Mazda 6 Manual page 178

When Driving
Transaxle
Shifting
You can shift gears up and down by
operating the selector lever or the steering
í
shift switches .
Manually Shifting up
(M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6)
To shift up to a higher gear, move the
selector lever back (
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
( /OFF) toward you once with your
fingers.
UP switch (+/OFF)
í
4-54
Some models.
) once.
WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
rim when using fingers on the steering
shift switches:
Putting your hands inside the rim of
the steering wheel when using the
steering shift switches is dangerous.
If the driver's air bag were to deploy
in a collision, your hands could be
impacted causing injury.
NOTE
When driving slowly, the gears may not
l
shift up.
In manual shift mode, do not run the engine
l
with the tachometer needle in the RED
ZONE. When the engine rpm is high, a gear
may shift up automatically to protect the
engine.
When depressing the accelerator fully, the
l
transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed.
The steering shift switch can be used
l
temporarily even if the selector lever is in
the D position while driving. In addition, it
returns to automatic shift mode when the
UP switch ( /OFF) is pulled rearward for
a sufficient amount of time.