Mazda CX-9 2021 Manual page 229

Gear position indication
The numeral for the selected gear
illuminates.
Instrument Cluster (Type A)
Manual shift mode
indication
Instrument Cluster (Type B/C)
Manual shift mode
indication
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down

when driving at higher speeds, the gear
position indication will flash twice to
signal that the gears cannot be shifted
down (to protect the transaxle).
If the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF)

temperature becomes too high, there is
the possibility that the transaxle will
switch to automatic shift mode,
canceling 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.
▼ Manually Shifting Up
You can shift gears up by operating the
selector lever or the steering shift
*
switches .
Gear position
indication
Gear position
indication
Automatic Transaxle
M1 → M2 → M3 → M4 → M5 → M6
Using selector lever
To shift up to a higher gear, tap the
selector lever back
Using steering shift switch
To shift up to a higher gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the UP switch
(
) toward you once with your
fingers.
UP switch (+/OFF)
When Driving
once.
*
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*Some models.