When Driving; Manual Transmission Operation; Gear Shift Indicator (GSI)- Page 152

NOTE



A natural driving posture can be
realized by lightly gripping the shift
lever from the side without having to
rest your elbow on the center console
box.
 



If shifting to R is difficult, shift back into
neutral, release the clutch pedal, and try
again.

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Gear Shift Indicator (GSI)

The GSI supports you to obtain optimum
fuel economy and smooth driving. It
displays the selected gear position in the
instrument cluster as well as notifies the
driver to change to the most suitable gear
position corresponding to the actual
driving condition.
 

Selected gear position

Suitable gear position

Indication

Condition

Numeral

The selected gear position is dis‐
played.

 and numeral

Shift up or down to the indicated
gear position is recommended.

CAUTION

Do not rely solely on the shift-up/
shift-down recommendations by
indications. The actual driving situation
might require shift operations different
from indication. To avoid the risk of
accidents, the road and traffic conditions
have to be judged correctly by the driver
before shifting.

NOTE

The GSI turns off when the following
operations are performed.



The vehicle is stopped.



The vehicle is put in neutral.



The vehicle is driven in reverse.



The clutch is not fully engaged when
accelerating from a stop.



The clutch pedal remains depressed for
2 seconds or longer while driving.

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Recommendations for Shifting

Upshifting

For normal acceleration, Mazda
recommends these shift points:

Gear

Vehicle speed

1 to 2

23 km/h (14 mph)

2 to 3

39 km/h (24 mph)

3 to 4

53 km/h (33 mph)

4 to 5

61 km/h (38 mph)

5 to 6

77 km/h (48 mph)

When Driving

Manual Transmission Operation

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