Mazda 6 Owner's Manual page 166

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Driving Your Mazda
Starting and Driving
Second gear fixed mode
When the shift lever is tapped back (
while the vehicle is stopped or driven at
the following speeds, the transaxle is set
in the second gear fixed mode.
5-speed transaxle model:
12 km/h (7.5 mph) or less
6-speed transaxle model:
15 km/h (9 mph) or less
The gear is fixed in second while in this
mode for easier starting and driving on
slippery roads. If the shift lever is tapped
back ( ) or forward ( ) while in the
second gear fixed mode, the mode will be
canceled.
Shifting specification
Shifting up
If the vehicle speed is lower than the
speed specified for each gear, the gear
cannot be shifted up to a higher gear.
Vehicle speed
Gear
2.5-liter engine
model
You can shift up to M2 whether the
M1 → M2
vehicle is stopped or moving.
20.9 km/h
M2 → M3
(13.0 mph)
M3 → M4
35.8 km/h
(22.3 mph)
M4 → M5
M5 → M6
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Shifting down
) If the vehicle speed is higher than the
speed specified for each gear, the gear
cannot be shifted to a lower gear so as to
protect the transaxle.
M6 → M5
M5 → M4
M4 → M3
M3 → M2
M2 → M1
NOTE
Regarding the vehicle speed at the highest
gear indicated above, achieving this speed
may not actually be possible depending on
various driving conditions such as the wind,
upslope, and road surface.
3.7-liter engine
model
During deceleration, the gears shift down
automatically when speed is reduced to
the following:
15.6 km/h
(9.70 mph)
32.0 km/h
(19.9 mph)
43.8 km/h
M6 → M5
(27.3 mph)
56.6 km/h
M5 → M4
(35.2 mph)
M4 → M3
M3 or M2
→ M1
NOTE
The gear does not shift down to M1
automatically while in the second gear fixed
mode.
Vehicle speed
Gear
2.5-liter engine
model
210 km/h
(130 mph)
143 km/h
(88.8 mph)
89.9 km/h
(55.8 mph)
47.5 km/h
(29.5 mph)
Vehicle speed
Gear
2.5-liter engine
model
32.6 km/h
(20.2 mph)
10 km/h (6 mph)
3.7-liter engine
model
230 km/h
(142 mph)
194.9 km/h
(121.1 mph)
135.2 km/h
(84.0 mph)
85.3 km/h
(53.0 mph)
42.3 km/h
(26.2 mph)
3.7-liter engine
model
53.5 km/h
(33.2 mph)
40.7 km/h
(25.2 mph)
28.9 km/h
(17.9 mph)
7.5 km/h (4.6 mph)