Mazda 2014 CX-5 - Hill Launch Assist (Hla)

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ACCELERATOR PEDAL KICKDOWN SWITCH*
The accelerator pedal is equipped with a
kickdown switch to give the driver more
control and to improve fuel economy.
Whenyoudepresstheaccelerator95%ofthe
way,youwillfeelanincreaseinresistance.
Pushharder,andyouwillfeelaclickasyou
activatethekickdownswitch.Thetransmission
willusuallydownshift(dependingonengine
speed)andtheenginewillswitchtomaximum
powermode.Thiskickdownswitchfunctionis
thesameinbothManualmodeandin“D”.
*Available on vehicles with automatic transmission only.
HILL LAUNCH ASSIST (HLA)
HLA helps assist you when accelerating
the vehicle from a stop while on a hill
or slope.
Whenthebrakepedalisreleasedandtheacceleratorpedalispushed,
HLApreventsthevehiclefromrollingforwardorbackward.Itoperates
onadownwardslopewhentheshiftleverisinthereverse(R)position,
andonanupwardslopewhentheshiftleverisinapositionotherthan
thereverse(R)position.
NOTE: TheHLAsystemwillholdthevehicleforamaximumof2.0seconds
whilethedriverischangingfromthebrakepedaltotheacceleratorpedal.
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