Mazda 3 Owner's Manual page 159

When Driving
Transaxle
Type B
Gear position indication
Manual shift mode indication
Type C
Gear position indication
Manual shift mode indication
4–34 *Some models.
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
when driving at higher speeds, the gear
position indication will fl ash twice to
signal that the gears cannot be shifted
down (to protect the transaxle).
If the automatic transaxle fl uid (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 automatic transaxle. After
the ATF temperature has decreased, the
gear position indication illumination
turns back on and driving in manual
shift mode is restored.
Shifting
You can shift gears up and down by
operating the selector lever or the steering
*
shift switches .
Manually Shifting up
(M1 M2 M3
To shift up to a higher gear, move the
selector lever back ( ) once.
M4 M5 M6)