Manual Shift Mode - Mazda 2003 Protege Owner's Manual

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3. Move the shift lever.
4. Take the vehicle to an Authorized
Mazda Dealer to have the system
checked.
M Manual Shift Mode
This mode gives you the feel of driving a
manual transaxle vehicle by tapping the
shift lever forward and back while in this
mode.
To change to manual shift mode, shift the
lever from D to M.
To return to automatic shift mode, shift
the lever from M to D.
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Starting and Driving
M Indicators
Shift position indicator
In manual shift mode, the "M" of the shift
position indicator in the instrument panel
illuminates.
Gear position indicator
In manual shift mode, the numeral for the
selected gear illuminates below the shift
position indicator.
Shift position
indicator
Gear position
indicator
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the shift
position and gear position indicators
will flash twice to signal that the gears
cannot be shifted down (page 5-17).
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