Manually Shifting Up; Using Selector Lever - Mazda CX-3 Owner's Manual

When Driving
Transaxle
Gear Shift Indicator
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 notifi 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 traffi c conditions
have to be judged correctly by the driver
before shifting.
4–52
*Some models.
*
Suitable gear position
Condition
NOTE
The gear shift indicator turns off when
the following operations are performed.
The vehicle is stopped.
Manual shift mode is cancelled.

Manually shifting up

You can shift gears up by operating the
shift lever or the steering shift switches
M1 M2 M3

Using selector lever

To shift up to a higher gear, tap the shift
lever back once.
*
.
M4 M5 M6