Mazda 3 Owner's Manual page 201

Type C
Manual shift mode indication
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the
gear position indication will ash
twice to signal that the gears cannot
be shifted down (to protect the
transaxle).
If the automatic transaxle uid
(ATF) temperature becomes too
high, there is the possibility that the
transaxle will switch to automatic
shift mode, cancelling manual
shift mode and turning off the gear
position indication illumination.
This is a normal function to protect
the AT. After the ATF temperature
has decreased, the gear position
indication illumination turns back on
and driving in manual shift mode is
restored.
Gear position indication
Automatic Transaxle
Gear Shift Indicator (GSI)
The gear shift indicator supports you to
obtain optimum fuel economy and smooth
driving. It displays the selected gear
position in the instrument cluster as well
as noti es the driver to change to the most
suitable gear position corresponding to the
actual driving condition.
Selected gear position
Indication
The selected gear position is
Numeral
displayed.
Shift up or down to the indicated
and numeral
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 traf c conditions
have to be judged correctly by the driver
before shifting.
When Driving
*
Suitable gear position
Condition
4–57
*Some models.