Manual Shift Mode; Manual Shift Mode Indication - Mazda CX-5 2018 Owner's Manual

NOTE
Changing to manual shift mode while
driving will not damage the transaxle.
NOTE
If you change to manual shift mode
•
when the vehicle is stopped, the gear
will shift to M1.
If you change to manual shift mode
•
without depressing the accelerator pedal
when driving in D range, 5th gear/6th
gear, the gear will shift to M4/M5.
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Manual shift mode

indication
NOTE
If the gears cannot be shifted down
•
when driving at higher speeds, the gear
position indication will flash twice to
signal that the gears cannot be shifted
down (to protect the transaxle).
If the automatic transaxle fluid (ATF)
•
temperature becomes too high, there is
the possibility that the transaxle will
switch to automatic shift mode,
cancelling manual shift mode and
turning off the gear position indication
illumination. This is a normal function
to protect the AT. After the ATF
temperature has decreased, the gear
position indication illumination turns
back on and driving in manual shift
mode is restored.
Gear position indication