Mazda 6 - Manually Shifting down

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When Driving
Automatic Transaxle
*Some models.
NOTE
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When driving slowly, the gears may
not shift up.
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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.
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This function is cancelled while
the DSC is turned off. However,
if the vehicle is continuously
driven at a high rpm, the gears may
automatically shift up to protect the
engine.
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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 suf¿ cient
amount of time.
Manually Shifting Down
You can shift gears down by operating
the selector lever or the steering shift
switches
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.
M 6 ĺ M5 ĺ M4 ĺ M3 ĺ M2ĺ M1
Using selector lever
To shift down to a lower gear, tap the
selector lever forward
once.
Using steering shift switch
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To shift down to a lower gear with the
steering shift switches, pull the DOWN
switch
toward you once with your
¿ ngers.
DOWN switch (-)
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