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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8R29-EA-02I

3.0-liter engine model

Shifting up

If the vehicle speed is lower than the 
speed specified for each gear, the gear 
cannot be shifted up to a higher gear.

At kickdown, shifting up to each gear is 
only possible at the following speeds or 
higher:

Shifting down

If the vehicle speed is higher than the 
speed specified for each gear, the gear 
cannot be shifted down to a lower gear.

During deceleration, the gears shift down 
automatically when speed is reduced to 
the following:

If the vehicle is kicked down at the 
following speeds or lower, the gears shift 
down automatically:

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Recommendations for Shifting

Upshifting

2.3-liter engine

For normal acceleration and cruising, we 
recommend these shift points.

3.0-liter engine

For normal acceleration and cruising, we 
recommend these shift points.

Gear

Vehicle speed

M1

→

M2

You can shift up to M2 
whether the vehicle is 
stopped or moving.

M2

→

M3

10 km/h (6 mph)

M3

→

M4

Between 25 and 63 
km/h (15 and 39 mph), 
depending on how 
much the accelerator 
pedal is depressed.

M4

→

M5

Between 44 and 86 
km/h (27 and 53 mph), 
depending on how 
much the accelerator 
pedal is depressed.

Gear

Vehicle speed

M2

→

M3

45 km/h (27 mph)

M3

→

M4

69 km/h (42 mph)

M4

→

M5

177 km/h (109 mph)

Gear

Vehicle speed

M5

→

M4

194 km/h (120 mph)

M4

→

M3

133 km/h (82 mph)

M3

→

M2

87 km/h (53 mph)

M2

→

M1

46 km/h (28 mph)

Gear

Vehicle speed

M5

→

M4

Between 44 and 86 
km/h (27 and 53 mph), 
depending on how 
much the accelerator 
pedal is released.

M4

→

M3

Between 25 and 63 
km/h (15 and 39 mph), 
depending on how 
much the accelerator 
pedal is released.

M3 or M2

→

M1

10 km/h (6 mph)

Gear

Vehicle speed

M5

→

M4

177 km/h (109 mph)

M5

→

M3

69 km/h (42 mph)

M4

→

M3

69 km/h (42 mph)

M4

→

M2

45 km/h (27 mph)

M3

→

M2

45 km/h (27 mph)

M1 to M2

24 km/h (15 mph)

M2 to M3

40 km/h (25 mph)

M3 to M4

65 km/h (40 mph)

M1 to M2

24 km/h (15 mph)

M2 to M3

40 km/h (25 mph)

M3 to M4

65 km/h (40 mph)

M4 to M5

73 km/h (45 mph)

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