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Driving Your Mazda

Starting and Driving

Form No. 8R21-EA-02G

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To Set Speed

1. Turn on the CRUISE MAIN switch.

2. Accelerate to the desired speed, which 

must be more than 40 km/h (25 mph).

3. Press the lever down to SET/COAST 

and release it at the speed you want. 
Release the accelerator at the same 
time.

Don’t continue to hold the lever. Until 
you release it, speed will continue to 
drop (unless you continue to 
accelerate) and you’ll miss the desired 
speed.

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To Increase Cruising Speed

Follow either of these procedures.

•

Press the lever up to RES/ACC and 
hold it. Your vehicle will accelerate.
Release the lever at the speed you 
want.

Your vehicle has a tap-up feature that 
allows you to increase your current 
speed in increments of 1.6 km/h (1 
mph) by a momentary tap of the lever. 
Multiple taps will increase your vehicle 
speed 1.6 km/h (1 mph) for each tap.

•

Accelerate to the desired speed.
Press the lever down to SET/COAST 
and release it immediately.

NOTE

•

The SET function can’t be activated 
until about 2 seconds after the 
CRUISE MAIN switch has been 
engaged.

•

On a steep grade, the vehicle may 
momentarily slow down going up or 
speed up while going down.

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