If you change to manual shift mode

without depressing the accelerator

pedal when driving in D range, 5th

gear/6th gear, the gear will shift to

M4/M5.

To return to automatic shift mode, shift

the lever from M to D.

When Driving

Automatic Transmission

4-38

Mazda3_8JM2-EA

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