Mazda CX-3 Owner's Manual page 191

Manually Shifting Up
You can shift gears up by operating
the selector lever or the steering shift
switches .
*
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
fi ngers.
UP switch (+/OFF)
once.
*
Automatic Transaxle
WARNING
Keep your hands on the steering wheel
rim when using fi ngers on the steering
shift switches:
Putting your hands inside the rim of
the steering wheel when using the
steering shift switches is dangerous. If
the driver's air bag were to deploy in a
collision, your hands could be impacted
causing injury.
NOTE
When driving slowly, the gears may
   
not shift up.
Do not drive the vehicle with the
   
tachometer needle in the RED ZONE
while in manual shift mode. In
addition, manual shift mode switches
to automatic shift mode while the
accelerator pedal is completely
depressed.
This function is cancelled while

the TCS is turned off. However, if
the vehicle is continuously driven
at a high rpm, the gears may
automatically shift up to protect the
engine.
The steering shift switch can be used
   
temporarily even if the selector lever
is in the D position while driving. In
addition, it returns to automatic shift
mode when the UP switch (
is pulled rearward for a suffi cient
amount of time.
When Driving
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*Some models.