Mazda 3 2016 Manual page 162

When Driving
Transaxle
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
( ) toward you once with your
ngers.
UP switch
WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
rim when using fi ngers 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.
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NOTE
When driving slowly, the gears may not
shift up.
In manual shift mode, do not run the
engine 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 transaxle will shift to a lower gear,
depending on vehicle speed.
The steering shift switch can be used
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 (
pulled rearward for a suf cient amount
of time.
Manually Shifting down
(M6 M5 M4
To shift down to a lower gear, move the
selector lever forward
) is
M3 M2 M1)
once.