When Driving
Manual Transmission Operation
NOTE
Indication
Condition
The selected gear position is dis‐
played.
A natural driving posture can be
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realized by lightly gripping the shift
lever from the side without having to
rest your elbow on the center console
box.
Shift up or down to the indicated
gear position is recommended.
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CAUTION
Do not rely solely on the shift-up/
shift-down recommendations by
indications. The actual driving situation
might require shift operations diꢀerent
from indication. To avoid the risk of
accidents, the road and traꢁc conditions
have to be judged correctly by the driver
before shifting.
NOTE
If shifting to R is difficult, shift back into
neutral, release the clutch pedal, and try
again.
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
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.
accelerating from a stop.
The clutch pedal remains depressed for
2 seconds or longer while driving.
Recommendations for Shifting
▼
Upshifting
For normal acceleration, Mazda
recommends these shift points:
Gear
1 to 2
Vehicle speed
23 km/h (14 mph)
2 to 3
3 to 4
4 to 5
5 to 6
39 km/h (24 mph)
53 km/h (33 mph)
61 km/h (38 mph)
77 km/h (48 mph)
Selected gear position Suitable gear position
4-33
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